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]

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

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

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References edit

  1. ^ "East Timorese Travel Issues", Agence France-Presse. Retrieved August 05, 2014.
  2. ^ "East Timor government goes live with Gemalto's electronic passport solution". Thales Group. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2022.