From 1 January, the Mongolian National Registration and Statistics Office has begun to change Mongolian travel passports to biometric e-passports. The cabinet initiated the changes to Mongolian passports to speed up clearance through immigration and for the prevention of identity fraud.

Mongolian passport holders do not need to extend the validity of their existing foreign passports. From  3 January Mongolian Consulates and Embassies in other countries are introducing the new  biometric e-passports.