Timor-Leste digital nomad visa & residency (2026)

Timor-Leste does not offer a dedicated digital-nomad or remote-work visa. Short visits use an Ordinary Visa Class I (tourism/business, up to 90 days) or a 30-day visa on arrival at Nicolau Lobato International Airport / Dili Seaport.

A foreigner applies for a Visa to Establish Residence (or qualifies via family reunification), then requests a Residence Permit in-country in Dili. Temporary Residence Permits run two years and are renewable; permanent permits have no expiry.

The Work Visa is for pursuing an occupation for others under an employment or service contract (and volunteers exceeding 120 days/year); valid up to one year and limited to the declared professional activity. It does not cover remote work for a foreign employer.

For foreigners establishing a long-term business presence as a shareholder or administrator of a registered Timorese company and staying more than 183 days/year; initial six months, extendable for two-year periods, multiple entries.

Granted to students, foreigners developing 'specialized activities', volunteers, and dependents of holders of work/business/temporary-stay visas. It targets activities performed in-country rather than remote work on foreign income.

Timor-Leste runs no active residence- or citizenship-by-investment program. (Past association with investor schemes contributed to the UK withdrawing visa-free travel.)