Singapore passport holders to enjoy short-term, visa-free travel to Timor-Leste under new agreement

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan (right) and Bendito dos Santos Freitas signed the agreement on June 27. - MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE: Singapore passport holders can soon enjoy short-term, visa-free travel to Timor-Leste, following an agreement inked on June 27 between the two countries’ foreign ministers.

Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement on Thursday (June 27) that the visa waiver agreement was signed between Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and his Timor-Leste counterpart, Bendito dos Santos Freitas, as part of the latter’s official visit to Singapore from June 26 to 28.