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Caribbean Netherlands visa rules for Timor-Leste passport holders

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The answer

No. Timor-Leste passport holders need a visa to visit the Caribbean Netherlands.

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Official source

netherlandsworldwide.nlNetherlandsWorldwide (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands)Checked 2 Nov 2026

If your situation is not listed, you will need a visa for the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom.

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

The Caribbean Netherlands has its own Caribbean visa. A multiple-entry Schengen visa lets you visit without one.

Source: netherlandsworldwide.nl

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Not needed with a multiple-entry Schengen, UK or Ireland visa, or with a residence permit for a Schengen country, the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, or French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy or Saint Martin.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

Visa-free nearby

Other places Timor-Leste passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Kralendijk, nearest first.

  1. St. Vincent & GrenadinesKingstown, about 770 km from KralendijkVisa-free · 3 months
  2. British Virgin IslandsRoad Town, about 800 km from KralendijkVisa-free · 1 month
  3. DominicaRoseau, about 820 km from KralendijkVisa-free · 21 days
  4. GuadeloupeBasse-Terre, about 820 km from KralendijkVisa-free · 90 days
  5. MartiniqueFort-de-France, about 820 km from KralendijkVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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An agency can prepare and file your application for the Caribbean Netherlands for a service fee. You can also apply yourself through the official source above.

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