# Visa requirements for Latvian citizens

Visa requirements for Latvian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Latvia. As of December 2024, Latvian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 184 countries and territories, ranking the Latvian passport 10th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Icelandic passport and Slovakian passport) according to the Henley-on-Thames Passport Index.
There are different visa requirements for Latvian non-citizens.

## Visa requirements

| Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
| Afghanistan | Visa required | | |
| Albania | Visa not required | 90 days | ID card valid |
| Algeria | Visa required | | |
| Andorra | Visa not required | | ID card valid |
| Angola | Visa not required | 30 days | International Certificate of Vaccination required |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Argentina | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Armenia | Visa not required | 180 days | |
| Australia | eVisitor | 90 days | 90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted |
| Austria | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Azerbaijan | eVisa | 30 days | |
| Bahamas | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 14 days | Visa is also obtainable online. |
| Bangladesh | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Barbados | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Belarus | Visa not required | 30 days | Must arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport. Visa-free access from Latvian and Lithuanian territory until 31.12.2024 |
| Belgium | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Belize | Visa not required | 1 month | |
| Benin | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days / 8 days | Must have an international vaccination certificate. |
| Bhutan | Visa required | | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Bolivia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period ID card valid |
| Botswana | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Brazil | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Brunei | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Bulgaria | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival | 1 month | |
| Burundi | Visa required | | |
| Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | Visa is also obtainable online. |
| Cameroon | Visa required | | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Canada | Visa not required | 6 months | eTA required if arriving by air. |
| Cape Verde | Visa not required | 30 days | Must register online at least five days prior to arrival. |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | | |
| Chad | Visa required | | |
| Chile | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| China | Visa not required | | Visa-free from 30 November, 2024 to 31 December, 2025. 24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China, allows domestic travel through different airports. 72-hour visa-free transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin airports, or Beihai port. 144-hour visa-free transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi'an airports, or Dalian, Guangzhou, Lianyungang, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Xiamen and Zhoushan ports. Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies. |
| Colombia | Visa not required | 180 days | 90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | | |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required | | |
| Costa Rica | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa | | |
| Croatia | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Cuba | Tourist Card required | | |
| Cyprus | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Czech Republic | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Denmark | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement (DK) ID card valid | Freedom of movement (DK) ID card valid |
| Djibouti | eVisa | 31 days | |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Dominican Republic | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Ecuador | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Egypt | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| El Salvador | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa required | | |
| Eritrea | Visa required | | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Estonia | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Eswatini | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Ethiopia | eVisa | up to 90 days | eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport |
| Fiji | Visa not required | 4 months | |
| Finland | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| France | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement (in Regions of France) ID card valid | Freedom of movement (in Regions of France) ID card valid |
| Gabon | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. |
| Gambia | Visa required | | |
| Georgia | Visa not required | 1 year | ID card valid |
| Germany | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Ghana | Visa required | | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Greece | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Grenada | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Guatemala | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Guinea | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Guinea-Bissau | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Guyana | Visa required | | |
| Haiti | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Honduras | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Hungary | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Iceland | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| India | e-Visa | 60 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa. |
| Indonesia | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Iran | eVisa | 30 days | |
| Iraq | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 60 days | |
| Ireland | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Israel | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Italy | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Jamaica | Visa on arrival | | |
| Japan | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Jordan | Visa on arrival | | Conditions apply |
| Kazakhstan | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Kenya | eVisa | 3 months | |
| Kiribati | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| North Korea | Visa required | | |
| South Korea | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required | 60 days | |
| Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | 17 of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders. e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and in Boten (road and railroad). Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and 6 border crossings. Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane. |
| Lebanon | Visa on arrival | 1 month | Extendable for 2 additional months Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket. |
| Lesotho | eVisa | | |
| Liberia | Visa required | | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Libya | Visa required | | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Liechtenstein | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Lithuania | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Luxembourg | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Mali | Visa required | | |
| Malta | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Marshall Islands | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | | Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. |
| Mauritius | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Mexico | Visa not required | 180 days | |
| Micronesia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Moldova | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Monaco | Visa not required | | ID card valid |
| Mongolia | Visa not required | 30 days | Visa may be obtained on arrival only at Ulaanbaatar Airport. The consular department of the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia advises for visa to be applied for prior to arrival. |
| Montenegro | Visa not required | 90 days | ID card valid for 30 days |
| Morocco | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Mozambique | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Myanmar | eVisa | 28 days | eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. eVisa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes. |
| Namibia | Visa required | | |
| Nauru | Visa required | | |
| Nepal | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Netherlands | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement (European Netherlands) ID card valid | Freedom of movement (European Netherlands) ID card valid |
| New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority | 3 months | Holders of a Latvian non-citizen passport require a visa. Diplomatic, service and standard passports with the former USSR symbol issued in Latvia are unacceptable, and visas will not be endorsed in them. International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. |
| Nicaragua | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Niger | Visa required | | |
| Nigeria | Visa required | | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| North Macedonia | Visa not required | 90 days | ID card valid |
| Norway | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Oman | eVisa | 30 days | |
| Pakistan | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Palau | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Panama | Visa not required | 180 days | |
| Papua New Guinea | eVisa | 60 days | |
| Paraguay | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Peru | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period |
| Philippines | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Poland | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Portugal | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Qatar | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Romania | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Russia | eVisa | 16 days | e-Visa holders must arrive and departure via 29 checkpoints |
| Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Saint Lucia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Samoa | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| San Marino | Visa not required | | ID card valid |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required | 15 days | |
| Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Senegal | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Serbia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period ID card valid |
| Seychelles | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival | | |
| Singapore | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Slovakia | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Slovenia | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Solomon Islands | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | | Available at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports. 30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport. |
| South Africa | Visa required | | |
| South Sudan | Electronic Visa | | Obtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel |
| Spain | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Sudan | Visa required | | |
| Suriname | E-tourist card | 90 days | Multiple entry eVisa is also available. |
| Sweden | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Switzerland | Freedom of movement | Freedom of movement ID card valid | Freedom of movement ID card valid |
| Syria | eVisa | | |
| Tajikistan | Visa not required | 30 days | Visa also available online. E-visa holders can enter through all border points. |
| Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months | |
| Thailand | Visa not required | 60 days | |
| Timor-Leste | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Togo | Visa on arrival | 7 days | |
| Tonga | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Tunisia | Visa not required | 3 months | ID card valid on organized tours |
| Turkey | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Tuvalu | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Uganda | eVisa / Visa on arrival | | May apply online. |
| Ukraine | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| United Kingdom | Visa not required | 6 months | ID card valid until 1 October 2021. |
| United States | Visa Waiver Program | 90 days | Since 1 October 2022, ESTA is now required for any entry by air, cruise ship, and land |
| Uruguay | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Uzbekistan | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Vanuatu | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period |
| Vatican City | Visa not required | | ID card valid |
| Venezuela | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Vietnam | Visa required | | Pre-arranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang airports. Phú Quốc without a visa for up to 30 days. |
| Yemen | Visa required | | |
| Zambia | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Zimbabwe | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months | |

