Visa Requirements for Latvian Citizens
Visa Information for Passport Holders of Latvia
Freedom of Travel
Latvian passport holders can travel to 30 destinations without a visa. Identify cards or passports may be required.
- Austria PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Belgium PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Bulgaria PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Croatia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Cyprus PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Czech Republic PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Denmark PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement (DK)
ID card valid - Estonia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Finland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - France PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement (in Regions of France)
ID card valid - Germany PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Greece PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Hungary PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Iceland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Ireland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Italy PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Lithuania PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Luxembourg PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Malta PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Netherlands PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement (European Netherlands)
ID card valid - Norway PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Poland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Portugal PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Romania PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Slovakia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Slovenia PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Spain PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Sweden PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid - Switzerland PermalinkShow on MapFreedom Of MovementFreedom of movement
ID card valid
Visa Not Required
82 destinations allow visa-free entry to Latvian citizens.
- Albania PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysID card valid
- Andorra PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid
- Angola PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysInternational Certificate of Vaccination required
- Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Argentina PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Armenia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Barbados PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Belarus PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysMust arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport.
Visa-free access from Latvian and Lithuanian territory until 31.12.2024 - Belize PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free1 month
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 6-month period
ID card valid - Botswana PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Brazil PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Brunei PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Canada PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free6 monthseTA required if arriving by air.
- Cape Verde PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysMust register online at least five days prior to arrival.
- Chile PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Colombia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Dominica PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Fiji PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free4 months
- Georgia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free1 yearID card valid
- Grenada PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Haiti PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Honduras PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Israel PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Japan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free60 days
- Macedonia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysID card valid
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Mauritius PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Mexico PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days
- Micronesia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Moldova PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Monaco PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysVisa may be obtained on arrival only at Ulaanbaatar Airport.
The consular department of the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia advises for visa to be applied for prior to arrival. - Montenegro PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 daysID card valid for 30 days
- Morocco PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Nicaragua PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Palau PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Panama PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free180 days
- Paraguay PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Peru PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 6-month period
- Philippines PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Qatar PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Samoa PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- San Marino PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid
- Senegal PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Serbia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 6-month period
ID card valid - Seychelles PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 months
- Singapore PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- South Korea PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free15 days
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 daysVisa also available online.
E-visa holders can enter through all border points. - Thailand PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free60 days
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Tonga PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free3 monthsID card valid on organized tours
- Türkiye PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Tuvalu PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- United Kingdom PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free6 monthsID card valid until 1 October 2021.
- Uruguay PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free30 days
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days90 days within any 180 day period
- Vatican PermalinkShow on MapVisa-FreeID card valid
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
- Zambia PermalinkShow on MapVisa-Free90 days
Visa On Arrival
A visa can be obtained upon arrival at 14 destinations for passport holders of Latvia.
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival1 month
- Comoros PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival
- Indonesia PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival
- Jordan PermalinkShow on MapVisa On ArrivalConditions apply
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival1 monthExtendable for 2 additional months
Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket. - Maldives PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on MapVisa On ArrivalAvailable at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
- Mozambique PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival30 days
- Nepal PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival90 days
- Sierra Leone PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival
- Somalia PermalinkShow on MapVisa On ArrivalAvailable at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports.
30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport. - Togo PermalinkShow on MapVisa On Arrival7 days
eVisa
Latvian passport allows entry to 19 destinations with an eVisa obtained prior to arrival.
- Australia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted
- Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on MapeVisa31 days
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on MapeVisaup to 90 dayseVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- India PermalinkShow on MapeVisa60 dayse-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports
An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.
Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa. - Iran PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days
- Kenya PermalinkShow on MapeVisa3 months
- Lesotho PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
- Myanmar PermalinkShow on MapeVisa28 dayseVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu.
eVisa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes. - New Zealand PermalinkShow on MapeVisa3 monthsHolders of a Latvian non-citizen passport require a visa.
Diplomatic, service and standard passports with the former USSR symbol issued in Latvia are unacceptable, and visas will not be endorsed in them.
International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.
Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. - Oman PermalinkShow on MapeVisa30 days
- Pakistan PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 days
- Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on MapeVisa60 days
- Russia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa16 dayse-Visa holders must arrive and departure via 29 checkpoints
- South Sudan PermalinkShow on MapeVisaObtainable online
Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel - Suriname PermalinkShow on MapeVisa90 daysMultiple entry eVisa is also available.
- Syria PermalinkShow on MapeVisa
eVisa / On Arrival
For 18 destinations, On-Arrival visa or an electronic visa / auhtorization is available to passport holders of Latvia.
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival14 daysVisa is also obtainable online.
- Benin PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days / 8 daysMust have an international vaccination certificate.
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysVisa is also obtainable online.
- Egypt PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Gabon PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 daysElectronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
- Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Iraq PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival60 days
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months
- Laos PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days17
e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges
Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges
Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane. - Madagascar PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Malawi PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Rwanda PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
- Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
- Tanzania PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months
- Uganda PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On ArrivalMay apply online.
- United States of America PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival90 daysSince 1 October 2022, ESTA is now required for any entry by air, cruise ship, and land
- Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on MapeVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months
Pre-arranged Visa Required
29 destinations require a visa obtained at an embassy or consulate prior to arrival from passport holders of Latvia. This requirement may be waived off if Latvian citizens meet certain alternate requirements such as holding other visas or resident permits.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Algeria PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Burundi PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Cameroon PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Central African Republic PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Chad PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- China PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China, allows domestic travel through different airports.
72-hour visa-free transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin airports, or Beihai port.
144-hour visa-free transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi'an airports, or Dalian, Guangzhou, Lianyungang, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Xiamen and Zhoushan ports.
Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies. - Congo PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Cuba PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Eritrea PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Gambia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Ghana PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Guyana PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Liberia PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Libya PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Mali PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Namibia PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Nauru PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Niger PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Nigeria PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- North Korea PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- South Africa PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Sudan PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
- Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredPre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on MapVisa RequiredPre-arranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang airports.
Phú Quốc without a visa for up to 30 days. - Yemen PermalinkShow on MapVisa Required
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