
Do citizens of Timor-Leste need a visa for Singapore?
Citizens of Timor-Leste don’t need a visa for Singapore and can stay up to 30 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 — Singapore: ≈ 2,650 km, about 4 hours of flying.
Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026
No visa needed
Stay: 30 days
Can I travel to Singapore without a visa on a Timor-Leste passport?
Yes, citizens of Timor-Leste don’t need a visa for Singapore for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.
Singapore 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; Singapore passport: 129.
- Citizens of Timor-Leste and Singapore can travel together visa-free to 53 countries, for example: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Micronesia, Kiribati, Seychelles, Eswatini, Palestine, Cyprus, Moldova, Finland, Romania, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia.
- Citizens of Singapore, in turn, don’t need a visa for Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste visa for citizens of Singapore
Travelling to Singapore: good to know
- Dili — Singapore: about 2,650 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
- Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
- Local time: Dili 12:00 — Singapore 11:00.
- Local currency: Singapore Dollar.
- Languages: English, Malay, Tamil, and Chinese.
- Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SGD 1.28.
- Singapore is the 6th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Timor-Leste.

Combine your trip
Neighbouring countries and their visa rules for citizens of Timor-Leste:
How citizens of neighbouring countries travel to Singapore
Visa rules for Singapore for citizens of countries bordering Timor-Leste:
Frequently asked questions
How long is the flight: Dili — Singapore?
About 4 hours on a direct flight: the capitals are roughly 2,650 km apart. With a connection it takes longer.
What is the time difference with Singapore?
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Do citizens of Singapore need a visa for Timor-Leste?
Citizens of Singapore, in turn, don’t need a visa for Timor-Leste.
The cheapest e-visas for citizens of Timor-Leste
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