Timor-Leste visa guide

Travellers without a visa exemption can get a Timor-Leste tourist visa on arrival at any official border post for USD 30 in cash.

The transit visa is for foreigners who enter Timor-Leste on their way to another country.

The Business Visa Class I is for genuine business people who come to develop business opportunities or prospect for investment in Timor-Leste.

The Business Visa Class II is for business people who establish themselves in Timor-Leste as members or administrators of a company registered, or to be registered, there and who hold a relevant position in it.

Students who want to start or continue their studies in Timor-Leste apply for the Temporary Stay Visa.

The Work Visa allows a foreigner to enter and work for an employer in Timor-Leste under an employment or service contract, or to volunteer for more than 120 days a year.

Spouses, minor, adopted or disabled children and dependent parents of Timorese citizens, of foreign residents and of recognised refugees can obtain a Temporary Resident Permit for family reunification.

Foreigners who intend to settle in Timor-Leste to work or pursue a professional activity first obtain a Visa to Establish Residence (USD 50, valid 90 days) and then apply in Dili for a Temporary Resident Permit Type A, which costs USD 100, is valid two years with multiple entries, allows work and study, and is renewable.

The Permanent Resident Permit is for foreigners with a long-term connection to Timor-Leste: ten consecutive years of legal residence, six years on a temporary residence permit, marriage to a Timorese citizen for more than five years, or minor children and dependants of citizens.