East Timorese passport
Appearance
East Timorese passport | |
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![]() The front cover of an East Timorese biometric passport. | |
Type | Passport |
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First issued |
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Purpose | Identification |
Eligibility | East Timorese citizenship |
East Timorese passports are issued to citizens of East Timor to travel internationally. Until the UN finished its transitional work in East Timor, residents had to use a UN travel document to visit other countries until 2002 when the country officially became independent from UN control. [1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Visa_requirements_for_East_Timorese_citizens.png/400px-Visa_requirements_for_East_Timorese_citizens.png)
East Timor has begun to issue biometric passports on 6 June 2017.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "East Timorese Travel Issues", Agence France-Presse. Retrieved August 05, 2014.
- ^ "East Timor government goes live with Gemalto's electronic passport solution". Thales Group. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2022.