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Entering Latvia

Latvia does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#110

Entry openness

93

Visa free

93

Visa required

105

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Country profile

Capital

Riga

Population

1.8 million

Area

64,589 km²

Currency

Euro EUR

Languages

Latvian

Time zone

UTC+02:00

Foreign-born

220,471 · 2024

Migrant share

11.8%

Ethnic groups · 2021

Latvian62.7%
Russian24.5%
Belarusian3.1%
unspecified2.6%
Ukrainian2.2%
Polish2%
Other2.9%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type C

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+371

Airports

RIX · LPX

Highlights

Riga Old Town
Jūrmala
Rundāle Palace

Latvia Passport

Passports that enter without a prior visa

FVisa free93

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