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China visa requirements for Timor-Leste citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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e-Visa required
Timor-Leste citizens need an e-visa, applied for online for China.
Entry details
Holders of a Timor-Leste passport need an e-visa, applied for online when visiting China. The Timor-Leste passport currently ranks #99 of 199 worldwide, with 88 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
China is middling in how freely it admits visitors, admitting 67 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #106 with 83 open destinations. Both sit in Asia, where regional agreements often shape entry rules. Access is actually lopsided the other way — China citizens enter Timor-Leste more easily (visa on arrival).
In the opposite direction, China citizens travelling to Timor-Leste face: visa on arrival.
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