Application Flow

Submit your application

You can submit a visa application at the IOM Korea Visa Application Center (KVAC) or at one of the authorized agencies. The address and contact information of the IOM KVAC and the authorized agencies can be found here. 

Submit at the IOM KVAC 

Before proceeding, please check all important notices and the VISA FINDER here. 

1. Determine the appropriate visa type. 

2. Prepare your documentation.  

3. Visit the KVAC. 

4. Make the necessary payment. 

• Make payment for the KVAC service fee and any other optional service fees to KVAC’s Mongolian Tugrik (MNT) account. 
• If applicable, pay the visa fee to KVAC’s US Dollar (USD) account. 
• KVAC will provide the receipts for the payments. Please check if you have received the receipt upon the visa application. Make sure to bring the receipt when you or the delegate return for passport collection. 

5. Submit the bank slip(s) and your application documents to KVAC. KVAC Visa Support Assistant will check if all application documents are complete. 

6. KVAC will further review the completeness of the application documents and enter the data into the Korea Visa Portal. 

7. KVAC will deliver the application documents to the Korean Embassy in Ulaanbaatar. 

8. The Korean Embassy will review the application and make a decision. 

9. KVAC will collect your passport with a visa decision from the Korean Embassy.  

10. KVAC will call you on the provided telephone number for passport collection. 

11. Collect your passport at KVAC. 

Submit at the Agencies 

Before proceeding, please check all important notices and the VISA FINDER here. 

1. Determine the appropriate visa type. 

2. Prepare your documentation. 

3. Visit one of the authorized agencies. 

4. Make the necessary payment. 

• Make payment for the KVAC service fee to KVAC’s Mongolian Tugrik (MNT) account. 
• If applicable, pay the visa fee to KVAC’s US Dollar (USD) account. 

5. Submit the bank slip(s) and your application documents to the agency. 

6. Agency will deliver your visa application documents to KVAC. KVAC Visa Support Assistant will check if all application documents are complete. 

7. KVAC will further review the completeness of the application documents and enter the data into the Korea Visa Portal. 

8. KVAC will deliver the application documents to the Korean Embassy in Ulaanbaatar. 

9. The Korean embassy will review the application and make a decision. 

10. KVAC will collect the passport with a visa decision from the Korean Embassy. 

11. KVAC will return your passport and documentation to the respective agencies where you submitted the application. 

12. Collect your passport at the agency. 

Submission by Delegates 

Category		Required Documents
Relationship with applicants		identification document of the delegate	Supporting documents	Power of attorney*
Direct family members	Parents, Spouse, Children (minors and adults)	O	Family relationship certificate	-
	Grandparents	O		O
When applicants entrust their visa application to a third party due to unavoidable reasons, such as being over 70 years old, experiencing illness, injury, or facing severe disabilities classified as higher than 3rd-degree		O	Documentation explaining the reasons for the inability to apply in person.	O
School teachers or leaders		O	Certificate of employment	O

- Power of attorney must be notarized

• The Korean version of the Notarized Delegation of Authority letter is mandatory. If the translated letter is missing, the delegate will not be able to submit the application.   
• If the delegate who applied for the applicant’s visa is planning to act as a delegate again to collect the passport after when the visa decision is made by the embassy, please describe this information in detail in the Delegation of Authority letter so that you don’t have to prepare a separate letter for delegating passport collection.  

 

Processing Time

Processing time may vary depending on: 

• Visa type; 
• Complexity of the documentation; 
• Completeness and accurateness of documentation and provided information; 
• Need for interview; and 
• Seasonal demand. 

Upon receiving visa application documentation from KVAC, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Mongolia requires below time to process a visa application. The exact processing time may vary depending on the visa type. 

• Medical Tourism Visa, Application with Confirmation of Visa Issuance : 7 working days 

• Visa for individuals invited by institutions or immediate family members, Study Visa: 20 working days 

• Tourism VISA including multi entry VISA: 60 working days 

• F-1-5: 60 working days

• F-6: more than 80 working days

Please consider both the processing time and the expiry date of the visa when you plan to apply. It is highly recommended to submit the application well in advance of the planned departure date. 

In case of emergencies, the Embassy may consider expediting the process provided there is a reasonable and attestable reason. Please provide a detailed explanation when submitting the application. 

Passport Collection

Once you have been notified that a decision has been made by the embassy, your passport will be returned to you. Please make sure to bring the following required documents for passport collection at KVAC.  

Temporary Passport Return

You may request a temporary passport return after your Korea visa application submission. Please note that your visa application status on the visa portal (www.visa.go.kr) must be 'application received' for the request. If the status is either not available or 'under review', please request an application withdrawn at the ROK Embassy.

- You can make the temporary passport return request at the ROK Embassy on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:30.

- The passport will be available for collection at the KVAC from 14:00 after two working days.

- The passport must be returned to the KVAC within 4 weeks. Failure to do so will result in the rejection of your visa application.

- The application number must be attached to the passport when returned.

 

Collection by Yourself 

If you are planning to collect your own application at KVAC, please bring all the below required documents for verification. If any of the below required documents are missing, the passport will not be returned. 

- Your (the applicant’s) official ID with a photo of yourself issued by the government 

- If you have applied at KVAC in person, please bring the receipt issued by KVAC upon application. 

Collection by Delegate 

Category		Required Documents
Relationship with applicants		identification document of the delegate	Supporting documents	Power of attorney*
Direct family members	Parents, Spouse, Children (minors and adults)	O	Family relationship certificate	-
	Grandparents	O		O
When applicants entrust their visa application to a third party due to unavoidable reasons, such as being over 70 years old, experiencing illness, injury, or facing severe disabilities classified as higher than 3rd-degree		O	Documentation explaining the reasons for the inability to apply in person.	O
School teachers or leaders		O	Certificate of employment	O

- Power of attorney must be notarized

• The Korean version of the Notarized Delegation of Authority letter is mandatory. If the translated letter is missing, the delegate will not be able to submit the application.   
• If the delegate who applied for the applicant’s visa is planning to act as a delegate again to collect the passport after when the visa decision is made by the embassy, please describe this information in detail in the Delegation of Authority letter so that you don’t have to prepare a separate letter for delegating passport collection.  

Track your application

To track your application status, please go to the “Check Application Status and Print” page of the Korea Visa Portal (visa.go.kr). 

- Please select “Diplomatic Office” among the “Type of Applications”. 

- Provide all required information including the applicant’s passport number, the applicant’s name in English as shown in the passport, and the applicant’s date of birth. 

Visa processing times may vary depending on: 

- Visa type; 

- Complexity of the documentation; 

- Completeness and accurateness of documentation and provided information; 

- Need for interview; and 

- Seasonal demand. 

Upon receiving visa application documentation from KVAC, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Mongolia requires 14 working days to process a visa application. The exact processing time may vary depending on the visa type. For example, a family member of a marriage migrant visa (F-1-5) may take one month from the date of application for processing. A marriage migrant visa (F-6) may take two months from the date of application for processing. Depending on the circumstances, it may take more time. On the other hand, single visas are valid for 90 days before the expiry date. Please consider both the processing time and the expiry date of the visa when you plan to apply. It is highly recommended to submit the application well in advance of the planned departure date.