Published: 26.08.2021.
Updated: 07.11.2022.

Persons, who have acquired the higher education in Latvian language in the education institutions of the Latvian study language*

Relief from the Latvian language proficiency test

Persons, who have passed the centralized examination in Latvian Language (accredited education programme for grade 9) after 31 August 2011, acquiring the total evaluation in percentage, which is not below 50 percentage, or the centralized examination in Latvian Language (accredited education programme for grade 12), acquiring the total evaluation in percentage, which is not below 20 percent*

Relief from the Latvian language proficiency test

 Persons, who have acquired the principal education in Latvia, acquiring more than a half of the principal education programme in it

Relief from both tests

Persons, who have attained the age of 65 years

Relief from the Latvian language proficiency test in writing.

disabled persons of groups I, II, III

There are different reliefs from testing, depending on the disability. 

* Validity period of the diploma and certificate on the day of submission of the submission for naturalisation - five years!

The following relief arrangements are determined for persons with special needs:

  • disabled persons of the first group, disabled persons of the second group with progressive mental illness, disabled persons of the second or third group with deafness or mutual deafness are exempt from both examinations;
  • disabled persons of group II and group III, who do not have a right (left) hand or a right (left) hand, visually impaired of group II and group III are exempted from the Latvian language proficiency test;
  • speech disabled persons of groups II and III are exempted from the Latvian language proficiency test;
  • hearing impaired of groups II and III are exempted from the Latvian language listening and speaking test;
  • On the basis of the application and the opinion of the Commission for the Assessment of Health Condition and Working Ability (CAHCWA), disabled persons of groups II and III may receive relief arrangements with the opinion of a person authorized by the Head of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs.

Where the additional information can be received?

In case of any questions and uncertainties, you may obtain information by writing to the e-mail: pskn@pmlp.gov.lv or during working days from 8:00 - 12:00 and 12:30 - 16:30 by calling via phone 67829820 or 67829844.