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Work Visa

The Work Permit (or Work Visa) allows the holder to enter Timor-Leste to work temporarily, paid or unpaid, as an employee, independent worker or professional.

Criteria:

The applicant must:

  • Demonstrate the purpose of work, by producing the necessary documents and statements, namely:
    employment offer, or

    • interests in a company, or
    • professional competence for performing an independent profession, or
    • any other document related to the intended activity.
  • Demonstrate means of subsistence.
  • Demonstrate accommodation arrangements.
  • Demonstrate that s(he)does not have a criminal or police record.
  • Demonstrate that s(he) is physically and psychologically fit.
  • Hold a return ticket, or show ability to fund own departure.

Conditions:

The visa may be granted for,

  • single or multiple entries, and
  • stay of up to one year.

The visa allows the holder to carry out only the professional activity which he or she claimed for the granting of the visa.

Fee:

US$ 50

Application Form:

See – Visa application forms.

Place of Application:

Please note – The Work Visa cannot be applied for or granted on arrival at a border post.

Abroad

  • Visa application should usually be submitted to a diplomatic mission or consular office in the country of usual residence. (See the Timor-Leste Government Website for details of Embassies and Consulates Abroad).
  • If the applicant resides in a country where there is no Timor-Leste Embassy or Consulate, the visa application should be submitted directly to the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dili, Timor-Leste. (See – Department of Consular Affairs Contact details)

After arrival

Place of Grant:

Work visas may only be granted by Officers of the Department of Consular Affairs either in Dili or at Timor Leste missions abroad.

Important Notice:

At the moment the Department of Consular Affairs in Dili and Timor-Leste Embassies/Consulates can only give a visa authorisation letter. The visa will be stamped in your passport by Immigration Department staff on arrival on presentation of the letter.