Mongolia

We found no evidence of any official restrictions on entry to Mongolia based on HIV status.

According to UNAIDS and the US Department of State, Mongolia does not have any HIV-related restrictions on entry.

The general information visa website offered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Consular Department, does not mention health or HIV as a requirement to obtain a visa.

We found no evidence of any official restrictions on short-term stay in Mongolia based on HIV status.

According to UNAIDS and the US Department of State, Mongolia does not have any HIV-related restrictions on short-term stay.

The visa application form for stays of less than 90 days includes a field to indicate if the applicant has ever had tuberculosis and/or other infectious disease posing a public health hazard. The information in the historic regulations below suggests that this does not require disclosure of HIV status.

We found no evidence of any official restrictions on short-term stay in Mongolia based on HIV status.

According to UNAIDS and the US Department of State, Mongolia does not have any HIV-related restrictions on long-term stay.

The visa application form for stays longer than 91 days includes a field to indicate if the applicant has ever had tuberculosis and/or other infectious disease posing a public health hazard. As above, HIV disclosure is not required.

According to UNAIDS, in 2013, Mongolia removed restrictions on entry, stay and residence for people living with HIV. The reforms which were passed by Mongolia’s Parliament in mid-December took effect on 15 January 2013.

The Law on Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome removes all HIV-related restrictions on entry, stay and residence. Non-nationals applying for visas to Mongolia are no longer required to disclose or provide documentation of HIV status.

The following summarises available information on access to healthcare for people living with HIV in Mongolia. There is some evidence that non-nationals are restricted from accessing treatment in the same way as nationals.

Regular migrants in Mongolia have access to government-funded health services provided by the Ministry of Health on the same basis as nationals. The Law on Health Insurance (2015, last amended in 2022) states that employed foreign nationals and stateless persons are covered by compulsory health insurance (Article 4, Section 3), while foreign citizens and stateless people who are not employed may be insured voluntarily through pension insurance, health insurance, and industrial accident and occupational disease insurance. Healthcare services provided to foreign nationals and stateless persons who are insured include inpatient care and services; outpatient examination, monitoring, diagnosis and treatment; and day treatment (Article 9.1). Foreign nationals and stateless persons are responsible for paying their premiums to the health insurance fund on a semi-annual or annual basis, while Mongolian citizens pay through monthly payroll deductions or are covered by the State welfare fund (Article 8), depending on their employment status. In addition, the Government issued Decision No. 500 in 2022, specifying provisions for voluntary insurance targeting migrants, necessitating monthly payments for individuals without legal status and foreign citizens who are not employed to access healthcare services. Individuals without legal status are mandated to make monthly payments of MNT 11,000 (approximately USD 3.17) to have access to healthcare services. Children under 18 years of age can obtain the same coverage at a reduced monthly fee of MNT 5,500 (approximately USD 1.58).

• UNAIDS
• US Department of State
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Consular Department
• UNAIDS press release

Migrant populations

Refugees and asylum seekers