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NB! A new Entry/Exit System (EES) will start operate on 12 October 2025.
EES is an automated IT system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay to Schengen area, each time they cross the external borders of Schengen countries.
The system applies to all non-EU nationals, regardless of whether they need a short-stay visa or not.
With introducing the EES passport stamps will be gradually replace with a digital system that records when travellers enter and exit. The EES will be gradually introduced at border crossing points with full implementation by 10 April 2026.
Read more on the site of the Ministry of the Interior: The new Entry/Exit System will strengthen the security of the European Union; at the beginning of its operation, longer border checks may need to be expected
For further information on the EES see: travel-europe.europa.eu
If you have questions about entry/exit, please call the State Border Guard at: +371 67075616 or send an email to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
NB! Starting from October 15, 2025, a new Electronic Queue Reservation System (ERRS) for vehicles will be launched for crossing the external land border.
Before crossing the border control points at Terehova, Grebņeva, and Pāternieki, drivers must register at www.lvborder.lv or www.lvrobeza.lv . Drivers have to provide information about the vehicle, its driver, and cargo in the system, and pay a registration fee of EUR 9.30.
From October 15, 2025, only vehicles registered in the ERRS will be allowed to cross the external land border of the Republic of Latvia. Registration in the system is available starting from October 1, 2025.
Contact information for inquiries about ERRS: Road Transport Directorate, phone: +371 28775333, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
More detailed information is available on the Road Transport Directorate’s website.
NB!From 1 September 2025 third country nationals, who have not been issued a visa or residence permit in Latvia, will be obliged to submit certain information regarding themselves, their relatives (if any) and the purpose of travel to the State threat prevention information system eta.gov.lv 48 hours before entering Latvia.
For more information about the procedures of entry into Latvia as from 1 September 2025, see the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' website.
Information about entry into Latvia and acceptance of visa aplication for Russian Federation citizens.
CONSULAR SECTION
Address: 3 Chapligina Str., 115127 Moscow, Russian Federation (map)
Telephone: +7 495 232 97 43 10:00-12:00 (Moscow Time)
Fax: +7 495 232 97 40
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Please note your phone number in the letter.
Reception for Latvian nationals (passports, ID cards, certificates and other consular services) by prior appointment
Submission of residence permit applications by prior appointment
Submission of visa application by prior appointment
Please note that all payments at the Embassy can be processed only by bank cards: VISA; VISA Electron; VPAY; MasterCard; Maestro. Payments with cards issued by Russian banks is not possible. Use of gadgets for payments (smartphones, watches, bracelets etc.) is not permitted.
Additional information
- Harmonised list of supporting documents to be submitted by applicants for a Schengen visa in the Russian Federation
- Personal data in Schengen Information SystemPersonal data in Schengen Information System
From March 19, the Latvian border crossing points with Russia and Belarus "Grebņeva", "Terehova" and "Pāternieki", will be allowed to be crossed only by cars or public transportation. The Decree came into force with the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia of March 18th. The restrictions are in force for an indefinite period.
Information about the prohibition of entry of Russian motor vehicles into Latvia. From 2025, vehicles registered in third counties must be declared in e-CSDD. Information on vehicle registration is available at www.csdd.lv.