Work Permit   

The Work Permit (or Work Visa) allows the holder to enter Timor-Leste to work temporarily, paid or unpaid, as an employee, independent worker or professional.

Criteria:

The applicant must:

• Demonstrate the purpose of work, by producing the necessary documents and statements, namely:
  • employment offer, or
  • interests in a company, or
  • professional competence for performing an independent profession, or
  • any other document related to the intended activity.
• Demonstrate means of subsistence.
• Demonstrate accommodation arrangements.
• Demonstrate that s(he)does not have a criminal or police record.
• Demonstrate that s(he) is physically and psychologically fit.
• Hold a return ticket, or show ability to fund own departure.

Conditions:

The visa may be granted for,

• single or multiple entries, and

• stay of up to one year.

• The visa allows the holder to carry out only the professional activity which he or she claimed for the granting of the visa.

Fee:

US$ 50

Application Form:

See  - Visa application forms.

Place of Application:

Please note - The Work Visa cannot be applied for or granted on arrival at a border post.

Abroad

• Visa application should usually be submitted to a diplomatic mission or consular office in the country of usual residence. (See the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Website for details of Embassies and Consulates Abroad).

• If the applicant resides in a country where there is no Timor-Leste Embassy or Consulate, the visa application should be submitted directly to the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in Dili, Timor-Leste. (See  - Department of Consular Affairs Contact details)

After arrival

• Visa applications must be submitted directly to the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in Dili, Timor-Leste. (See  - Department of Consular Affairs Contact details)

Place of Grant:

Work visas may only be granted by Officers of the Department of Consular Affairs either in Dili or at Timor Leste missions abroad.

Important Notice:

At the moment the Department of Consular Affairs in Dili and Timor-Leste Embassies/Consulates can only give a visa authorisation letter. The visa will be stamped in your passport by Immigration Department staff on arrival on presentation of the letter.

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