Who Requires East Timor Visa?

Visa policy of East Timor differentiates between several different groups of passengers and arrival points. In accordance with the law, citizens of all countries except Cape Verde and the Schengen Area must obtain a visa upon arrival or prior to arrival.

 Cape Verde: Timor-Leste signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with Cape Verde on 21 July 2014 and entered into force on 14 April 2015. This agreement allows citizens of the respective countries to stay up to 30 days without a visa.

 European Union: Timor-Leste signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with the  European Union on 28 May 2015 which was applied on a provisional basis as from the date of signature and ratified on 15 December 2015.

This agreement allows all citizens of states that are contracting parties to the Schengen Agreement to stay without a visa for a maximum period of 90 days in any 180-day period.

There is also a visa exemption for holders of diplomatic or service passports of China.

Country : East Timor