The Mongolian Immigration Agency has provided information on the number of foreign nationals currently living in Mongolia. According to the Agency, a total of 23,737 foreigners from 122 countries are living in Mongolia with official residence permission. This represents 0.79% of the population of the country. Of the foreigners, 8707 are from China, 2568 from South Korea and 2724 from Russia.

Furthermore, it has been announced that the Mongolian Immigration Agency is planning to grant visas online from this year. The Agency is also expected to establish an agreement with Interpol to link with its  information system (ISM).

In 2015, Mongolia deported 666 people from 32 countries due to expired visas and 450 people from 27 countries in 2016.