Timor-Leste
VERIFIED · MAY 202622 ENTRIESOTHER
Timor-Leste is in Other. Review the laws below before your trip — every entry has a source link, and the verdict layer is sorted worst-first.
HEADS UP
Southeast Asian nation, independent since 2002. Drug penalties strict. Same-sex relations decriminalized. Photography of military restricted. Catholic-majority country with Portuguese co-official.
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3 entriesCOMMON MISCONCEPTIONS
- Timor-Leste uses the US dollar (since 2000) — local centavos coins exist for change.
- Most Catholic feast days (May 20 Independence, Nov 28 Restoration) close offices.
JURISDICTION NOTES
- Same-sex relations were never explicitly criminalized after independence — country is more permissive than its neighbors.
- Oecusse (Oé-Cusse Ambeno) is a coastal exclave inside Indonesian West Timor — overland access requires Indonesian transit.
- USD is the official currency — small Timorese centavos coins exist.
OFFICIAL SOURCES
Last verified · May 2026
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