Consular services are available only by a previously scheduled appointment!
Starting May 1, 2026 amendments to Cabinet Regulation No. 707 of 21 November 2018 ‘The Consular Remuneration Price List of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Procedure for Collecting Consular Remuneration and State Fees’ entered into force, providing that the consular fee of EUR 50 is increased to EUR 90.
Starting May 1, 2026 processing of update of the place of residence in Belgium or Luxembourg in the Register of Natural Persons in the Embassy of Latvia to Belgium is only available for a fee EUR 90. However, the update of the place of residence may be carried out free of charge by person before the planned visit to the embassy.
Latvian nationals residing in Belgium and Luxembourg can apply for a new identity document – a passport or a personal ID card (eID) at the diplomatic/consular missions of Latvia. The service is available for persons residing abroad permanently and having declared their place of residence abroad with the Register of Natural Persons.
Starting from January 1, 2021, persons who have reached the age of 15 are obliged to also receive a personal ID card (eID) when they receive a passport.
PREVIOUS IDENTITY DOCUMENTS MUST BE RETURNED (even if they have expired). If the prevous document has been lost or destroyed, the notice of loss of the document must be completed.
Only credit cards are accepted for all payments at the embassy. Cash will not be accepted! Further information available here.
The service is available for persons residing abroad permanently and having declared their place of residence abroad with the Register of Natural Persons.
Visitors wishing to apply for a passport/personal ID card (eID) at the missions are received by prior appointment only. Please arrange your visit by contacting the diplomatic/consular mission.
Visitors must appear in person and present their Latvian passport/personal ID card (eID) and in a case of loss of identity document - a police certificate confirming the loss of the document. See further information on obtaining passports/personal ID card (eID) here.
In addition to a fee for the issuance of a personal identity document via the diplomatic/consular mission, consular service charge of EUR 90 must be paid for every person obtaining a passport/personal ID card (eID).
Due to personal identity documents being produced at the Office for Citizenship and Migration Affairs in Latvia, obtaining a personal identity document via the diplomatic/consular mission can take up to 4 - 6 weeks.
* The legal basis for the processing of personal data (given name, surname, personal identity number and other personal data indicated in the application) is Article 6(1)(c) of the General Data Protection Regulation. The legal obligation of Diplomatic and Consular Missions of Latvia abroad is to process personal data in accordance with Cabinet Regulation No. 134 of 21.02.2012 “Regulations Regarding Personal Identification Documents”. application to receive the documents by mail