Visa-free entry agreements provide that you may enter and stay in a country without a visa if the purpose of your trip is a short-term private visit or tourism. If you plan to stay in the country to study or work, you must apply for a visa in advance at the embassy of the relevant country. Please note that exemption from the visa requirement or the presence of a visa does not guarantee entry into a foreign country. The border guards of each country make an individual decision on entry permission.
Attention! Please contact the representative office of the relevant foreign country before your trip to clarify the current restrictions and requirements for immigrants, as well as to follow the information in the Travel Warnings (in Latvian).
| COUNTRIES TO WHICH VISA IS NOT REQUIRED FOR LATVIAN CITIZENS | |
|---|---|
| Country | Duration of stay |
| Albania | up to 90 days |
| Andorra | 90 days within half a year |
| Angola | up to 30 days during single entry |
| Antigua and Barbuda | up to 3 months within half a year |
| Argentina | up to 90 days in a year |
| Armenia | up to 180 days in a year |
| Australia | up to 3 months, registration before the trip eVisitor |
| Austria | 90 days within half a year* |
| Bahamas | up to 3 months within half a year |
| Barbados | up to 3 months within half a year |
| Belgium | 90 days within half a year* |
| Belize | up to 30 days |
| Bolivia | up to 90 days with tourism purpose |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | up to 90 days |
| Botswana | up to 90 days in a year |
| Brazil | up to 3 months within half a year |
| Brunei | up to 30 days within half a year |
| Bulgaria | 90 days within half a year |
| Canada | up to 6 months in a year, registration before the trip eTA |
| Caribbean part of the Netherlands (Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius), Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten | no more than 30 days on a single island and no more than 90 days in total |
| Chile | up to 90 days |
| China | up to 30 days for tourism, business trip or family visit (until 31 December, 2026) |
| Colombia | up to 180 days in a year |
| Costa Rica | up to 90 days within half a year |
| Croatia | up to 90 days within half a year* |
| Cyprus | 90 days within half a year |
| Czech Republic | 90 days within half a year* |
| Denmark | 90 days within half a year* |
| Dominica | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| Dominican Republic | up to 30 with tourism purpose |
| East Timor | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| Ecuador | up to 90 days |
| El Salvador | up to 90 days |
| Estonia | 90 days within half a year* |
| Eswatini (former Swaziland) | up to 60 days |
| Fiji | if travelling with tourism or business purpose |
| Finland | 90 days within half a year* |
| France | 90 days within half a year* |
| Georgia | up to one year |
| Germany | 90 days within half a year* |
| Greece | 90 days within half a year* |
| Grenada | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| Guatemala | up to 90 days |
| Haiti | up to 90 days |
| Honduras | up to 30 days |
| Hungary | 90 days within half a year* |
| Hong Kong SAR | up to 90 days |
| Iceland | 90 days within half a year* |
| Indonesia | up to 30 days (visa-free regime temporarily suspended) |
| Ireland | 90 days within half a year |
| Israel | up to 90 days within 6 months |
| Italy | 90 days within half a year* |
| Jamaica | up to 30 days if travelling with tourism purpose (must present vaccination certificate against measles, epidemic roseola and poliomyelitis) |
| Japan | up to 90 days |
| Kazakhstan | up to 30 days |
| Kosovo | up to 90 days |
| Kyrgyzstan | up to 60 days |
| Lesotho | up to 14 days |
| Liechtenstein | up to 90 days within 12 months |
| Lithuania | 90 days within half a year* |
| Luxembourg | 90 days within half a year* |
| Macao | up to 90 days within 6 months |
| Malaysia | up to 90 days |
| Maldives | up to 30 days |
| Malta | 90 days within half a year |
| Mauritius | up to 3 months within half a year |
| Mexico | up to 90 days within 6 months |
| Moldova | up to 90 days within 6 months |
| Monaco | up to 90 days within 6 months |
| Mongolia | up to 30 days if travelling with tourism purpose (until 31 December, 2025) |
| Montenegro | up to 90 days |
| Morocco | up to 3 months within 6 months |
| Netherlands | 90 days within half a year* |
| New Zealand | up to 3 months if travelling with tourism purpose (from 1 October, 2019, registration before the trip NZeTA) |
| Nicaragua | up to 90 days |
| North Macedonia | 90 days within half a year |
| Norway | 90 days within half a year* |
| Panama | up to 6 months if travelling with tourism purpose |
| Paraguay | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| Peru | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| Philippines | up to 30 days |
| Poland | 90 days within half a year* |
| Portugal | 90 days within half a year* |
| Puerto Rico | up to 90 days, registration before the trip ESTA |
| Republic of Korea | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| Romania | 90 days within half a year |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | up to 3 months within half a year |
| Samoa | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| Saint Lucia | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| Saint Martin | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| San Marino | up to 90 days |
| Sao Tome and Principe | up to 15 days |
| Senegal | up to 90 days |
| Serbia | up to 90 days |
| Seychelles | up to 3 months within half a year |
| Singapore | up to 90 days |
| Slovakia | 90 days within half a year* |
| Slovenia | 90 days within half a year* |
| Solomon Islands | up to 90 days within half a year |
| South Africa | up to 90 days during single entry |
| Spain | 90 days within half a year* |
| St.Vincent and the Grenadines | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| Suriname | up to 90 days, registration before the trip suriname.vfsevisa.com and payment of a one-time entry fee of EUR 25 |
| Sweden | 90 days within half a year* |
| Switzerland | 90 days within half a year* |
| Taiwan | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| Thailand | up to 30 days with tourism purpose |
| Tonga | up to 90 days in any period of 180 days |
| Tunisia | up to 90 days |
| Trinidad and Tobago | up to 90 days in any period of 180 days |
| Türkiye | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| Tuvalu | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| Ukraine | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| United Arab Emirates | up to 90 days in any period of 180 days |
| United Kingdom | up to 6 months in a year, registering for an ETA before the trip |
| United States of America | up to 90 days, registration before the trip ESTA |
| Uruguay | up to 90 days within half a year |
| Uzbekistan | up to 30 days |
| Vanuatu | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| Venezuela | up to 90 days during single entry with tourist card DEX-2 |
Zambia | up to 90 days per year for tourism purposes, up to 30 days for business purposes |
| COUNTRIES TO WHICH VISA IS NOT REQUIRED FOR LATVIAN NON-CITIZENS | |
|---|---|
| Country | Duration of stay |
| Albania | up to 30 days |
| Andorra | 90 days within half a year |
| Austria | 90 days within half a year* |
| Bahamas | up to 90 days |
| Belgium | 90 days within half a year* |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | up to 90 days |
| Bulgaria | 90 days within half a year |
| Costa Rica | up to 90 days within half a year |
| Croatia | up to 90 days within half a year* |
| Cyprus | 90 days within half a year |
| Czech Republic | 90 days within half a year* |
| Denmark | 90 days within half a year* |
| Dominica | up to 21 days |
| Dominican Republic | up to 30 days with tourism purpose |
| Ecuador | up to 90 days with tourism purpose |
| Estonia | 90 days within half a year* |
| Finland | 90 days within half a year* |
| France | 90 days within half a year* |
| Germany | 90 days within half a year* |
| Georgia | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| Greece | 90 days within half a year* |
| Hungary | 90 days within half a year* |
| Iceland | 90 days within half a year* |
| Italy | 90 days within half a year* |
| Kosovo | up to 90 days |
| Lithuania | 90 days within half a year* |
| Luxembourg | 90 days within half a year* |
| Malta | 90 days within half a year* |
| Maldives | up to 30 days |
| Moldova | up to 90 days within 6 months |
| Monaco | up to 90 days within 6 months |
| Montenegro | up to 30 days |
| Netherlands | 90 days within half a year* |
| Norway | 90 days within half a year* |
| Panama | up to 6 months with tourism purpose |
| Poland | 90 days within half a year* |
| Portugal | 90 days within half a year* |
| Romania | 90 days within half a year |
| Russia | up to 90 days per calendar year |
| Saint Martin | up to 90 days in 180 days |
| Samoa | up to 30 days |
| San Marino | up to 90 days (up to 30 days during single entry) |
| Slovakia | 90 days within half a year* |
| Slovenia | 90 days within half a year* |
| Spain | 90 days within half a year* |
| Sweden | 90 days within half a year* |
| Switzerland | 90 days within half a year* |
| Tunisia | only for organized tourist groups from 5 persons |
* Schengen Agreement Member States
The official information at its disposal is published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Please note that this information may not be complete, as countries have the right to promptly determine changes in entry procedures and conditions of stay. Therefore, we encourage you to always clarify these issues at the diplomatic or consular mission of the specific foreign country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot assume responsibility for losses incurred as a result of failure to comply with the above recommendations. The travel warnings published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are of a recommendatory nature and do not limit the right of individuals to leave Latvia, as provided for in Article 98 of the Constitution.