No visa needed

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

Citizens of Croatia 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 Croatia: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Zagreb — Dili: ≈ 12,200 km, about 16 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 Croatia passport?

Yes, citizens of Croatia 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 Croatia passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Croatia passport ranks 21st of 199.
Croatia passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Timor-Leste passport: 55.
Citizens of Croatia and Timor-Leste can travel together visa-free to 53 countries, for example: Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, San Marino, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Italy, Vatican City, Kosovo, Switzerland, Bulgaria, and Monaco.
Citizens of Timor-Leste, in turn, don’t need a visa for Croatia. Croatia visa for citizens of Timor-Leste

Travelling to Timor-Leste: good to know

Zagreb — Dili: about 12,200 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Zagreb 12:00 — Dili 19:00.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: Portuguese and Tetum.
Timor-Leste is the 183rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Croatia.