To register a child as a citizen of Latvia

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1. Registration of a child, born in Belgium / Luxembourg, as a citizen of Latvia - obtaining the identity code.

In order to register a child as a citizen of Latvia one of parents (citizen of Latvia) must present the following documents at the Consular section of the Embassy:

Both parents' passports;
Full (where both parents' names are written) birth certificate;
If one of the parents is a citizen of another country - a signed confirmation from this parent where he / she agrees that child becomes a citizen of Latvia. Signature shall be approved by Notary public of Belgium / Luxembourg. There is a possibility to make this confirmation free of charge at the Embassy - for this purpose a parent who s a citizen of another country shall come to the Embassy in person with passport or identity card.

After the registration, in approximately 1-2 weeks the identity code is granted to the child.

2. After identity code is granted

After identity code is granted, you can apply either for a full passport or for return certificate for a child.

More information on application for a passport is available here

More information on application for an Emergency Travel document is available here

Location of the Embassy's Consular section: 122 rue du Commerce, 1000 Brussels, Belgium, telephone: +32 (0) 2 2383 236; e-mail: embassy.belgium@mfa.gov.lv.

Consular visitors are admitted by prior appointment only.

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