Applying for passport and/or ID card

02.12.2024. 22:41

The application for a new passport and/or eID card should be submitted in person at the Embassy of Latvia in Ottawa only. Prior registration in the electronic registration system is required.

Visitors without registered appointment will not be accepted!

 

Before the visit

Please make sure that, in accordance with the Law on the Register of Natural Persons, you have informed Latvian authorities about the changes in personal data that occurred abroad: address of residence, family status, incl. change of surname in case of marriage, birth of children, acquisition of citizenship of another country, etc.

Information should be updated by sending the data to the responsible institution in Latvia by mail or electronically, signed with a secure electronic signature. The service is free of charge.

NB! The Embassy does not provide services without updated information about the address of residence! 

During the visit at the Embassy it is possible to update information about the address of residence only. Starting from 01.01.2025. a consular fee 50 EUR per person will be applicable.

 

Required documents

  • Latvian document(-s) – passport and eID card (if any);
  • Canadian document(-s) – Canadian passport, residence permit, work or study permit;
  • For children up to 5 years - photo 35x45 mm, on a white background. The photo must not be older than 3 months;
  • In case of theft of Latvian documents – police report on the fact of theft (if any);
  • For the first-time application of documents – OCMA's (PMLP) decision on granting Latvian citizenship and personal code and birth certificate.

Price list

Type of document

Fee /Fee starting from 01.01.2025.

Reduced fee

(children up to 20 y.o., seniors,

disabled persons of groups I and II,

upon presentation of an appropriate document)/ Fee starting from

01.01.2025.

Sending by mail

(upon request)

Passport

74 EUR/94 EUR

55 EUR/70 EUR

20 EUR

eID card*

55 EUR/75 EUR

45 EUR/60 EUR

40 EUR

Passport and eID card

89 EUR/119 EUR

60 EUR/80 EUR

40 EUR

*eID card is a mandatory document for Latvian citizens aged 15 and over!

NB! For applications of passport and eID card during Embassy’s visits with the mobile passport station outside Ottawa an additional fee will apply.

 

Payment method

Bank transfer. The payment link will be prepared and sent to your e-mail during the appointment at the Embassy.

 

Time of production of documents

6-8 weeks.