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Latvia EU Blue Card

9 facts quoted from the official source

For highly qualified paid employment in Latvia under a contract or binding offer of at least one year and the applicable salary threshold.

Route type
Work
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
3
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

3 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • High Professional Qualifications RequiredHigher professional qualifications relevant to the job are required.
  • Standard Salary MultiplierThe general threshold is 1.5 times the national average gross annual salary.
  • Shortage Salary MultiplierA 1.2 multiplier applies to qualifying shortage professions.
Also stated by the source
  • Contract Months MinThe qualifying contract or binding offer must cover at least one year.
  • Eligibility summaryA qualifying highly skilled job of at least one year, professional qualifications and salary of 1.5 times the national average, or 1.2 for eligible shortage work, are required.
  • Labour Market Test RequiredThe Blue Card route is exempt from the ordinary labour-market test.
  • Official source basisA qualifying highly skilled job of at least one year, professional qualifications and salary of 1.5 times the national average, or 1.2 for eligible shortage work, are required.
  • Report summaryA qualifying highly skilled job of at least one year, professional qualifications and salary of 1.5 times the national average, or 1.2 for eligible shortage work, are required.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Processing time
1 proven from the official source.
  • Processing Working Days MaxThe complete Blue Card application is processed within ten working days.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Latvia?
The official source states: For highly qualified paid employment in Latvia under a contract or binding offer of at least one year and the applicable salary threshold.

Every answer is quoted from the official home-affairs.ec.europa.eu page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 9 points against the official source; 9 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees and validity are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official source of the governing body home-affairs.ec.europa.euLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Latvia government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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