🇱🇻 Latvia
Before you travel
- Travel documents must be valid for at least 3 months longer than the duration of stay.
Official channel
The consulate for the main destination, normally through its appointed visa centre
Source record
Rules and exceptions
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Applies to you1
Passengers must have a valid visa issued by Latvia.
Every other rule for this destination7
Passengers can enter with a "C" or "D" visa issued by another Schengen Member State for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
Passengers with a residence permit issued by Latvia do not need a visa.
Passengers with a residence permit issued by another Schengen Member State do not need a visa for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
Passengers with an EU Blue Card (residence permit) issued by Cyprus traveling on business do not need a visa for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
Schengen "D" Visas issued by Portugal with the remark "CPLP" are not accepted. Schengen "C" visas must be valid for the visited Schengen Member State. This is specified in the "valid for" field of the visa.
"C" visas issued by Bulgaria or Romania before 31 March 2024 are not accepted.
Valid visas in a full or invalidated travel document are accepted if accompanied by a new travel document. The personal data in both travel documents must be the same.