Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for East Timorese passport holders 12
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BahraineVisa→Visa on arrival14 days
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
Cabo VerdeVisa on arrival→Visa-free30 days
GambiaVisa required→Visa-free
LaosVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
PhilippinesVisa required→eVisa
SenegalVisa required→Visa on arrival
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
VenezuelaVisa required→eVisa
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Harder for East Timorese passport holders 10
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
KazakhstaneVisa→Visa required
OmaneVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
VanuatueVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Timor-Leste 2
- LaosVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
LiechtensteinVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival30 days
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes