The Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Australia announces field mission by a portable passport station to take place in Melbourne on March 10th and 11th, 2023 at the Melbourne Latvian House, address: 3 Dickens St., Elwood VIC 3184.
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. An eID card will also make it easier to apply for postal voting at the Saeima elections.
See information on applying for a passport and/or an identity card (eID), regarding service charges on the Embassy’s website here.
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.