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USE DIGITAL SERVICES! We encourage active use of Latvian government digital services. For this purpose you have to receive an ID card with electronical signature. |
Attention! The service is available for persons residing abroad permanently and having declared their place of residence abroad with the Register Register of natural persons. Before applying for a new passport and an eId Card of the Republic of Latvia, we ask to make sure that the data on residence abroad are up to date.
The processing of applications for personal identification documents, irrespective of the age of the person, necessarily requires the physical presence of the person. Children's documents also require the physical presence of the child. The service is not provisioned remotely.
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To apply for a new Latvian passport and/or eID card, please, schedule an appointment in the electronic pre-registration system. To arrange an appointment at the Consular section of the Embassy: electronic registration system.
*Persons residing in Cyprus who have changed their given name or surname - must travel to Latvia in order to apply and receive a new passport & id card - for travel reasons using a temporary travel document - a Return certificate (Atgriešanās apliecība). *Newborns in Cyprus (after receiving their personal identity number - citizenship) and all persons residing in Cyprus whose passports and ID cards have already expired, i.e. there are no possibilities to arrive in Greece, must travel to Latvia in order to apply and receive a new passport & id card - for travel reasons using a temporary travel document - a Return certificate (Atgriešanās apliecība). |
Please note:
- Persons who have reached the age of 15 are obliged to also receive a personal ID card (eID) when they receive a passport.
- that you can only apply for a Latvian passport and/or eID card if you are registered as a Latvian citizen or non-citizen and have received a personal code.
- the service is available to persons residing abroad permanently.
- passport/eID card applications can only be processed if the applicant´s personal data (e.g. name, surname and citizenship) are correct and up-to-date in the Register of Natural Persons of Latvia. E.g. a name change due to marriage or a child born outside of Latvia shall be registered in the Register of Natural Persons of Latvia before submitting the passport application.
TO APPLY FOR A PASSPORT AND/OR eID CARD, please submit the following documents:
- passport or eID card (if such have been issued and/or expired ones);
- application for the passport and/or eiD card (to be filled out in Latvian);
- application regarding address abroad;
- if a passport and/or an eID card requesed due to loss, theft or destruction of a document – statement on the loss of the document;
- to apply for a passport and/or eID card for the first time – the OCMA decision for granting Latvian citizenship;
- 2 recent photos (size 3,5 x 4,5cm, coulred with white background).
Under the age of 15, documents regarding a child’s document issuance are submitted by one of the child’s parents or the child’s legal guardian by presenting a passport, with the presence of the child. If a legal guardian, who is a foreigner, but not a citizen of the European Union, or a stateless person, wants to obtain a personal identification document for a child, he or she must present the respective minor legal guardian's (a citizen or alien of Latvia, or a citizen of the European Union, or a stateless person) letter of attorney certified by a notary for submission of documents or for receiving a personal identification document.
The letter of attorney is not necessary if none of the child's legal guardians are citizens or aliens of Latvia, citizens of the European Union, or stateless persons;
Payment information
| Persons | Passport | Id card | Passport + id |
| Till age of 20 / pensioners/ | 55 | 45 | 60 |
| Over the age of 20 | 74 | 55 | 89 |
Payment is accepted by credit or debit card only. No cash is accpted.
Average processing time for a new passport and/or eID card is approximately 6 weeks.
In case of questions contact the Consular Division of the Embassy by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by telephone for consultations: +30 210 7294483 (from Monday until Friday from 10:00am until 12:00 noon and from 2:00pm until 4:00 pm).
Please note:
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6, PARAGRAPH ONE OF THE LAW On the Status of those Former U.S.S.R. Citizens who do not have the Citizenship of Latvia or that of any Other State A NON-CITIZEN OF LATVIA WHO HAS ACQUIRED THE CITIZENSHIP (NATIONALITY) OF ANOTHER STATE HAS THE DUTY TO RENOUNCE THE NON-CITIZEN STATUS WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER ACQUIRING SUCH CITIZENSHIP (NATIONALITY). More information is available here
All citizen passports (blue color) issued before July 1, 2002 containing a glued photograph, as well as passports without an expiration date (beztermiņa), are not valid travel documents since July 1, 2008.
Latvian citizen's passports issued between July 1, 2002 and November 19, 2007 with a validity of 50 years, and Latvian non-citizen's passports issued between April 10, 1997 and November 19, 2007 with validity of 50 years are not valid for international travel as of November 1, 2010.
** 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”.