Registration of the current place of residence

14.11.2024. 23:12

According to the Law on the Register of Natural Persons Law you have an obligation to notify the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs of your and your children’s address of residence abroad if residing there exceeds three months. It is also necessary to notify within 30 days if the address of foreign residence is changed.

Documents can currently be submitted to the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs only remotely:

  1. by post to one of the territorial division of the Office for Citizenship and Migration Affairs, adding a copy of personal identification document;
  2. with a secure electronic signature, by sending an e-mail to any OCMA territorial division or using the official electronic eAddress, adding a copy of personal identification document;
  3. using the e-service "Declaration or designation of residence".

More information: Declaration of the place of residence

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. 412 of 22 June 2021 “Procedures for the Inclusion and Updating of Information in the Register of Natural Persons”.