Introduction and Objective:
Since the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Mongolia has taken strong measures, including border restrictions to protect its citizens from COVID-19. The border to all passengers, including Mongolians, was closed on March 11, 2020. Consequently, thousands of Mongolians were stuck abroad for months and faced enormous risks. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mental health and financial situation of Mongolians who were stuck abroad due to COVID-19 during their temporary travels and to support public health policymakers to make quick responses to save lives.

Methods:
The data was collected between April 27 and May 4, 2020 through an online Google form survey. A total of 118 Mongolian citizens stranded abroad during their temporary travels due to COVID-19 from 25 different countries completed the questionnaire. The policies and regulations for evacuation flights for Mongolian citizens were reviewed in this study.

Results:
The study participants travelled abroad for tourism, medical, family, training, and business purposes. The majority of the participants reported that they felt discrimination and anxiety, and faced financial difficulties in the stranded countries. Language barriers, visa expiration, chronic diseases, and a lack of knowledge of the corona virus among the participants, and a limited number of evacuation flights have increased the uncertainty. Lower-income people might have been left behind not affording the high price of evacuation flight tickets and quarantine costs.

Conclusion:
The Mongolians who were stuck abroad due to COVID-19 and border closure had greatly suffered mentally and financially. We recommended the government to provide financial aid, and online mental and health services for those in need. These aids from the government should be included in the support packages for citizens stranded abroad as pandemic preparedness for future pandemics. Ensuring equality during the process of evacuation is essential.