Schengen Short-Stay Visit

Countries and territories whose citizen passport holders do not require a visa to enter Latvia and stay in its territory for up to 90 days in any 180-day period : Albania [1] Andorra (more) Antigua and Barbuda Argentina (more) Australia Austria [6] Bahamas Barbados Belgium [6] Bosnia and Herzegovina [1] Brazil Brunei Bulgaria [6] Canada Chile Czech Republic [6] Colombia Costa Rica (more) Croatia [6] Cyprus [4] Denmark [6] Dominica East Timor El Salvador Estonia [6] Finland [6] France [6] Georgia [3] Germany [6] Greece [6] Grenada Guatemala Honduras Hong Kong (more) Hungary [6] Iceland [5] Ireland [4] Israel (more) Italy [6] Japan (more) Kiribati Kosovo [1] Republic of Korea (more) Liechtenstein [5] Lithuania [6] Luxembourg [6] Macau (more) Malaysia Malta [6] Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova [1] Monaco (more) Montenegro [1] Netherlands [6] New Zealand Nicaragua North Macedonia [1] Northern Mariana Islands Norway [5] Palau Panama (more) Paraguay Peru Poland [6] Portugal [6] Romania [6] Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino (more) Serbia [3] Seychelles Singapore Slovakia [6] Slovenia [6] Solomon Islands Spain [6] Sweden [6] Switzerland Taiwan [2] Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu The Vatican Ukraine [1] United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America (more) Uruguay (more) Venezuela [1] Only for holders of biometric passports.

Any third-country national holding a short stay visa (C), a long stay visa (D) or a residence permit issued by other Schengen State can enter Latvia.

(intended stays not exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period)

A visa does not automatically guarantee entry into a respective country. At the external border of the Schengen Member States, persons may be requested to present additional proof that they fulfil the entry conditions, as provided for in Article 6 of the Schengen Borders Code, e.g., a return ticket, a hotel reservation, information about the host, a travel insurance policy, sufficient financial means, etc.

Those entering Latvia should have a valid health insurance policy , which guarantees the covering of expenses related to health care in Latvia, including repatriation in the case of a serious illness or death

A Latvian Embassy or Consulate , if there is one in the country where the foreign national legally resides.

Visa applications to Latvia’s diplomatic and consular missions shall be lodged through external service provider VFS Global.

Diplomatic or Consular Mission of another Schengen Member State , i f the foreign national legally resides in a state where there is no Latvian diplomatic/consular mission, but another Schengen Member State is representing Latvia for visa purposes.

Visa applications shall be lodged no earlier than 6 months before the start of the intended visit (except seafarers in the performance of their duties – they can submit an application no earlier than 9 months before a trip) and no later than 15 calendar days before an intended trip. When issuing a multiple entry visa, the application for a new visa may be submitted in advance of the expiration of a previously issued visa, but not earlier than six months prior to the expiration of that visa. A decision on a visa application is made within 15 calendar days of the date of the lodging of an application. In individual cases, the processing time may be extended and take up to a maximum of 45 calendar days.