OK I've successfully obtained my visa and crossed the border.
What a place to visit. Magnificent.
For the visa, I was directed by the canberra embassy to apply for 'Visa Application Authorization' by mail to Darwin Consulate (yes even Canberra embassy could not issue this). Their email is cgrdtl.drw@gmail.com (yes, gmail). It was quite fast and they issue the VAA within 3 days by mail. You need to be very specific on the border crossing point (in my case Batugade Montaai) as it is on the VAA. Other checkpoint would not let you in.
I exit Indonesia at Batugade Montaai and the East Timor immigration is only about 50m away. Filled in some usual immigration and customs paperworks, pay $30 and show my VAA. For the motorbikes (indonesian plate) just go to the other building behind and get some other paperworks done. Not difficult but takes time. It took me 2.5hrs from arriving to Indonesian immigration to exiting East Timor immigration. So plan to arrive early
Small clip of our ride
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imbt6x1acUY
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