🇹🇱 Timor-Leste
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste · Visa on arrival / tourist visa
Timor-Leste — $30 visa on arrival at Dili, $40 to extend
Timor-Leste issues a USD 30 tourist visa on arrival, valid 30 days and extendable once for another 30 days (a USD 40 extension). It's issued only at Dili International Airport or Dili Sea Port — land border posts don't offer it. Bring the USD 30 in cash (ATMs may be unavailable at the border) plus an onward ticket and accommodation. It's single entry, and paid or professional activity is not allowed on it.
| who needs it | Most tourists arriving via Dili's airport or sea port. Note the tourist visa bars any paid or professional activity in Timor-Leste. |
| government fee | USD 30 — visa on arrival, single entry; USD 40 to extend once for another 30 days. Bring cash — ATMs may be unavailable at the bordersource: Immigration Service of Timor-Leste — official · verified 2026-07 |
| processing | issued immediately at the point of entry on paymentvisa on arrival is available only at Dili International Airport or Dili Sea Port — not at land borders · source: Immigration Service of Timor-Leste · verified 2026-07 |
| length of stay | 30 days, extendable once for a further 30 days (USD 40). |
documents you will need
- Passport valid at least 6 months from entry, with at least one unused visa page
- USD 30 in cash for the visa on arrival
- A return or onward ticket, or proof you can fund your departure
- Accommodation arrangements and a completed arrival card
how the process runs
- 01Fly into Dili International Airport or arrive at Dili Sea Port (land borders don't issue the VoA)
- 02Complete the arrival card
- 03Pay the USD 30 fee in cash at the counter
- 04Receive the 30-day visa and enter
why applications get refused
- Arriving at a land border — the visa on arrival is not issued there
- A passport with under 6 months validity or no blank page
- No onward ticket or proof of funds to depart
questions we actually get
- Where can I get the visa on arrival?
- Only at Dili International Airport or Dili Sea Port. Land border crossings do not offer the visa on arrival.
- Is USD 30 the total?
- Yes for the initial 30 days. Extending once for another 30 days costs USD 40. Bring cash — card and ATM access may be unavailable at the border.
rules change. we verify before we act.
This guide reflects the official sources as of 2026-07 (matrix 2026.Q3). For a decision about your own case, that is not enough — talk to a licensed advisor.
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