Dual citizenship

1. An application:
   • Application form for a child
   • Application form as of the age of 18 years
2. personal identification document of a Latvian citizen (passport, identification card). Sending documents by post, it is necessary to send only the copy of a personal identification document;
3. a document certifying the fact of acquisition of citizenship of another state (sending documents by post, it is necessary to send only the copy of a personal identification document).

Documents may be submitted:

1. electronically by using the official service eAddress, by attaching certified copies of the original documents signed with a secure electronic signature (copies of identification documents do not need to be certified);
2. by means of a secure electronic signature, by sending to e-mail pmlp@pmlp.gov.lv, a certified copy of the original of documents signed with a secure electronic signature (except the copy of a personal identification document);
3.  by post to OCMA to address: Čiekurkalna 1.līnija 1, k-3, Rīga, LV-1026. When sending documents by post, copies of documents must be certified, except for a copy of an identity document.

Regarding the possibility to submit documents to the nearest diplomatic or consular mission of Latvia abroad, please contact the nearest mission or watch on the website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  

If it is necessary to verify the legal strength of the original document or the accuracy of the derivative of the document, OCMA may at any time request that the original document be produced.

A citizen of Latvia who has acquired citizenship with an unpermitted country has an obligation to submit an application for the renunciation of citizenship of Latvia within 30 days after acquiring citizenship of this country.

A Latvian citizen who, prior to reaching the age of majority, has acquired dual citizenship with a country whose citizenship is not permitted under the Citizenship Law and who chooses to retain Latvian citizenship, must, upon reaching the age of majority and before turning 25, submit to the Office a document issued by the competent authority of the relevant country certifying that citizenship of the prohibited country has been renounced.

However, if the person chooses to retain the citizenship of a country not permitted under the Citizenship Law, they must submit an application to the Office to renounce Latvian citizenship after reaching the age of majority but before turning 25.

Citizenship of Latvia may be retained for persons who have acquired:

• citizenship of another EU Member State or another EFTA Member State;
• citizenship of another NATO Member State;
• citizenship of Australia, Brazil or New Zealand;
• citizenship of such a country with which Latvia has concluded an agreement on the recognition of dual citizenship (no such agreement is currently concluded);
• citizenship of a country not referred to previously if due to important national interests permission from the Cabinet is received to retain dual citizenship;
• citizenship of a country not referred to previously if it has been acquired automatically (ex lege) through marriage or as a result of adoption.

Children of citizens of Latvia may hold dual citizenship with any country.

If, prior to reaching the age of majority, a person has acquired dual citizenship with a country whose citizenship is not permitted under the Citizenship Law and chooses to retain Latvian citizenship, then, after reaching the age of majority and before turning 25, you must submit to the Office a document issued by the competent authority of the relevant country certifying that you have renounced the citizenship of the prohibited country.

However, if a person chooses to retain the citizenship of a country that is not permitted, they must submit an application to the Office to renounce Latvian citizenship between the ages of 18 and 25.

This requirement does not apply to persons:

• who have acquired Latvian citizenship as descendants of exiles;
• who have acquired dual citizenship with a country permitted under the Citizenship Law.

When registering Latvian citizenship as an exile, a descendant of an exile, a Latvian, or a Liv, dual citizenship is permitted with any country. However, if, after registering Latvian citizenship, citizenship is acquired from a country with which dual citizenship is not permitted, an application to renounce Latvian citizenship must be submitted to the Office.

In case of any questions or concerns please write an e-mail: pskn@pmlp.gov.lv or call OCMA  on +371 67209400