Timor-Leste
Warnings and insurance
Visit of Pope Francis 9-11 September
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Travel insurance
If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.
About FCDO travel advice
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides advice about risks of travel to help you make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice.
Follow and contact FCDO travel on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. You can also sign up to get email notifications when this advice is updated.
Travel insurance
If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.
Update history
2024-10-09 12:42
Updated information on rabies cases (‘Health’ page).
2024-09-16 14:04
Removal of information on the visit of Pope Francis 9-11 September (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2024-09-03 14:53
New information on the visit of Pope Francis 9-11 September (‘Warnings and insurance’ page)
2024-08-09 10:07
Addition of information on visas, using unmetered taxis, access to credit card facilities, swimming safely, and health risks (‘Entry requirements’, ‘Safety and security’ and ‘Health’ pages).
2024-02-13 13:12
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2023-06-22 10:13
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages
2022-04-14 15:21
The FCDO no longer advises against all but essential travel to the whole of Timor-Leste based on the current assessment of COVID-19 risks. Updated information on entry and quarantine requirements (‘Coronavirus’, ‘Entry requirements’ and ‘Health’ pages)