Amendments to Article 4.⁴ of the Immigration Law are coming into force on 1 September 2025. According to the amendments, third-country nationals who do not have a visa or residence permit issued by Latvia will be obliged, before entering Latvia, to submit certain information about themselves and the purpose of their travel to the State Threat Prevention Information System at eta.gov.lv. The aim of the amendments is to strengthen national security and improve the efficiency of state border protection in order to prevent threats to national security in its various manifestations through identifying risks. Thereby, obtaining information before persons enter the Republic of Latvia will contribute to the ability of the state to predict and…