Timor-Leste Visa Photo (Migration Service: 3 x 4 cm colour, plain background): size and requirements
The Timor-Leste Visa Photo size is 30 x 40 mm (1.18 x 1.57 inches). On plain background (colour not specified; white is our rendering choice); head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height. Last verified 2026-10-10 against Serviço de Migração de Timor-Leste (Migration Service), 'Tourist Visa' - Documentary requirements, with the 'Temporary Stay Visa' page.
For the colour photograph handed in with a Timor-Leste tourist visa applied for at an embassy or consulate before travel (needed by travellers previously refused entry, removed or fined, or who prefer not to use the visa on arrival), and for the temporary-stay visa categories, whose document lists carry the same 'Colour photograh (3x4cm) on plain background' line. Visas granted on arrival at the border need no photograph. The service publishes the size only, so the head band here is the ICAO reference. Not for a Timor-Leste passport or residence permit.
Requirements at a glance
- Size
- 30 x 40 mm (1.18 x 1.57 inches)
- Head height
- Head 70 to 80 percent of the photo height (Colour photograph (3x4cm); no head figure is published, so ICAO Doc 9303 crown-to-chin 70 to 80 per cent of the 40 mm height is applied)
- Background
- on plain background (colour not specified; white is our rendering choice)
- Expression
- Neutral, mouth closed, eyes open, looking at the camera
- Glasses
- Allowed without glare or tint
- Head covering
- Only for religious or medical reasons; full face visible
- Prints needed
- 1
- We deliver
- 354 x 472 px (300 DPI), plus a 4 x 6 inch print sheet
What trips people up
- CheckThe rule is one line: 'Colour photograph (3x4cm) on plain background' - 3 x 4 cm, not 35 x 45 mm. No head size, background colour, count or age limit is published; the ICAO values here are ours and the count of one is the singular 'photograph'.
- CheckWhen you need it: 'Where the visa is applied for prior to arrival at an Embassy or Consulate of Timor-Leste abroad:' the list is the signed form, 'An acceptable travel document and copy, which will be valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry', the photo, evidence of funds or sponsorship, accommodation and onward travel. On arrival at an official border post the list has no photograph.
- CheckTourist visa terms: 'The fee is US$30, paid in US$ cash', 30-day stay, single entry (multiple for Oecussi travellers who tell the officer), extendable once for 30 days (US$40, in person at the Dili headquarters, up to 15 days). Funds: US$100 per entry plus US$50 per day, waivable with a sponsorship 'term of responsibility'.
- CheckThe temporary-stay visa page repeats 'Colour photograh (3x4cm) on plain background' (sic) under each category - students, specialised activities, volunteers (up to 120 days) and family dependants - lodged at the Migration Service headquarters in Vila Verde, Dili, or at an embassy or consulate before arrival; its fee is US$50 in cash for the initial application and any extension.
- CheckMany nationalities are visa-exempt or get a visa on arrival; check the service's 'Visa exemptions' page before printing anything.
Good to know before you pay
Any 3 x 4 cm studio print on a plain background meets the line; use our file when the embassy is far and you need the unusual size printed from a phone photo.
Source and verification
Read from the official page. Last checked 2026-10-10 at Serviço de Migração de Timor-Leste (Migration Service), 'Tourist Visa' - Documentary requirements, with the 'Temporary Stay Visa' page.
Colour photograph (3x4cm) on plain background
Where the visa is applied for prior to arrival at an Embassy or Consulate of Timor-Leste abroad:
An acceptable travel document and copy, which will be valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry
The fee is US$30, paid in US$ cash
Colour photograh (3x4cm) on plain background
The crown-to-chin portion of the facial image shall be 70 to 80 per cent of the longest dimension defined for Zone V, maintaining the aspect ratio between the crown-to-chin and ear-to-ear details of the face of the holder.
Quotes 1-4 are from source.url (sources/tl/migracao-tourist-visa.txt, read live via r.jina.ai on 2026-10-10; list numbers dropped). Quote 5 is the repeated line, with the page's own spelling, on https://migracao.gov.tl/wp/temporary-stay-visa/ (sources/tl/migracao-temporary-stay-visa.txt). Quote 6 is ICAO Doc 9303 Part 3 (sources/icao/icao-9303-part3-portrait-excerpt.txt, Wayback capture 2024-09-12) and supplies only the head band. physical 30 x 40 mm and printsRequired 1 from quote 1; background 'white', dpi 300, head 0.7-0.8, glasses, headCovering, neutralExpression and mouthClosed are ICAO-style defaults and our rendering choices; no maxPhotoAgeMonths is set because none is published.
We are an independent service, not a government website. Applying for a passport or visa is done with your government; we only prepare the photo.
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