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Riga

Latvia: embassies, consulates & entry rules

foreign missions here
46
Consulates
5
missions abroad
76
Visa-free / Visa on arrival
93
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Live & travel in Latvia

Monthly budget
$2,800/mo
Prices vs USA: 62%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 0.897 EUR
US travel advisory
Level 1
Homicides / 100k: 2.5
travel.state.gov
Internet access
93%
of people online
Air quality
13
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Latvian
Emergency
112 · 113 · 110
Plug types
Schuko, Europlug
Calling code
+371

Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Mar 31, 2026

3.8
/ 5
embassly score

Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept

  • Cost3.0
  • Safety4.8
  • Internet access4.8
  • Air quality4.0
  • Climate2.3
City guide: Riga
SOS · Latvia112Restaurants, cafés and dishes in LatviaRestaurant Rozengrals · Meka · Sklandrausis · Rupjmaize · Cold beet soup · Alexandertorte · Blodpalt

Government consensus

Normal precautions· 3 of 3 governments
  • United StatesNormal precautions
  • United KingdomNormal precautions
  • CanadaNormal precautions

Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.

Digital nomad visa

  • Long-Stay Visa for Remote WorkVerified Nov 9, 2026
    Min. income: $4,700/moDuration: 12 months
    2.5× previous year's average gross wage = €4,213/month; employer must be registered in an OECD state
    Official site

Programme rules change; always confirm on the official site linked on each card.

Upcoming public holidays

  • Nov 18, 2026 · Republic Day
  • Dec 24, 2026 · Christmas Eve
  • Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
  • Dec 26, 2026 · Boxing Day
  • Dec 31, 2026 · New Year’s Eve
  • Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
  • Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
  • Mar 28, 2027 · Easter Sunday

Cities in Latvia

Riga, Latvia
3.8 / 5
Latvia

Riga

$2,800/mo · 2°C

© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0

Traveller essentials · Latvia

Emergency
112 · 113 · 110
Calling code
+371
Currency
EUR
Plug types
Schuko, Europlug
Drives on the
right
Capital
Riga

Foreign missions in Latvia

AustriaRiga1AzerbaijanRiga1BelarusRiga2BulgariaRiga1CanadaRiga1ChinaRiga1CzechiaRiga1DenmarkRiga1EstoniaRiga1FinlandRiga1FranceRiga1GeorgiaRiga1GermanyRiga1GreeceRiga1HungaryRiga1IrelandRiga1IsraelRiga1ItalyRiga1JapanRiga1KazakhstanRiga1LithuaniaRiga1MacaoRiga1MaltaRiga1MoldovaRiga1NetherlandsRiga1NorwayRiga1PolandRiga1RomaniaRiga1RussiaRiga2SlovakiaRiga1SloveniaRiga1South KoreaRiga1SpainRiga1SwedenRiga1SwitzerlandRiga1TaiwanRiga1TürkiyeRiga1UkraineRiga2United Arab EmiratesRiga1United KingdomRiga1United StatesRiga1UzbekistanRiga1Vatican CityRiga1

Latvia missions abroad

AustraliaCanberra2AustriaVienna3AzerbaijanBaku1BelarusMinsk, Vitebsk4BelgiumBrussels, Antwerp3BulgariaSofia1CanadaOttawa1ChileSantiago1ChinaBeijing1CroatiaZagreb1CzechiaPrague1DenmarkCopenhagen1EgyptCairo1EstoniaTallinn1FinlandHelsinki1FranceParis, Marseille, Strasbourg7GeorgiaTbilisi, Batumi2GermanyBerlin, Kiel, Frankfurt6GreeceAthens1HungaryBudapest1IndiaNew Delhi1IrelandDublin1IsraelTel Aviv1ItalyRome, Bari, Milan3JapanTokyo1KazakhstanAstana1LithuaniaVilnius1Mexico1MoldovaChișinău1NetherlandsThe Hague1NorwayOslo1PolandWarsaw, Wrocław, Katowice3RussiaMoscow1SlovakiaKošice1South KoreaSeoul1SpainMadrid1SwedenStockholm, Gothenburg2SwitzerlandGeneva1TürkiyeAnkara, Istanbul2UkraineKyiv, Odesa3United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi1United KingdomLondon2United StatesWashington, D.C., New York City, Chicago3UzbekistanTashkent1VenezuelaCaracas1

Who can enter Latvia without a visa?

Visa-free93
Visa required105

Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.

Frequently asked questions

Embassies & consulates in Latvia?

46 missions, 43 countries.

Emergency: Latvia?

112, 113 (emergency medical services), 110 (police)

Who can enter Latvia without a visa?

93: Albania, Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, and Brunei…