Visa requirements for Latvian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Latvia. As of January 2024, Latvian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 186 countries and territories, ranking the Latvian passport 9th (tied with Slovakia and Slovenia) in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley-on-Thames Passport Index. [1]
There are different visa requirements for Latvian non-citizens.
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required [2] | ||
Albania | Visa not required [3] | 90 days |
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Algeria | Visa required [4] | ||
Andorra | Visa not required [5] |
| |
Angola | Visa not required [6] | 30 days | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required [7] | 3 months | |
Argentina | Visa not required [8] | 90 days | |
Armenia | Visa not required [9] | 180 days | |
Australia | eVisitor [10] | 90 days |
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Austria | Freedom of movement [11] |
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Azerbaijan | eVisa [12] | 30 days [13] | |
Bahamas | Visa not required [14] | 3 months | |
Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival [15] | 14 days |
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Bangladesh | Visa on arrival [17] | 30 days | |
Barbados | Visa not required [18] | 3 months | |
Belarus | Visa not required [19] | 30 days |
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Belgium | Freedom of movement [20] |
| |
Belize | Visa not required [21] | 1 month | |
Benin | eVisa / Visa on arrival [22] [23] | 30 days / 8 days |
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Bhutan | Visa required [24] |
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Bolivia | Visa not required [25] | 90 days | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required [26] | 90 days |
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Botswana | Visa not required [27] | 90 days | |
Brazil | Visa not required [28] | 90 days |
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Brunei | Visa not required [29] | 90 days | |
Bulgaria | Freedom of movement [30] |
| |
Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival [31] | 1 month | |
Burundi | Visa required [32] [33] | ||
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [34] | 30 days |
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Cameroon | Visa required [36] |
| |
Canada | Visa not required [37] | 6 months | |
Cape Verde | Visa not required [40] | 30 days |
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Central African Republic | Visa required [42] | ||
Chad | Visa required [43] | ||
Chile | Visa not required [44] | 90 days | |
China | Visa required [45] |
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Colombia | Visa not required [47] | 180 days |
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Comoros | Visa on arrival [48] | ||
Republic of the Congo | Visa required [49] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required [50] | ||
Costa Rica | Visa not required [51] | 90 days | |
Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa [52] | ||
Croatia | Freedom of movement [53] |
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Cuba | Tourist Card required [54] | ||
Cyprus | Freedom of movement [55] |
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Czech Republic | Freedom of movement [56] |
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Denmark | Freedom of movement [57] |
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Djibouti | eVisa [58] | 31 days | |
Dominica | Visa not required [59] | 90 days |
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Dominican Republic | Visa not required [60] | 90 days | |
Ecuador | Visa not required [61] | 90 days | |
Egypt | eVisa / Visa on arrival [62] [63] | 30 days | |
El Salvador | Visa not required [64] | 3 months | |
Equatorial Guinea | Visa required [65] | ||
Eritrea | Visa required [66] |
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Estonia | Freedom of movement [67] |
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Eswatini | Visa not required [68] | 30 days | |
Ethiopia | eVisa [69] | up to 90 days |
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Fiji | Visa not required [70] | 4 months | |
Finland | Freedom of movement [71] |
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France | Freedom of movement [72] |
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Gabon | eVisa / Visa on arrival [73] | 90 days |
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Gambia | Visa required [75] [76] | ||
Georgia | Visa not required [77] | 1 year |
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Germany | Freedom of movement [78] |
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Ghana | Visa required [79] |
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Greece | Freedom of movement [80] |
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Grenada | Visa not required [81] | 3 months | |
Guatemala | Visa not required [82] | 90 days | |
Guinea | eVisa [83] | 90 days | |
Guinea-Bissau | eVisa / Visa on arrival [84] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa required [85] | ||
Haiti | Visa not required [86] | 90 days | |
Honduras | Visa not required [87] | 3 months | |
Hungary | Freedom of movement [88] |
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Iceland | Freedom of movement [89] |
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India | e-Visa [90] | 60 days |
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Indonesia | Visa on arrival [93] | 30 days | |
Iran | eVisa [94] | 30 days [95] | |
Iraq | Visa on arrival [96] | 60 days | |
Ireland | Freedom of movement [97] |
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Israel | Visa not required [98] | 3 months | |
Italy | Freedom of movement [99] |
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Jamaica | Visa on arrival [100] | ||
Japan | Visa not required [101] | 90 days | |
Jordan | Visa on arrival [102] |
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Kazakhstan | Visa not required [104] | 30 days | |
Kenya | eVisa [105] | 3 months | |
Kiribati | Visa not required [106] | 90 days |
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North Korea | Visa required [107] | ||
South Korea | Visa not required [108] | 90 days | |
Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival [109] | 3 months | |
Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required [110] | 60 days | |
Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival [111] [112] | 30 days |
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Lebanon | Visa on arrival [116] | 1 month |
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Lesotho | eVisa [117] [118] | ||
Liberia | Visa required [119] |
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Libya | Visa required [120] |
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Liechtenstein | Freedom of movement [121] |
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Lithuania | Freedom of movement [122] |
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Luxembourg | Freedom of movement [123] |
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Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival [124] | 90 days | |
Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival [125] [126] | 90 days | |
