Published: 01.01.2023.
Updated: 01.12.2025.

Regarding legal provision for subsistence for receipt of the residence permit a foreigner who requests or has received a residence permit:

  1. on the basis if the data from the Central Statistics Bureau:
  • in accordance with Sub-paragraph 11.1 of the Regulation – the work remuneration or income from commercial activities in the Republic of Latvia in accordance with double the average gross monthly work remuneration of working persons for the previous year if foreigners referred to in Section 23, Paragraph one, Clauses 2, 3, and 4 of the Immigration Law request a residence permit and their residence is related to employment or commercial activities – 3370 eiro (www.csb.gov.lv);
  •  in accordance with Sub-paragraph 11.2 of the Regulation – the work remuneration in the Republic of Latvia in accordance with the average gross monthly work remuneration of working persons for the previous year by applying the coefficient 1.5 if a residence permit is requested by a foreigner who wishes to receive the European Union Blue Card – 2528 eiro (www.csb.gov.lv);
  • in accordance with Sub-paragraph 11.3 of the Regulation – the work remuneration in the Republic of Latvia in accordance with the average gross monthly work remuneration of working persons for the previous year by applying the coefficient 1.2 if a residence permit is requested by a foreigner who wishes to receive the European Union Blue Card and who will be employed in a speciality (profession) which has been included by the Cabinet in the list of specialities (professions) in which significant labour shortages are expected – 2022 eiro (www.csb.gov.lv);
  • in accordance with Sub-paragraph 11.4 of the Regulation – the work remuneration in the Republic of Latvia in accordance with the average gross monthly work remuneration of working persons in the sector or the minimum wage determined by sectoral general agreement for the previous year if a foreigner requests a residence permit in relation to employment not referred to in Sub-paragraph 11.1, 11.2, or 11.3. 
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    If the average wage in the sector of the expected employment of a foreigner is higher than the average gross monthly wage of working persons in the Republic of Latvia for the previous year, the amount of financial means required for the foreigner is not less than the average gross monthly wage of working persons in the Republic of Latvia for the previous year – 1685 eiro;
  • in accordance with Sub-paragraph 11.5 of the Regulation – personal and regular pension in accordance with pensioners present in the accounting of the social insurance institutions double the average amount of old-age pension disbursed per month for the previous year if a residence permit is requested by the foreigner referred to in Section 23, Paragraph one, Clause 26 of the Immigration Law – 1101 eiro (www.csb.gov.lv);

2. Pursuant to Paragraph 2 of 24 November 2015 Cabinet Regulations No. 656 “Noteikumi par minimālās mēneša darba algas apmēru normālā darba laika ietvaros un minimālās stundas tarifa likmes aprēķināšanu” the minimum monthly work remuneration in the Republic of Latvia is 740 EUR:

  • financial resources in the amount of three times the minimum monthly wage, if a foreigner requests a residence permit in accordance with Section 23, Part One, Clause 29 of the Immigration Law – 2220 eiro;
  • financial resources in accordance with the minimum monthly wage, in cases not provided for in Sub-clauses 11.1, 11.2., 11.3., 11.4., 11.5. and 11.6 of the Regulations – 740 euros;
  • necessary subsistence for a minor child – 222 euros.

If together with the principal applicant referred to in Subparagraphs 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6 and 11.7 of the Regulations the residence permit is requested by his/her family members as well then they shall deliver the document confirming legal provision for subsistence pursuant to Subparagraph 11.7 or Paragraph 12 of the Regulations.