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Timor-Leste Asylum and Refugee Status

12 facts quoted from the official source

For a foreign national or stateless person with a well-founded fear of persecution on a Convention ground or the additional democratic-rights ground in the Act.

Route type
Humanitarian protection
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
7
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

7 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Deadline to applyA person entering to seek asylum should apply within 72 hours of entry.
  • Eligibility summaryArticles 91 and 100 establish asylum eligibility and require the claim to be made to any police authority within 72 hours of entry.
  • Ground for protectionBecause of the fear, the applicant must be unable or unwilling to return or obtain national protection.
  • InterviewThe migration service gives the applicant an opportunity to make confidential statements and may reject for unjustified non-attendance.
  • Supporting evidenceThe applicant must submit travel and identity documents and evidence in their possession.
  • Where and how to applyA claim may be made orally or in writing to any police authority.
What you’ll show with your application

Paperwork you prepare — it does not rule you out.

  • Passport or travel-document requirementThe claim must identify the applicant and protected family, prior residence, earlier claims and the supporting facts.
Also stated by the source
  • Appeal availableThe Act provides appeals with suspensive effect at the specified stages.
  • Official source basisArticles 91 and 100 establish asylum eligibility and require the claim to be made to any police authority within 72 hours of entry.
  • Report summaryArticles 91 and 100 establish asylum eligibility and require the claim to be made to any police authority within 72 hours of entry.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
1 proven from the official source.
  • Initial duration or stay ceilingAsylum effects may extend to the spouse and qualifying dependent children on request.
Processing time
1 proven from the official source.
  • Processing timeThe ordinary admissibility decision period is thirty working days.
How it works

From here to a yes

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Timor-Leste?
The official source states: For a foreign national or stateless person with a well-founded fear of persecution on a Convention ground or the additional democratic-rights ground in the Act.

Every answer is quoted from the official migracao.gov.tl page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 12 points against the official source; 12 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source migracao.gov.tlLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Timor-Leste government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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