If you are a citizen of a state stipulated in the list in order to receive a residence permit you shall submit the following documents:
Initial residence permit:
- foreigners located in Latvia can:
- submit electronically, confirming each document with a secure electronic signature; or
- send by post as an ordinary, non-registered item, presenting in the application documents their e-mail address and telephone number for communication.
- foreigners, who reside abroad of Latvia may submit the documents to the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia abroad.
Repeated residence permit:
- foreigners located in Latvia can:
- submit electronically, confirming each document with a secure electronic signature; or
- send by post as an ordinary, non-registered item, presenting in the application documents their e-mail address and telephone number for communication.
- foreigners, who stay abroad of Latvia, can submit the documents:
- electronically, confirming each document with a secure electronic signature; or
- send by post from abroad as an ordinary, non-registered item, presenting in the application documents their e-mail address and telephone number for communication.
The aim of residence and documents to be submitted |
Up to the third step relative vertically or the third step relative horizontally or a brother/sister-in-law |
A spouse of a citizen of Latvia, a non-citizen of Latvia or a foreigner holding |
A minor child of a citizen of Latvia, a non-citizen of Latvia or a foreigner holding |
Parents of a Latvian citizen or a non-citizen |
Adult child of a Latvian citizen |
An individual merchant (businessman) registered in the Commercial Register |
A person registered in the Commercial Register as a member of a partnership with rights |
Self-employed person |
Share capital investor |
Real estate owner |
Person investing in bonds |
A credit insitution |
A representative of a foreign corporate entity |
A labour agreement or an enterprise agreement |
Implementation of an international treaty or a project where the Republic of Latvia |
Scientific cooperation |
Studies at an accredited higher educational establishment |
Learning at an accredited educational establishment |
Learning or studies at an accredited educational establishment on the basis |
Studying in an accredited general education institution |
An pupil or a student of an educational establishment in connection with studies |
Treatment |
Religious activities |
You have been a citizen or a non-citizen of the Republic of Latvia prior |
You were a citizen of the Republic of Latvia on June 17, 1940 |
If you are a pensioner of a visa-free country |
Service provider |
If you wish to obtain the EU BLUE CARD in the Republic of Latvia |
Innovative product creation or development (start-up activities) |
If you are a citizen of third country whose one of the relatives in the |