Check your Timor-Lestevisa application status.

The Migration Service of Timor-Leste offers a Student Temporary Stay Visa, valid for the study period and extendable for six months ¹. The fee for the initial application and for any extension is US$50, paid in cash when applying ¹.

The documents listed are ¹:

• a completed, signed application form ¹
• a valid travel document and a copy ¹
• a 3x4 cm colour photo on a plain background ¹
• proof of means of subsistence ¹
• a return ticket or other means of departure ¹
• evidence of accommodation ¹
• a declaration from the school or university ¹
• a medical certificate confirming good health ¹
• a criminal record from the country of origin and any country lived in for more than one year ¹

Student visa holders may be allowed to work part-time under terms the Government regulates, so it is not automatic ¹.

An extension takes up to 30 days, in person at Migration Service Headquarters in Dili ¹. Apply at least 15 days before expiry to suspend the count of validity ¹. No time is stated for initial applications ¹.

The visa-exemptions page names Schengen citizens (UK and Ireland excluded) and ASEAN citizens from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand ². It does not mention Bangladesh, and says other bilateral waivers are being negotiated but are not yet in force ². For tourist visas, the Service says they may be obtained on arrival where the criteria are met, or applied for beforehand at a Timor-Leste embassy or consulate abroad ³. The on-arrival tourist visa is single entry for 30 days and costs US$30 in cash ⁴.

The pages do not say where a Bangladeshi student lodges the first student visa application, and no Timor-Leste mission for Bangladesh is confirmed. The Migration Service decides ³; ask it before travelling.

The status check above links to the Migration Service site, so have the application details ready when contacting the Service.