Added
created from article 27(1)(6) of the Immigration Law (https://likumi.lv/ta/id/370622).
Minimum income
$873/mo
EUR 780 a month
Stay
72
months, renewable
Application fee
$179
Tax
25.5%
25.5% to EUR 105,300, then 33%
Path to staying
- Residence permit72 months
- Renew72 months at a time
- Permanent residencyafter 5 years
- Citizenshipafter 10 years
- Permanent residency 5 years
- Citizenship 10 years
- Dual citizenship not allowed
- Language required for citizenship
Overview
- 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.
Financial requirements
- Income requirement
- EUR 780/mo (~$873 USD)
- Application fee
- $179
Eligibility
- Criminal record check required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance not required
Work rights
- Employment allowed
- Self-employment allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 18
- Parents allowed
- No
Benefits and mobility
- Schengen access
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare access granted
Tax
- 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
How to apply
- Method
- online, embassy, in country
- Processing time
- 30–120 days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
Notes
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.
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Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 10, 2026 Source