Person, at whose time of birth one or both parents are Latvian citizens

Documents issued abroad must be translated into Latvian. A translation is not required for an identity document.

1. Application.

The application must indicate the person's name in Latvian, date of birth or personal code, place of residence (preferably in capital letters), and contact information (email, phone).

The application may be signed by a person aged 15 or over.

The application for a child under 15 years of age must be signed by one or both parents.

• Application forms:

If an adult is a citizen of a country with which dual citizenship is admissible, the person must certify in the application that he or she does not hold the citizenship of the inadmissible country.

Application form for a person aged 18 or over certifying that the citizenship of the inadmissible country does not exist

If an adult is a national of a country with which dual citizenship is not allowed, the person must certify in the application that he or she will renounce his or her current non-permissible citizenship and does not have another non-permissible citizenship.

Application form for a person aged 18 or over stating that he/she has renounced his/her current citizenship and that he/she does not hold the citizenship of another inadmissible country

Application for a person aged 15 or over

Application for a child under 15

2. Personal identification document (passport or identification card). When sending documents by post, only a copy of the identification document must be sent.
3. Proof of birth (a birth certificate or an extract from the birth register.

• in case of marriage or divorce, a marriage certificate or divorce certificate should be provided;
• in case of a changed personal name (first name, surname), a document proving the change of a personal name should be provided (except if the change is the result of marriage or divorce);
• if there are children under 18 years of age, the child's birth certificate should be provided.

Birth, marriage and personal name change documents must be legalised in accordance with the procedure set out in the legislation and translated into Latvian.

No legalisation required in Member States of the European Union, Member States of the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (except its overseas territories) or the Swiss Confederation for public documents issued for use in Latvia.

4. identification documents of both parents (when sending documents by post, ONLY A COPY of the identification document must be sent).
5. if the person is an adult and has a legal link with the country with which creation of a dual citizenship is admissible (see the list of admissible countries), documentary proof must be submitted that the person is not a citizen of the respective country (the competent authority of the foreign country will take into account the country of birth, current residence and, based on the nationality of relatives, the country of which the person might be a national).

The document certifying that the person is not a citizen of another country must be legalised in accordance with the procedure laid down by the laws and regulations and translated into Latvian.

No legalisation required in Member States of the European Union, Member States of the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (except its overseas territories) or the Swiss Confederation for public documents issued for use in Latvia.  As well as for documents issued by Russian, Moldovan, Turkish or Ukrainian consular authorities in Latvia or abroad.

The documents must be sent to the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs, for the Persons status control division, at the following address:
Čiekurkalna 1. līnija 1, k-3, Riga, LV-1026, Latvia, using postal services.

You must submit:

• notarized and legalized* copies of documents in accordance with the procedures set out in regulatory enactments, or
• original documents that have been legalized in accordance with the procedures set out in regulatory enactments.

Please note that before a notarized and legalized copy of a document can be made, the original document itself must first be legalized.
There is no need to notarize or legalize a copy of an identity document.

*In order for a public document issued abroad to have legal force in Latvia, it must be legalized.
Legalization is not required for public documents issued in European Union countries, European Economic Area countries, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (except its overseas territories), or the Swiss Confederation, if the documents are intended for use in Latvia.

You may receive back the submitted original documents:

• by personally visiting the OCMA or authorizing a representative, or
• by postal service (a paid service) — the original documents will be sent back to the correspondence address indicated in the application.
  The fee for returning original documents is €12.15, plus postal expenses according to postal service rates.

For information about the possibility of submitting documents at a Latvian diplomatic or consular mission abroad, please contact the nearest mission or visit on the website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The decision is taken within one month from the date of receipt of the documents at OCMA.

In case of questions or uncertainties, please contact us by e-mail: pskn@pmlp.gov.lv or on weekdays by calling +371 67209400.

To check the Latvian rendering of your personal name, please contact the Latvian Language Agency: www.valoda.lv, phone +371 67225879, e-mail: konsultacija@valoda.lv

See more information on legalising documents on the homepage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.