No visa needed

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

Citizens of Timor-Leste don’t need a visa for France 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 — Paris: ≈ 13,110 km, about 17 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 France without a visa on a Timor-Leste passport?

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

France 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; France passport: 123.
Citizens of Timor-Leste and France can travel together visa-free to 53 countries, for example: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Micronesia, Kiribati, Seychelles, Eswatini, Palestine, Cyprus, Moldova, Finland, Romania, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia.
Citizens of France, in turn, don’t need a visa for Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste visa for citizens of France

Travelling to France: good to know

Dili — Paris: about 13,110 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Dili 12:00 — Paris 05:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
France is the 137th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Timor-Leste.