Today the Ogre division also has joined the pilot project of pre-appointment. We invite clients to apply for a visit to Ogre division remotely via previous appointment tool. Use the opportunity to…
In order to acquire Latvian citizenship through naturalization, applicants for citizenship must pass a Latvian language proficiency test and prove knowledge of the basic provisions of the…
Due to infection of employees with COVID-19 virus, Tukums division is CLOSED until May 5th! All visits by appointment are CANCELED. We invite clients to contact Jurmala division by phone 67149322 or…
Currently, 306,345* people with a non-citizen's passport live in Latvia. Of these, 209 007 are non-citizens of Latvia, 97,178 are citizens of another country and 160 are stateless. The number of…
On Tuesday, April 20, the Cabinet of Ministers supported amendments to the Law on the Management of the Spread of COVID-19 Infection, extending the period until which foreign nationals can re-apply…
We continue to talk about the field of naturalization. Today we talk about how the granting of citizenship to non-citizen children has changed over time. On 1 January 2021, 3,440 non-citizens under…
Since 1995, 147,893 people have become citizens of Latvia through naturalization. This year marks the 26th anniversary of the naturalization process. What is naturalization? It is a person's…
Today, April 19, is the 30th anniversary of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. For 30 years, the OCMA has been implementing migration, asylum and naturalization policies, managing…
On Thursday, 15 April, the Saeima adopted in the final reading changes to the law extending the period of entry and residence in Latvia for the citizens of the United Kingdom following the withdrawal…
For several years now, the Office's experts in the field of identity documents have attended international conferences and seminars, as well as regularly participated in the meetings of the European…
