No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Timor-Leste?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Timor-Leste 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 Bulgaria: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Sofia — Dili: ≈ 11,650 km, about 15 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 Timor-Leste without a visa on a Bulgaria passport?

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

Timor-Leste visa rules at a glance

With a Bulgaria passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bulgaria passport ranks 21st of 199.
Bulgaria passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Timor-Leste passport: 55.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Timor-Leste can travel together visa-free to 53 countries, for example: Kosovo, Romania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Austria, San Marino, Italy, Vatican City, and Czech Republic.
Citizens of Timor-Leste, in turn, don’t need a visa for Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Timor-Leste

Travelling to Timor-Leste: good to know

Sofia — Dili: about 11,650 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Dili 18:00.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: Portuguese and Tetum.
Timor-Leste is the 180th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.