The Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Australia announces field mission by a portable passport station to take place in Sydney on November 19th, 2022 at the Sydney Latvian House, address: 32 Parnell St., Strathfield NSW 2135.
NB!
Applications for a passport and/or a personal identity card (eID card) will only be accepted from persons who have been assigned a personal identity number and, in the case of a name/surname change, information on whom has been updated in the Register of Natural Persons.
To register a child born in Australia and get a Latvian personal number, please follow instructions:
https://www.pmlp.gov.lv/en/child-born-abroad-if-one-or-both-parents-are-latvian-citizens-time-birth-child
Regarding changes in the information included in the Register of Natural Persons, number, please follow instructions:
https://www.pmlp.gov.lv/en/providing-information-regarding-changes-information-included-register-natural-persons
The originals of Birth certificates and Marriage certificates need a legalisation with APOSTILLE of issuing State (usually Passport Office).
From 1 January 2025 onwards, and eID card will be a compulsory personal identification document for any Latvian citizen and non-citizen 15 years of age and older. Accordingly, at this point already, a passport will be issued to any Latvian national who has reached 15 years of age if they have a valid eID card, or a passport will be issued together with the eID card.
An eID card, in which an authentication certificate is included and activated, makes it possible to verify one’s identity remotely, in a digital environment, and to create an e-address. An eID card provides the opportunity to apply for and receive services on the www.latvija.lv portal, for instance, request a copy of a birth or marriage certificate, or a statement, and take part in notarisation transactions remotely.
An eID card, in which an authentication certificate is included and activated, makes it possible to sign electronic documents. A document signed with an electronic signature has the same legal status as a document signed manually.
See information on applying for a passport and/or an identity card (eID) and on service charges on the Embassy' s website.
Only application for passports and eID cards will be accepted during the field mission. For other services, please contact the Embassy of Latvia in Canberra, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.