No visa needed

Do citizens of Timor-Leste need a visa for the Seychelles?

Citizens of Timor-Leste don’t need a visa for the Seychelles 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 — Victoria: ≈ 7,750 km, about 10 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 the Seychelles without a visa on a Timor-Leste passport?

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

Seychelles 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; Seychelles passport: 99.
Citizens of Timor-Leste and the Seychelles can travel together visa-free to 51 countries, for example: Singapore, Malaysia, Micronesia, Kiribati, Eswatini, Palestine, Cyprus, Moldova, Finland, Romania, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Greece, and Bulgaria.
Citizens of the Seychelles, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste visa for citizens of the Seychelles

Travelling to the Seychelles: good to know

Dili — Victoria: about 7,750 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Dili 12:00 — Victoria 07:00.
Local currency: Seychellois Rupee.
Languages: Seselwa Creole French, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SCR 15.
Seychelles is the 42nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Timor-Leste.