East Timorese passport

East Timorese passports are issued to citizens of East Timor to travel internationally. Until the UN finished its transitional work in East Timor, residents had to use a UN travel document to visit other countries until 2002 when the country officially became independent from UN control. [1]

Visa-free & Visa-on-arrival countries for holders of the East Timorese passport
East Timorese passport
The front cover of an East Timorese standard passport.
TypePassport
Issued by East Timor
First issued
  • 2002 (non-biometric)
  • 6 June 2017 (biometric)
PurposeIdentification
EligibilityEast Timorese citizenship

East Timor has begun to issue biometric passports on 6 June 2017.[2]

References
  1. "East Timorese Travel Issues", Agence France-Presse. Retrieved August 05, 2014.

See also
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