No visa needed

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

Citizens of Romania 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 Romania: the passport opens 120 countries visa-free; Bucharest — Dili: ≈ 11,420 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 Romania passport?

Yes, citizens of Romania 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 Romania passport you can visit 120 countries visa-free, 28 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 Romania passport ranks 17th of 199.
Romania passport: visa-free access to 120 countries; Timor-Leste passport: 55.
Citizens of Romania and Timor-Leste can travel together visa-free to 53 countries, for example: Bulgaria, Moldova, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Greece, Slovakia, Croatia, Austria, Slovenia, Poland, Czech Republic, San Marino, and Italy.
Citizens of Timor-Leste, in turn, don’t need a visa for Romania. Romania visa for citizens of Timor-Leste

Travelling to Timor-Leste: good to know

Bucharest — Dili: about 11,420 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Bucharest 12:00 — Dili 18:00.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: Portuguese and Tetum.
Timor-Leste is the 178th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Romania.