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Pathways to Timor-Leste Residency and Citizenship

Timor-Leste

Covered options include employment supported by a qualifying contract and temporary stay for university study. Use the current work and temporary-stay framework and obtain the application checklist from Immigration or the responsible consulate. Older references to former visa categories may describe a different process.

See the Southeast Asia guide for selected routes and the distinctions between entry, residence, and work permission.

Ways to qualify

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Career & business

For people with a job offer, in-demand skills, or a business to build. Most of these routes lead to settlement, and in time to citizenship.

Timor-Leste Employment Visa A qualifying employment contract can support an application for a work visa in Timor-Leste. residency

Study

Routes to study there, and often to stay on and work after you graduate.

Timor-Leste University Study Visa This route allows an admitted international student to apply for permission to study at a qualifying higher-education institution in Timor-Leste. residency