Latvia
Latvia visa
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In Latvia, visas fall under the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP). The pages consulted on 17 September 2026 distinguish the Schengen short-stay visa (type C) and the national long-stay visa (type D), and state that a visa may be issued by the Office, whose address is published in Riga. They refer to sections on the approved written invitation, the visa granting the right to work, seasonal work and remote work. The documents, fees and processing times are not published there.
Updated on 15 October 2026 · Official sources consulted on 17 September 2026
At a glance
- Authority
- Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde (PMLP) — Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs of Latvia
- Electronic visa
- Not stated on the portal consulted
- Portal language
- Latvian and English (English version consulted)
Do you need a visa?
Bosnia and Herzegovina passport: no visa needed for up to 90 days for a short tourist stay.
For a short tourist stay with an ordinary passport. To work, study or stay longer, the rules are different: check your situation.
Good to know
90 days per period of 180 days (Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated version of 30.12.2025). Exemption reserved for holders of biometric passports.
Official source: EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, Annexes I and II (consolidated version of 30.12.2025)EUR-Lex — Règlement (UE) 2018/1806, annexes I et II (version consolidée du 30.12.2025) (new tab) Verified on 24 September 2026
VisaGuideline helps you prepare your application. The decision belongs to the country’s authority: check the official page before paying or applying.
Latvia visa: who needs one?
Based on the verified entry rules, for a short tourist stay with an ordinary passport.
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List of nationalities
- Albania
- Andorra
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominica
- El Salvador
- Georgia
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- Israel
- Japan
- Liechtenstein
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Timor-Leste
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
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List of nationalities
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Comoros
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cuba
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldives
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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List of nationalities
A nationality missing from this list does not establish a visa exemption. Consult the official authority.
Documented visa types
- Schengen Short-Term Visa (C-Type)
- Type named by the Office's guidance tool. Duration, conditions and documents: not stated on the pages consulted. Official page (new tab)
- National Long-Stay Visa (D-Type)
- Type named by the Office's guidance tool. Duration, conditions and documents: not stated on the pages consulted. Official page (new tab)
Where and how to apply
The Office's "Visas and invitations" section refers to an online guidance tool as well as to pages devoted to visa types and categories, to the places of issuance, to the visa granting the right to work, to seasonal work, to the long-stay visa for remote work and to the approval of a written invitation.
The guidance tool consulted states that a visa may be obtained from the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs, whose address is published: Čiekurkalna 1. līnija 1, k-3, LV-1026, Riga.
The procedure for approving a written invitation is mentioned as a separate procedure.
Steps in the procedure
- Determine the category matching the intended stay: Schengen short-stay visa (type C) or national long-stay visa (type D).
- Use the Office's online guidance tool to identify the applicable visa and place of issuance.
- Where the stay rests on an invitation, have the written invitation approved under the separate procedure described by the portal.
Stated fees and processing times
Fees: not stated on the portal consulted.
Processing times: not stated on the portal consulted.
After the decision
The decision rests with the competent authority.
Prepare your application
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Tourism (short stay)
Tourist visa: documents, fees and steps See my document list — Tourism (short stay)
Frequently asked questions
Which visa types does the portal name?
The Office's guidance tool names the Schengen short-stay visa (type C) and the national long-stay visa (type D).
Where is the application filed?
According to the tool consulted, a visa may be obtained from the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs, in Riga.
Is there an electronic visa?
Not stated on the portal consulted.
What is the approval of a written invitation?
The portal presents it as a separate procedure, alongside the sections on visa types and places of issuance.
Points to check with the authority
- The pages consulted work as tables of contents: neither the documents, nor the fees, nor the processing times appear there.
Official links
Authority marks the official website of an administration of the destination country.
- Visas et invitations — Office de la citoyenneté et des affaires migratoires (new tab) consulted on 17 September 2026 Authority
- Types of visas, categories and places of issuance (new tab) consulted on 17 September 2026
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