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Timor-Leste → Portugal

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Timor-Leste
To
Portugal
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Portugal's consulates in Timor-Leste

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Portugal's consulates located in Timor-Leste.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024595811.7%
202380800—
20226254812.9%
2021373612.7%
2020201915.0%
201955540—
2018514835.9%
2017736522.7%
2016716745.6%
201529328762.0%
2014773730354.5%
20138258250—
201259859081.3%
20116579156686.1%
201050125320.4%
2009464020.4%

Applications by year

4138252009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
413825200920122015201820212024
Data table
2009464
2010501
2011657
2012598
2013825
2014773
2015293
201671
201773
201851
201955
202020
202137
202262
202380
202459
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Portugal

First residence permits issued by Portugal to citizens of Timor-Leste (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work439
  2. Other reasons100
  3. Education66
  4. Family4
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025609000
202415907522
202318801483
20229600355
20215300314
20209900283
201910500316
201811300335
20174901326
20165900285
20155400268
20146200257
20137402204
2012141020
201174000
201085020
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities439
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
1,393
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Portugal in Timor-Leste, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyDilidili.embaixadaportugal.mne.gov.pt
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Portugal, 2023.

Inflows to Portugal, 2023
  1. Brazil147,264
  2. Angola24,374
  3. Cape Verde14,623
  4. São Tomé and Príncipe14,504
  5. India12,185
  6. Guinea-Bissau10,320
  7. Bangladesh10,077
  8. Italy8,801
  9. United Kingdom7,365
  10. Pakistan6,869
  11. Germany5,483
  12. France5,138
Other destinations for people from Timor-Leste, 2023
  1. South Korea893
  2. Japan170
  3. Australia26
  4. New Zealand9
  5. Italy7
  6. France1
  7. Netherlands1
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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