Applying for Latvian passport and/or eID card

Scheduling an appointment

To apply for a new passport and/or eID card of the Republic of Latvia, you must visit to the Embassy of Latvia in Oslo in person, having previously scheduled an appointment via the electronic registration system:

https://pieraksts.mfa.gov.lv/en/norway

Important information for visitors

• The Embassy of Latvia in Norway provides consular services to individuals who have declared their place of residence in Norway or Iceland in the Register of Natural Persons of Latvia. More information: Notification of residence place abroad.
• Declaration/registration of place of residence via the Embassy is a paid service, for which a consular remuneration of 50 EUR applies.
• In accordance with the Law on Personal Identification Documents an eID card is a mandatory personal identification document for any Latvian citizen or non-citizen who has reached the age of 15.
• If you have become a citizen of Norway, Iceland, or any other country, you must bring a personal identification document issued by that country to your appointment.
• It is mandatory for a child to be present at the appointment when applying for new personal identification documents for that child, regardless of age.
• If you are applying for a child’s first personal identification document, the child must first be registered as a Latvian citizen and must have received a Latvian personal identification code prior to the appointment. More information: Latvian citizenship and non-citizen status issues.
• If you are applying for new personal identification documents due to a name and/or surname change, the change must first be registered in the Register of Natural Persons of Latvia before a new document can be issued. More information: Provision of information on changes to the data in the Register of Natural Persons included in foreign institutions | Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde
• All application forms for personal identification documents are only available in Latvian. If the applicant lacks the necessary knowledge of Latvian language, they must come to the appointment with someone who can help to check the accuracy of the forms. This could be a friend, a relative or a hired professional.

You must bring to the appointment:

• Existing passport and eID card (even if expired)
• If you are applying for a document for a child, also your own personal identification document
• For children under 6 years of age – one recent photograph of the child suitable for documents (from a photo salon, 3.5 by 4.5 cm in size, in color and on a white background)
• Your bank payment card
• If possible, previously filled out forms (all forms must be filled out in Latvian):
  • Application for the issuance of personal identification documents

  Individuals aged 15 or older must fill out the form themselves.

  For those under 15, the form must be filled out by a parent or legal guardian (if the parent is not a Latvian citizen or non-citizen, or the applicant is not a parent, please see detailed information: Documents to be submitted in order to obtain a personal certificate for a child (under the age of 15) | Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde).

  • Notification about loss of a document (if the previous document has been lost)

Issuance times and cost

Personal identification documents are issued by the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs in Latvia and then sent to the Embassy.

• Ordinary processing time: 4 - 6 weeks.
• Urgent processing time: 2.5 - 3 weeks.

If you want to receive the new documents by mail, please account for extra time for postal delivery.

Fees for new personal identification documents – ordinary processing (4-6 weeks)

Fees for new personal identification documents – urgent processing (2.5-3 weeks)

Postage costs

• Postage of documents to your address in Norway: 15.00 EUR per registered letter.
• Postage of documents to your address in Iceland: 25.00 EUR per registered letter.

In accordance with the Regulations Regarding Personal Identification Documents, the eID card and its PIN/PUK codes are sent separately.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data (name, surname, personal identity number and other personal data specified in the application) is Article 6(1)(c) of the General data Protection Regulation. The legal duty 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.