Published: 06.10.2020.
Updated: 16.06.2026.

List of countries  with which dual citizenship is permitted for Latvian citizens.

  1. A Latvian citizen who has acquired citizenship of a country permitted under the Citizenship Law or is guaranteed citizenship of another country has the right to renounce Latvian citizenship.
  2. A Latvian citizen who has acquired citizenship of a country not permitted under the Citizenship Law is required to submit an application to renounce Latvian citizenship within 30 days of acquiring such citizenship:

This obligation does not apply to a Latvian citizen who:

  • has received permission from the Cabinet of Ministers to retain Latvian citizenship in accordance with important national interests;
  • has automatically acquired citizenship of another country through marriage (ex lege) or as a result of adoption.
  1. 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 until the age of 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 lost.

However, if they choose to retain citizenship of a prohibited country, they must submit an application to the Office to renounce Latvian citizenship between the ages of 18 and 25.

A procedure for accepting and examining an application for the renunciation of citizenship of Latvia and a procedure for revoking citizenship of Latvia are established by Cabinet Regulation of 2013 Procedure for Losing and Restoring Citizenship of Latvia.

An application for the renunciation of citizenship of Latvia may be refused if a citizen of Latvia has not fulfilled tax or other payment obligations against the State of Latvia.

Citizenship of Latvia may be revoked in cases referred to in Article 24 of the Citizenship Law.

  1.   Application:
An application for persons above 18 years
An application for a children
  1. a personal identification document of a Latvian citizenship (passport, identification card), (sending documents by post, it is necessary to send only the copy of a personal identification document);
  2. a document confirming that the person is a citizen of another country or for whom citizenship of another country is being guaranteed (sending documents by post, it is necessary to send only the copy of a personal identification document);
    • the document guaranteeing citizenship of another country must be translated into Latvian and legalised in accordance with the procedure established by applicable laws and regulations;
    • legalisation is not required for public documents issued by the countries of the European Union, European Economic Area, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (except for its overseas territories) or issued by the Swiss Confederation that  are provided for use in Latvia.
  3. a document confirming payment of the State fee amounting to EUR 21.34 or EUR 7.11 for a victim of political repression, a person with a disability of group I, orphan, child without parental care and a person recognised as poor in accordance with the law.

If it is necessary to verify the validity of the original document or the correctness of the derivative document, OCMA may at any time require the presentation of the original document.

Bank details:

Beneficiary: THE TREASURY, TRELLV22
Registration No. 90000050138
Account No.: LV35TREL1060140919700
Purpose of payment: State fee for documenting the renunciation of citizenship of Latvia and the restoration of citizenship.

Documents may be submitted:

  1. electronically by using the official service eAddress, attaching certified copies of the original documents signed with a secure electronic signature (copies of personal identification documents do not need to be certified);
  2. by means of a secure electronic signature, by sending to e-mail pskn@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.

Latvian citizenship may be deprived from a person if any of the cases mentioned in Section 24 of the Citizenship Law are met:

  1. the person has acquired the citizenship of another state without submitting the application regarding the renunciation of Latvian citizenship referred to in Section 23, Paragraphs two and three of this Law, and has not lost Latvian citizenship, provided that the person does not become a stateless person as a result of the deprivation of Latvian citizenship;
  2. the person voluntarily serves in the armed forces or a military organization of another state without the permission of the Cabinet of Ministers, except for the case where the person serves in the armed forces or a military organization of a Member State of the European Union, a Member State of the European Free Trade Association, a Member State of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Federative Republic of Brazil, New Zealand, the State of Ukraine, or in the armed forces or a military organization of such a state with which the Republic of Latvia has concluded an agreement on the recognition of dual citizenship, provided that the person does not become a stateless person as a result of the deprivation of Latvian citizenship;
  3. the person, when certifying affiliation to Latvian citizenship or during naturalization, has knowingly provided false information or concealed facts that relate to the conditions for acquiring or restoring Latvian citizenship;
  4. the person has committed an action directed towards the violent overthrow of the state power of the Republic of Latvia, has publicly called for the violent overthrow of the state power established in the Constitution (Satversme) of the Republic of Latvia or for the violent alteration of the state system, has publicly called for or has committed organizational activities directed towards the liquidation of the state independence of the Republic of Latvia, which has been established by a court judgment, provided that this person does not become a stateless person as a result of the deprivation of Latvian citizenship;
  5. the person has provided substantial financial, material, propagandistic, technological, or other type of support to states or persons that have committed actions - including genocide, crimes against peace, crimes against humanity, war crimes - which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence or the constitutional order of democratic states, or if the person themselves has participated in the commission of such actions, provided that this person does not become a stateless person as a result of the deprivation of Latvian citizenship. Information regarding the fact that the person concerned has committed any of the mentioned actions shall be provided by state security institutions. The contesting and appealing of the decision shall not suspend its operation.

A decision shall be adopted within a time period of one month from the day of receipt of all necessary documents by OCMA.

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