Internal Affairs Minister Ts.Nyamdorj finds the present
practice of classifying foreign citizens into six categories as too cumbersome
and would like to have only two categories. As of now a non-Mongolian can be in
the country on a visitor visa, or as a temporary resident, or a permanent
resident, or an immigrant, or a long-term resident on business purpose, or a
long-term resident on private grounds. The differences are often arbitrary,
leading to uncertainty for both the visitor and the authorities. The Minister
plans to amend the current law so that foreign visitors, whether here on
private or official business, will be put into only two categories: temporary
visitor and resident.