TO REGISTER A CHILD AS A CITIZEN OF LATVIA

IMPORTANT!

Visitors are admitted by prior appointment only. You can book an appointment by phone: +44 (0) 20 731 200 40, or e-mail: consulate.uk@mfa.gov.lv.

Registration of a child as a citizen of Latvia – obtaining the identity code.

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 – Certified  Copy of an Entry  (in England) or Extract of an Entry in a Register of Birth (in Scotland)
• If one of the parents is a citizen of another country - a signed free form application from this parent with confirmation / agreement that a child becomes a citizen of Latvia (the signature shall be approved by Notary public or solicitor)

After the registration, in approximately 4 weeks the identity code is granted to the child.  

Only one parent - Citizen of Latvia - can come to the Embassy.

After identity code is granted you can apply for either for a full passport or for an Emergency Travel document for a child. 

To apply for a passport, presence of one parent with a passport and presence of a child at the Embassy is required. You should submit 2 good quality  passport-size (3.5 x 4.5 cm) photographs of a child and payment for a passport - £ 47. It takes 6 weeks to process the passport.

To apply for an Emergency Travel document, presence of one parent with a passport and presence of a child at the Embassy is required. You should submit 2 good quality passport-size (3.5 x 4.5 cm) photographs of a child and payment for a document - £ 7. We practice to issue Emergency Travel document at the same day, if it is possible. Maximum validity of Emergency Travel document is 30 days and it is valid only for return to Latvia.

If you wish to receive a new passport or an Emergency Travel Document back by post, you should submit prepaid and self-addressed Special Delivery envelope (you can obtain it at the Post Office). 

Applying for child's passport in Latvia you have to submit official translation of child's full birth certificate in Latvian by certified translator.

Address of the Embassy: 45 Nottingham Place , London, W1U 5LY (nearest Tube station: Baker street).

Reception hours every business day (normally Monday to Friday) from 10.00am until 1.00pm. 

Before coming to the Embassy to register a child, please call us in due time in order to inform us about the day and time of arrival.

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