Timor-Leste

Yellow fever entry rule

Timor-Leste requires a yellow fever vaccination certificate from travelers arriving from (or who have transited through) a country with risk of yellow fever transmission. There is no yellow fever risk within Timor-Leste itself, and direct travel from Switzerland is not affected.

WHO / Timor-Leste immigration guidance ↗ · Updated 2026

Rabies — reported vaccine shortages

Increased human rabies cases have been reported in Timor-Leste, and access to post-exposure rabies vaccine and immunoglobulin can be limited locally. Travelers at higher risk should consider pre-exposure vaccination before departure and plan for medical evacuation in the event of an animal bite.

CDC Travelers' Health ↗ · Updated 2026

Recent alerts

Make sure you are up-to-date on all routine vaccines before every trip — per the Swiss BAG schedule. These include:

• Chickenpox (Varicella)
• Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis (DTaP, Tdap)
• Influenza (flu)
• Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR)
• Polio
• COVID-19

Vaccination indicated during chikungunya outbreaks; may also be considered for countries with elevated risk (see EKRM statement). Timor-Leste has experienced chikungunya activity.

Qdenga® vaccination currently recommended only for travelers with documented prior dengue infection who will be exposed in a region with high dengue transmission.

Recommended for all travelers to tropical and subtropical countries. Note for Swiss travelers: Hepatitis A is not part of the routine Swiss BAG childhood schedule, so most adult travelers will need vaccination.

CDC recommends Hepatitis B for unvaccinated travelers of all ages to Timor-Leste. Routine in the Swiss childhood schedule since 1998 — younger travelers usually covered; older travelers should check their status.

Consider for travelers spending a month or more in rural rice-growing or pig-farming areas, or with high-risk rural itineraries (camping, unscreened accommodation). Not needed for typical short urban stays.

Particularly recommended for: long stays; high individual risk regardless of duration (cycling/motorbike trips, hiking in remote areas, infants and children, those working with animals, cavers — bats!). Human rabies cases are increasing in Timor-Leste and post-exposure care can be hard to access — see country alert.

Recommended for most travelers, especially those visiting smaller cities or rural areas, staying with friends or relatives, or with individual risk factors.