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LIST OF COUNTRIES, THE CITIZENS OF WHICH DO NOT NEED VISAS

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List of countries citizens of which may enter the Republic of Latvia without a visa and stay in Latvia for up to 90 days within a six-month period, counting from the day of entry:

1.Citizens of the European Union, member states of the European Economic Area and Swiss Confederation:

• Austria;
• Belgium;
• Czech Republic;
• Cyprus;
• Denmark;
• Finland;
• France;
• Germany;
• Greece;
• Hungary;
• Estonia;
• Ireland;
• Iceland;
• Italy;
• Lithuania;
• Liechtenstein;
• Luxemburg;
• Malta;
• The Netherlands;
• Norway;
• Poland;
• Portugal;
• Slovakia;
• Slovenia;
• Spain;
• Sweden;
• Switzerland;
• United Kingdom.
• Bulgaria
• Romania

2.List of countries citizens of which do not require a visa in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement:

• Andorra;
• Antigua and Barbuda;
• Argentina;
• Australia;
• The Bahamas;
• Barbados;
• Brazil;
• Brunei;
• Canada;
• Chile;
• Costa Rica;
• Croatia;
• El Salvador;
• Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) (applies only to holders of biometric passports);
• Guatemala;
• Honduras;
• Israel;
• Japan;
• Korea (South Korea);
• Malaysia;
• Mauritius;
• Mexico;
• Monaco;
• Montenegro (applies only to holders of biometric passports);
• New Zealand;
• Nicaragua;
• Panama;
• Paraguay;
• Saint Kitts and Nevis;
• San Marino;
• Serbia (applies only to holders of biometric passports, excluding holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (in Serbian: Koordinaciona uprava));
• The Seychelles;
• Singapore;
• Uruguay;
• USA;
• Vatican City State;
• Venezuela;
• Special Adminstrative Regions of the People's Republic of China:
• only passport holders of Hong Kong SAR;
• only passport holders of Macao SAR.

3. Categories of persons who are exempt from the visa requirement: 

Recognized refugees, stateless persons and other persons without a citizenship, who permanently reside in one of the EU member state and who hold a travel document issued by this member state (except Great Britain and Ireland).