Timor Leste

the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) has officially signed a mobility agreement that will permit the granting of visas and residence permits as well as the movement of its citizens within the Communityís member countries.
The Agreement aims at facilitating the entry and stay of citizens from a CPLP Member State in the territory of another Member State through the following immigration titles: (i) CPLP short-term visa; (ii) CPLP temporary stay visa; (iii) CPLP residence visa; and (iv) CPLP residence permit.

The Seasonal Worker Program aims to contribute to Pacific islands’ and Timor-Leste’s economic development objectives while assisting Australian employers who cannot source local labour.  Citizens of Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu are able to participate in the programme.   

Timor-Leste ratified the ACP-EC Partnership Cotonou Agreement on 19 December 2005 and benefited from an amount of €18 million for the two years remaining under the 9th European Development Fund (EDF) with the areas of sustained rural development and institutional capacity building. The country is now included in the programming of the 10th EDF and has been allocated an initial amount of € 66 million (including support to PALOP governance based initiatives).