Timor-Leste

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Visa-free, 90 days

You may stay up to 90 days in any 180 days.

Entry rule for 12 September 2026 Source checked 21 August 2026

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Paragraph 1 of this Article does not apply to persons travelling for the purpose of carrying out a paid activity.

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Bulgaria passport → Timor-Leste
Entry date: 2026-09-12

Visa-free, 90 days
You can travel without arranging a visa.
You may stay up to 90 days in any 180 days.

Conditions:
- Paragraph 1 of this Article does not apply to persons travelling for the purpose of carrying out
a paid activity.

Source: http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-7125-2015-INIT/en/pdf
Source checked: 2026-08-21
Data snapshot: 2026-09-10

This establishes the recorded entry rule and stay allowance, not admission, work permission, residence rights or a tax position.
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Official wording

“Member State” shall mean any Member State of the Union, with the exception of the United Kingdom and Ireland; … Citizens of the Union holding a valid ordinary, diplomatic, service, official or special passport issued by a Member State may enter and stay without a visa in the territory of Timor-Leste for the period of stay as defined in Article 4(1). … Citizens of the Union may stay in the territory of Timor-Leste for a maximum period of 90 days in any 180-day period.

Aevamo’s reading

The Law of Migration and Asylum 11/2017 (as consolidated by Law 10/2021) creates the obligation itself: Article 13(1) requires every foreigner entering Timor-Leste to hold a valid visa, Article 35 sets the tourist-visa validity of thirty days, and Article 44(4) creates the visa-on-arrival mechanism. The ministry pages describe this law's operation rather than creating the obligation.

The EU–Timor-Leste agreement defines 'Member State' as every Member State of the Union except the United Kingdom and Ireland; Bulgaria is a Member State of the Union, so Bulgarian citizens are 'citizens of the Union' who under Article 3(1) enter Timor-Leste without a visa for the 90-days-in-any-180-day period fixed by Article 4(1).

Source details

Source checked: 21 August 2026
Data snapshot: 10 September 2026
Publisher: AGREEMENT between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste on the short-stay visa waiver
Reference ID: eu-tl-agreement

How the documents behind this regime are dated

Law of Migration and Asylum consolidated version incorporating Law 10/2021 (June 2021); Migration Service pages are the current 2026 publications, live-fetched 2026-08-21; Jornal da República Serie I No. 21 dated 21 May 2025; KPL report dated 19 September 2025.

What this answer covers Limits & assumptions

Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.

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