Andrejs
Lawyer · Riga, Latvia
- 61 cases handled
- 10+ years in practice
- Speaks: English, French, Russian, Latvian
- Law, University of Bordeaux/Riga Graduate School of Law
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Latvia Visa Requirements: Do You Qualify?
Check whether your income or savings meet Latvia's requirements for Remote work long-stay visa (digital nomads) and Temporary residence permit — means of support for your whole family.
How it works
Using the checker
- Enter who moves with you: the adults besides you (a spouse or partner, dependent parents) and the children.
- Enter your monthly income before tax and the savings you can show.
- Each route shows the amount it asks of your household and whether your figures meet it — by income, or by savings where the rules accept them.
The routes and how the amounts are worked out
- Remote work long-stay visa (digital nomads) — Employees of an employer in another OECD country (6 months with it) or self-employed registered in one. 2.5 × Latvia's average gross monthly wage of the previous year — €4,537.50 a month (2025 average €1,815). Up to one year plus one more; not for Russian citizens. The rules set no family amounts.
- Temporary residence permit — means of support — Residence on a ground without its own income rule (family members, for example). At least the minimum monthly wage (€780) for each adult, 30% of it (€234) for a child. Other grounds have their own levels: self-employed or board members 2 × the average wage (€3,630), property investors 3 × the minimum wage (€2,340).
- Residence permit for buying property — Buying property in Latvia — a permit of up to 5 years for you, your spouse and minor children. Property worth at least €250,000 (one property in Riga and nearby, up to two elsewhere), plus 5% of the value paid to the state; means of 3 × the minimum wage No farmland or forest; bought from a Latvian or EU taxpayer. Each renewal costs another €5,000 payment to the state.
- Residence permit for a company or bank investment — Investing in a Latvian company or bank — a permit of up to 5 years. €50,000 in a small company (€100,000 in a large one) + €10,000 to the state, or €280,000 in a Latvian bank's subordinated capital for 5 years + €25,000 to the state The company must pay at least €40,000 (small) or €100,000 (large) in taxes a year. The government-bonds route was repealed in May 2026.
Money is not the only requirement
Every route also asks for health insurance, a clean criminal record and documents proving the income, translated and legalised where required. A lawyer checks the whole file before you apply and helps with the residence permit after arrival.
1Your details
Spouse or partner, dependent parents
Salary, pension, rents, remote work
Money in the bank you can show
2Your result
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Not enough yet
Remote work long-stay visa (digital nomads)
Employees of an employer in another OECD country (6 months with it) or self-employed registered in one
- Income needed for your household
- €4,538 / month
2.5 × Latvia's average gross monthly wage of the previous year — €4,537.50 a month (2025 average €1,815).
Up to one year plus one more; not for Russian citizens. The rules set no family amounts.
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Your figures meet it
Temporary residence permit — means of support
Residence on a ground without its own income rule (family members, for example)
- Income needed for your household
- €1,560 / month
At least the minimum monthly wage (€780) for each adult, 30% of it (€234) for a child.
Other grounds have their own levels: self-employed or board members 2 × the average wage (€3,630), property investors 3 × the minimum wage (€2,340).
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Depends on the investment
Residence permit for buying property
Buying property in Latvia — a permit of up to 5 years for you, your spouse and minor children
- Investment
- Property worth at least €250,000 (one property in Riga and nearby, up to two elsewhere), plus 5% of the value paid to the state; means of 3 × the minimum wage
No farmland or forest; bought from a Latvian or EU taxpayer. Each renewal costs another €5,000 payment to the state.
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Depends on the investment
Residence permit for a company or bank investment
Investing in a Latvian company or bank — a permit of up to 5 years
- Investment
- €50,000 in a small company (€100,000 in a large one) + €10,000 to the state, or €280,000 in a Latvian bank's subordinated capital for 5 years + €25,000 to the state
The company must pay at least €40,000 (small) or €100,000 (large) in taxes a year. The government-bonds route was repealed in May 2026.
Lawyers for the Residence permit for a company or bank investment →
An estimate for planning, not legal or tax advice. Figures checked 26 Oct 2026. Sources: Immigration Law (likumi.lv), Visa Regulations No. 676, p. 19.10, Regulation No. 225 — means of support.
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