🇹🇱 Timor-Leste for 🇸🇹 ST citizens

Timor-Leste requires a passport or travel document valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry with at least one unused page for the visa sticker. Original physical passport must be presented on arrival; digital copies are only supplementary. Transit visa guidance requires a passport or travel document valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry with at least one unused page for the visa sticker. Original passport must be presented at the border; copies are supplementary only.

All travellers must complete an arrivals card at the point of entry when obtaining a visa on arrival. Card is supplied by airline, ship, or border officials and is usually retained by immigration on arrival. Transit visa applicants must complete an arrivals card at the point of entry. Card records purpose of stay, transit details, and contact information in Timor-Leste.

Transit visa rules require travellers to demonstrate intention of genuine transit to a third country and to hold a return or onward ticket or show ability to fund departure. Onward ticket should normally fall within the authorised 3-day transit period.

Transit visa guidance specifies that each foreigner must have access to at least US$100 per entry plus US$50 for each expected day of stay as proof of funds. Immigration officers may check proof of funds at the border, especially if the traveller plans to leave the airport or stay overnight.

Transit visa rules state that travellers must demonstrate accommodation arrangements where applicable. If the traveller remains airside and does not enter Timor-Leste, accommodation proof is typically not required.