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Airport Transit Visa

Timor-LesteTransit

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Which travellers require a transit visa/permission and which officially documented exemptions are important?

This route is for a foreign national who only needs access to the international airport zone while continuing onward on the same or another aircraft. The law subjects nationals of Government-designated States to this visa. The official source does not state the main exemptions.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured source is Law 11/2017; no separate current consolidation or repeal confirmation was captured.
  • Art. 36
    1. O visto de escala aeroportuária destina-se ao estrangeiro que pretende apenas ter acesso à zona internacional do aeroporto e que prossegue viagem na mesma ou noutra aeronave, de harmonia com o título de transporte e, salvo o disposto no artigo 51.º, não é prorrogável.

Can the traveller remain airside, and under what circumstances must immigration control be crossed?

It does not authorise entry for work or an ordinary stay; access is limited to the international airport zone. The official source does not state when immigration control must be crossed.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured source is Law 11/2017; no separate current consolidation or repeal confirmation was captured.
  • Art. 36
    1. O visto de escala aeroportuária destina-se ao estrangeiro que pretende apenas ter acesso à zona internacional do aeroporto e que prossegue viagem na mesma ou noutra aeronave, de harmonia com o título de transporte e, salvo o disposto no artigo 51.º, não é prorrogável.

What officially documented baggage collection, terminal, separate-ticket or self-transfer situations affect the immigration requirement?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm baggage collection, terminal, separate-ticket or self-transfer rules.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured source is Law 11/2017; no separate current consolidation or repeal confirmation was captured.
  • Art. 36
    1. O visto de escala aeroportuária destina-se ao estrangeiro que pretende apenas ter acesso à zona internacional do aeroporto e que prossegue viagem na mesma ou noutra aeronave, de harmonia com o título de transporte e, salvo o disposto no artigo 51.º, não é prorrogável.

What maximum transit period, overnight, airport-change or multiple-stop rules matter?

The traveller continues the journey on the same or another aircraft, in accordance with the transport ticket, and the visa is not extendable except as provided in Article 51. The official source does not state a maximum transit period or overnight, airport-change or multiple-stop rules.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured source is Law 11/2017; no separate current consolidation or repeal confirmation was captured.
  • Art. 36
    1. O visto de escala aeroportuária destina-se ao estrangeiro que pretende apenas ter acesso à zona internacional do aeroporto e que prossegue viagem na mesma ou noutra aeronave, de harmonia com o título de transporte e, salvo o disposto no artigo 51.º, não é prorrogável.

If permission is required, what permission is it, where/how is it obtained, and what core onward-travel evidence is required?

The applicant needs onward transport consistent with the travel document and itinerary. The official source does not state where or how the visa is obtained.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • The captured source is Law 11/2017; no separate current consolidation or repeal confirmation was captured.
  • Art. 36
    1. O visto de escala aeroportuária destina-se ao estrangeiro que pretende apenas ter acesso à zona internacional do aeroporto e que prossegue viagem na mesma ou noutra aeronave, de harmonia com o título de transporte e, salvo o disposto no artigo 51.º, não é prorrogável.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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