Latvian Citizenship

11.10.2023. 22:59

Information on citizenship of Latvia, including dual citizenship, documents to be submitted and forms to be filled in is available at the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs of Latvia.

Visitors must sign up for an appointment at the Consular Section by phone +380 44 4907037 or by e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Birth certificates and other public documents issued in the EU, the member states of the European Economic Area and Switzerland can be used in Latvia without any authentication.

Documents that have been issued in a country, which has joined the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents should be certified with an Apostille by the competent institution of the issuing country. Documents that have been issued in a country, which has not joined the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents should be certified with an Apostille by the competent institution of the issuing country and the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or a diplomatic/ consular mission of Latvia.

Foreign documents, except those in English, Russian, German or French, must have a notarized translation in Latvian or in any of the aforementioned languages.

* 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. 974 of 24 September 2013 “Procedures by which a Person shall be Registered as a Citizen of Latvia”.