{"question":{"passport":"TUN","destination":"TLS","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa on arrival, 30 days","requirement":{"kind":"none","message":"No advance visa, you get one on arrival."},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":30,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 30 days."},"conditions":[{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"An acceptable travel document, valid for at least 6 months at the date of entry"},{"kind":"PURPOSE","text":"The person applying for the visa must satisfy the decision-maker that: \n\nThey intend a genuine visit for tourism or to visit friends and family\n\nThey will not engage in employment or professional activity\n\nHave complied with conditions of any previous visas or visa exemptions\n\nThey will comply with any other visa decisions, including stay period.\n\nAre of good character and health."},{"kind":"PROCEDURE","text":"For foreigners who have previously been refused entry, or removed or excluded from the country, or those who have outstanding fine amounts, the visa must be applied for and obtained prior to seeking entry to the national territory at an official border control point."},{"kind":"JOURNEY_LIMIT","text":"It is valid for a single entry, thirty days stay and may be extended once for the same period."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"smavisafaq","url":"https://migracao.gov.tl/wp/frequently-asked-questions/","passage":"Travellers of all nationalities, except for nationalities subject to separate a Visa waiver (exemption) arrangements, may apply for, and if they satisfy the criteria for grant, obtain a Tourist Visa on arrival. Tourist Visas on arrival are valid for 30 days stay, and can be extended once with same period.","explanation":"The Migration Service FAQ states that travellers of all nationalities not subject to a separate visa-waiver arrangement may obtain a Tourist Visa on arrival, valid 30 days and extendable once; every issuer not covered by a visa-exemption row therefore enters on arrival with a 30-day stay.","publisher":"Frequently Asked Questions - Migration Service of Timor-Leste"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-21","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}