Latvians and Livs are persons who meet all the following requirements:
- have an ancestor which in 1881 or later until 17 June 1940 lived in the territory of Latvia (territory as at 17 June 1940);
- belong to the constituent nation (Latvians) or autochthon population (Livs);
- have fluency in the Latvian language (completely understand daily and official information, are able to freely speak, communicate, answer questions on common topics).
Their descendants under the age of 15 may concurrently acquire citizenship of Latvia.
In case of registration Latvian citizenship, Latvians and Livs can retain their current citizenship.
Pursuant to Paragraph one, Clause 3 of Article 2 of the Citizenship Law, a procedure under which OCMA accepts and examines applications and registers a person as a citizen of Latvia is established by Cabinet Regulation of 24 September 2013 Procedure for Registering a Person as a Citizen of Latvia.