Asia · Southeast Asia, island of Timor

Timor-Leste

Capital · Dili

Asia's youngest nation — untouched dive walls and whale migrations off Atauro.

🇹🇱Dili
The essentials

Timor-Leste at a glance

Capital
Dili
Region
Southeast Asia, island of Timor
Currency
US dollar (USD)
Languages
Tetum · Portuguese
Dialling code
+670
Plan around it

Public holidays & key dates in Timor-Leste

Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.

May 20Restoration of Independence2002
Nov 28Proclamation of Independence1975
Dec 25Christmas Day
Getting in

Visas for African passports

Entry rules for Timor-Leste differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.

The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.

Check your passport →
On the ground

Ask before you land

Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.

The Timor-Leste channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.

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