Potential travellers are advised against all non-essential travel to East Timor and to monitor the situation regularly. The following visa information was obtained from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth website.

Passports must be valid for at least six months beyond the intended date of departure from East Timor.

1. Visas are currently not necessary as long as travellers have a valid passport. Upon arrival, an entry permit valid for 30 days will be issued. If the traveller can prove that he/she has valid grounds for staying in East Timor, they can then obtain an extension.

From 19 April 2003, East Timor began to charge a fee for visas issued on arrival. They cost US$30 for stays of 30 days and less; extensions cost US$30 for each subsequent period of 30 days. Fines of US$50 apply to each 30-day period if advance payment and extension of visas have not been sought and approved. There is a US$10 fee for airport tax, paid at the airport on the day of departure.

Embassy of East Timor in Belgium
Avenue de Cortenbergh, Cortenberghlaan 12, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Tel: (2) 280 0096.