## Territories and disputed areas

Visa requirements for Latvian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

### Europe

* Abkhazia — Visa required.
* Mount Athos — Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
* Brest and Grodno — Visa not required for 10 days.
* Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required. If discovered by Ukrainian authorities, the traveler might be denied entry to Ukraine.
* Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus — Visa free access for 3 months. Passport required.
* UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
* Faroe Islands — Visa not required.
* Gibraltar — Visa not required.
* Guernsey – Visa not required.
* Alderney – Visa not required.
* Sark – Visa not required.
* Isle of Man — Visa not required.
* Jan Mayen — permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
* Jersey – Visa not required.
* Kaliningrad Oblast — From 1 July 2019, Latvian citizens are eligible for E-visa access for 8 days.
* Leningrad Oblast — From 1 October 2019, Latvian citizens are eligible for E-visa access for 8 days (can't enter by rail).
* Saint Petersburg — From 1 October 2019, Latvian citizens are eligible for E-visa access for 8 days (can't enter by rail).
* Kosovo — visa free for 90 days.
* Closed cities and regions in Russia — special authorization required.
* South Ossetia — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
* Transnistria — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.

### Africa

* Eritrea (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara controlled territory) — Visa not required up to 3 months.
* Somaliland — Visa issued on arrival (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival).
* Sudan — All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
* Darfur — Separate travel permit is required.

### Asia

* Hong Kong — Visa not required for 90 days.
* India — Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
* Iraqi Kurdistan — Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
* Kazakhstan — Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
* Kish Island — Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
* Macao — Visa not required for 90 days.
* Sabah and Sarawak — These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.
* Maldives — With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.
* North Korea outside Pyongyang – People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
* Palestine — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
* Taiwan — Visa not required for 90 days.
* Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
* Turkmenistan — A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.
* Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
* Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
* UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.
* Phú Quốc — can visit without a visa for up to 30 days.
* Yemen — Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.

### Caribbean and North Atlantic

* Anguilla — Visa not required for 3 months.
* Aruba — Visa not required for 30 days.
* Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months.
* Bermuda — Visa not required for 21 days (extendable).
* British Virgin Islands — Visa not required for 1 month (extendable).
* Cayman Islands — Visa not required for 6 months.
* Colombia — Visitors arriving at San Andrés and Leticia must buy tourist cards on arrival.
* Curacao — Visa not required for 3 months.
* Montserrat — Visa not required for 6 months.
* Greenland — Visa not required.
* Margarita Island — All visitors are fingerprinted.
* Puerto Rico — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon — Visa not required.
* Sint Maarten — Visa not required for 3 months.
* Turks and Caicos Islands — Visa not required for 90 days.
* U.S. Virgin Islands — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.

### Oceania

* American Samoa — Electronic authorization for 30 days.
* Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.
* Clipperton Island — special permit required.
* Cook Islands — Visa free access for 31 days.
* Lau Province — Special permission required.
* French Polynesia — Visa not required.
* Guam — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
* New Caledonia — Visa not required for 3 months.
* Niue — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
* Northern Mariana Islands — Visa not required.
* Pitcairn Islands — 14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.
* Tokelau — Entry permit required.
* United States Minor Outlying Islands — special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.
* Wallis and Futuna — Visa not required.

### South Atlantic and Antarctica

* Falkland Islands — Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arriva.
* Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
** Ascension Island — eVisa for 3 months within any year period.
** Saint Helena — Entry Permit (£25) for 183 days is issued on arrival.
** Tristan da Cunha — Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
* South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
* Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.
* Arab League — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.

## Non-ordinary passports

Holders of Latvian diplomatic passports have additional visa-free access to Russia. Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country have visa-free access to Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Mali and Zimbabwe.

## Right to consular protection in non-EU countries

When in a non-EU country where there is no Latvian embassy, Latvian citizens as EU citizens have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country.
See also List of diplomatic missions of Latvia.