Mongolia spouse visa and F1 residence permit

F1 is the family category for a foreigner who has registered a marriage with a Mongolian citizen. Their parents, grandparents and children can come under F1-1. The F group also has F2 for foreigners who renounced Mongolian citizenship and F3 for foreigners born to a Mongolian citizen, each with a dependant category. For F categories it is the inviting Mongolian citizen who files the request.

A temporary visitor may file for a residence permit matching the visa category within 21 days of crossing the border. Unless a travel agreement provides otherwise, a foreigner who wants to stay longer than the agreement allows must first obtain the visa of the matching category, and visitors who entered visa-free under an agreement can apply only for F2 or F3. In practice the foreign spouse enters on an F1 visa requested by the Mongolian spouse and collected at the mission or checkpoint named in the visa permission.

The Agency lists the inviting citizen’s application stating the purpose and length of stay; copies of the Mongolian spouse’s identity documents; a certificate of address from the bag or khoroo governor; a colour copy of the foreign spouse’s passport and of the page with the visa and entry stamp; a 3.5 x 4.5 cm colour photo; a copy of the marriage certificate, with a certified translation if it is in a foreign language; three-generation biographies of both spouses; proof of means of subsistence; an HIV test certificate; and a certificate from the administrative and police authorities of the home country on any criminal record.

The F1 residence permit costs MNT 135,000 including the card, plus USD 7, and the Agency decides within 60 days. During the first two years the permit is granted for up to one year at a time. If a permit is refused or not extended, a new request in the same category can be made after one year. When the card is ready, the applicant collects it with the original passport.

An extension is requested at least 30 days before the permit expires, with an application, the address certificate, a colour passport copy, one 3.5 x 4.5 cm photo, the fee receipt and the declaration form. It is granted for up to three years at a time, costs MNT 87,000 plus USD 7 and is decided within 30 days. Changes of address are registered within 14 days for MNT 2,500.