Malaysia | Visa not required [127] | 90 days | |
Maldives | Visa on arrival [128] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa required [129] | ||
Malta | Freedom of movement [130] |
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Marshall Islands | Visa not required [131] | 90 days |
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Mauritania | Visa on arrival [132] |
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Mauritius | Visa not required [133] | 90 days | |
Mexico | Visa not required [134] | 180 days | |
Micronesia | Visa not required [135] | 90 days |
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Moldova | Visa not required [136] | 90 days |
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Monaco | Visa not required [137] |
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Mongolia | Visa not required [138] | 30 days |
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Montenegro | Visa not required [139] | 90 days |
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Morocco | Visa not required [140] | 90 days | |
Mozambique | Visa on arrival [141] | 30 days | |
Myanmar | eVisa [142] | 28 days |
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Namibia | Visa required [143] | ||
Nauru | Visa required [144] | ||
Nepal | Visa on arrival [145] | 90 days | |
Netherlands | Freedom of movement [146] |
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New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority [147] | 3 months |
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Nicaragua | Visa not required [152] | 90 days | |
Niger | Visa required [153] | ||
Nigeria | Visa required [154] |
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North Macedonia | Visa not required [155] | 90 days |
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Norway | Freedom of movement [156] | ||
Oman | eVisa [158] | 30 days | |
Pakistan | Online Visa [159] | ||
Palau | Visa not required [162] | 90 days |
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Panama | Visa not required [163] | 180 days | |
Papua New Guinea | eVisa [164] | 60 days | |
Paraguay | Visa not required [165] | 90 days | |
Peru | Visa not required [166] | 90 days |
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Philippines | Visa not required [168] | 30 days | |
Poland | Freedom of movement [169] |
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Portugal | Freedom of movement [170] |
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Qatar | Visa not required [171] | 90 days | |
Romania | Freedom of movement [172] |
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Russia | eVisa [173] | 16 days |
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Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival [175] | 30 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required [176] | 3 months | |
Saint Lucia | Visa not required [177] | 90 days |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required [178] | 90 days |
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Samoa | Visa not required [179] | 90 days |
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San Marino | Visa not required [180] |
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São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required [181] | 15 days | |
Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [182] [183] | 90 days | |
Senegal | Visa not required [184] | 90 days | |
Serbia | Visa not required [185] | 90 days |
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Seychelles | Visa not required [186] | 3 months | |
Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival [187] | ||
Singapore | Visa not required [188] | 90 days | |
Slovakia | Freedom of movement [189] |
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Slovenia | Freedom of movement [190] |
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Solomon Islands | Visa not required [191] | 90 days |
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Somalia | Visa on arrival [192] |
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South Africa | Visa required [193] | ||
South Sudan | Electronic Visa [194] | ||
Spain | Freedom of movement [196] |
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Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival [197] | 30 days | |
Sudan | Visa required [198] | ||
Suriname | E-tourist card [199] | 90 days |
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Sweden | Freedom of movement [201] |
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Switzerland | Freedom of movement [202] |
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Syria | Visa required [203] | ||
Tajikistan | Visa not required [204] | 30 days |
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Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival [206] [207] | 3 months | |
Thailand | Visa not required [208] | 30 days | |
Timor-Leste | Visa not required [209] | 90 days |
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Togo | Visa on arrival [210] | 7 days | |
Tonga | Visa not required [211] | 90 days |
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Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required [212] | 90 days |
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Tunisia | Visa not required [213] [214] | 3 months | |
Turkey | Visa not required [216] | 90 days | |
Turkmenistan | Visa required [217] |
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Tuvalu | Visa not required [218] | 90 days |
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Uganda | eVisa / Visa on arrival [219] |
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Ukraine | Visa not required [221] | 90 days |
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United Arab Emirates | Visa not required [222] | 90 days | |
United Kingdom | Visa not required [225] | 6 months | |
United States | Visa Waiver Program [227] | 90 days |
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Uruguay | Visa not required [229] | 90 days | |
Uzbekistan | Visa not required [230] | 30 days | |
Vanuatu | Visa not required [231] | 90 days |
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Vatican City | Visa not required [232] |
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Venezuela | Visa not required [233] | 90 days | |
Vietnam | Visa required [234] |
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Yemen | Visa required [236] | ||
Zambia | Visa not required [237] | 90 days | |
Zimbabwe | eVisa / Visa on arrival [238] | 3 months |
Visa requirements for Latvian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:
Holders of Latvian diplomatic passports have additional visa-free access to Russia. Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country have visa-free access to Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Mali and Zimbabwe.
When in a non-EU country where there is no Latvian embassy, Latvian citizens as EU citizens have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country.
See also List of diplomatic missions of Latvia.
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Many tourists, people on working holidays, and some students and workers coming to New Zealand must pay an International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) of NZD $35.
Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand.
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