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Timor-Leste

Working visa (VTB). A foreign worker with a Timor-Leste employment or service contract can submit a working-visa application with the Migration Service's published document set.

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Working visa (VTB)

Work and stay only within the working visa issued for the approved activity; the checklist does not itself authorize work.

Who qualifies

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Time
Ask the Migration Service for its current working-visa processing time.
Cost
Check the Migration Service's current working-visa fee schedule before filing.
The hard part
Obtaining a certified contract and the employer's business and tax records.
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The road past the first permit.

Any longer residence or permanent status requires a separate application under its own rules.

  1. 2027
    Route candidate

    The residence and work authorization sequence still needs verification.

  • We have not yet confirmed this country’s road from residence to citizenship.
  • We have not yet confirmed how this route counts toward residence or citizenship.
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Secure the Timor-Leste contract and employer records, then complete the Migration Service's VTB application form.Open migracao.gov.tl ↗
  2. Round up the papers.
    • The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
    • A lease or other proof of where you’ll live in Timor-Leste
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Or let us run it.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.Standard first year: $1,200. Everyone renews at $399.One membership, the whole family. Accounts and activation included.

14 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 5 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Accounts and activation are included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Accounts depend on provider availability. Government, record and approved third-party charges are extra.

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