Added
created from article 27(1)(34) of the Immigration Law (likumi.lv).
LV
Latvia Pensioner Residence
Active
Worldwide
Schengen
Latvia · Termiņuzturēšanās atļauja pensijas vecumā · Retirement · apply online, embassy, in country · processing 30–120 days
Financial threshold
—
no minimum listed
Stay
24
months, renewable
Application fee
$179
Tax
25.5%
25.5% to EUR 105,300, then 33%
Path to staying
- Residence permit24 months
- Renew24 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 Pensioner Residence
- Local name
- Termiņuzturēšanās atļauja pensijas vecumā
- Type
- Retirement
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 24 months
- Renewable
- Yes (24 mo)
Temporary residence permit of up to two years for a visa-exempt foreigner who has reached Latvia's pension age and has sufficient means. The statutory pension age in 2026 is 65. Russian and Belarusian citizens cannot use this ground. The permit can be requested again. It does not include a work right.
Eligibility
- Minimum age 65+
- Criminal record check required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance not required
Work rights
- Employment not allowed
- Self-employment not allowed
- Own a business not allowed
- Work permit included no
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 no access
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)(34) of the Immigration Law requires three things together: entry under a visa-waiver agreement, sufficient means, and Latvia's pension age. The State Social Insurance Agency says that age is 65 in 2026, with at least 20 years of insurance for a Latvian pension. This permit does not require a Latvian pension, only that age. Cabinet Regulation No. 225 still ties the old pensioner ground to personal regular income of twice the previous year's average old-age pension. No euro amount is given for it, because the published 2025 averages do not agree. The document-review fee is EUR 160, about USD 179 at the ECB rate of 8 October 2026, 1 EUR = 1.1186 USD. The permit is not on the unrestricted-employment list. Family members may request a permit for the same term. Permanent residence is five years of continuous stay with A2 Latvian and a culture and history course. Naturalisation is five further years from the permanent residence permit. A tax resident is taxed on worldwide income.
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