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7 Feb 2018
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Originally Posted by doomi
I just crossed to border today. But I'm on my own motorcycle, which is registered to me in Switzerland and I have the carnet.
no issues at all, total time of both border under one hour!
citizens from the European Union, Switzerland and Ireland can get in without a Visa.
They asked me if Switzerland is in the EU and I said yes 
easier that way than to explain that it is not, but am still allowed to enter without.
the Indonesian side is a big construction site right now! I had to look for the customs office: it's after the immigration, go right on the roundabout.
the customs building looks not finished yet, but the office is already in use.
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So no need to to to the East Timor consulate in Kupang and get the recomandation letter and then get visa on the border and pay the visa fee?
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Exactly, no need for the consulate or letter if you are a EU or Swiss citizen, except for UK and Irish guys it seems.
https://www.migracao.gov.tl/html/sub0301.php
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Nationals from countries mentioned in the European Union list below are free of entry from any border post based on the agreement made between the Government of Timor Leste and the European Union on the 26th June 2015 for the purpose of 90 days free of entry into the National Territory.
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland (USD 30), Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom (USD 30)
For Ireland and United Kingdom nationals, they are not part of this agreement that was made on the 26th June 2015.
Nationals of Iceland and Switzerland are not included in this European Union agreement, but have a separate agreement with the Government of Timor Leste made on the 19th of May 2015.
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Ha-ha Im norwegian so we are not included in that list. Anyhow it only took me less than 10 minutes to get that recommandation letter but I did have to pay the 30 $ fee at the border.
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