No visa needed

Do citizens of Timor-Leste need a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Citizens of Timor-Leste don’t need a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Timor-Leste: the passport opens 55 countries visa-free; Dili — Sarajevo: ≈ 12,040 km, about 15.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina without a visa on a Timor-Leste passport?

Yes, citizens of Timor-Leste don’t need a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Bosnia and Herzegovina visa rules at a glance

With a Timor-Leste passport you can visit 55 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 63 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Timor-Leste passport ranks 99th of 199.
Timor-Leste passport: visa-free access to 55 countries; Bosnia and Herzegovina passport: 77.
Citizens of Timor-Leste and Bosnia and Herzegovina can travel together visa-free to 47 countries, for example: Singapore, Malaysia, Micronesia, Seychelles, Eswatini, Palestine, Cyprus, Moldova, Finland, Romania, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Greece, and Bulgaria.
Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste visa for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Travelling to Bosnia and Herzegovina: good to know

Dili — Sarajevo: about 12,040 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Dili 12:00 — Sarajevo 05:00.
Local currency: Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark.
Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BAM 1.72.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 109th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Timor-Leste.