Latvia Latvian or Liv Origin Residence

1. Residence permit72 months
2. Renew72 months at a time
3. Permanent residencyafter 5 years
4. Citizenshipafter 10 years

• Permanent residency 5 years
• Citizenship 10 years
• Dual citizenship not allowed
• Language required for citizenship

Country

Latvia

Program

Latvia Latvian or Liv Origin Residence

Local name

Termiņuzturēšanās atļauja latvietim vai lībietim

Type

Ancestry

Status

Active

Initial duration

72 months

Renewable

Yes (72 mo)

Temporary residence permit for a foreigner with a Latvian or Livonian ancestor in the direct line. The permit is issued for up to six years, can be requested again, and includes unrestricted employment. It does not itself confer citizenship. Registration as a Latvian or Liv is a separate citizenship route.

Income requirement

EUR 780/mo (~$873 USD)

Application fee

$179

Tax regime

Worldwide

Tax rate

25.5%

Regime name

25.5% to EUR 105,300, then 33%

Foreign income taxed

Yes

Capital gains taxed

Yes

Method

online, embassy, in country

Processing time

30–120 days

Apply from abroad

Yes

Article 27(1)(6) of the Immigration Law sets no generation cap and does not require the ancestor to have been a Latvian citizen. Russian and Belarusian citizens are not excluded from this ground. Family members can request a permit for the same term. The statute calls a family member a spouse, a minor child, including a child under guardianship, and a person under guardianship. Until the Health Care Financing Law is amended, and no later than 1 August 2027, holders of this permit are entitled to state-funded healthcare. The same sunset applies to social services and social benefits. Means of subsistence are the 2026 minimum wage, EUR 780 a month, under the residual rule in Cabinet Regulation No. 225. The document-review fee is EUR 160. USD figures use the ECB reference rate of 8 October 2026, 1 EUR = 1.1186 USD. Permanent residence still requires five years of continuous stay, A2 Latvian and a culture and history course. Naturalisation is five further years from the permanent residence permit, with a renunciation of another citizenship except for EU, EFTA and NATO countries and Australia, Brazil and New Zealand. The separate exile and ethnic registration routes are citizenship, not this permit.

• Digital Nomad Visadigital nomad visa

1. Oct 10, 2026

   Added

   created from article 27(1)(6) of the Immigration Law (likumi.lv).