Visa requirements for Latvian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Latvia.

As of 2026, Latvian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 182 countries and territories, ranking the Latvian passport 7th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.

There are different visa requirements for Latvian non-citizens.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay Notes (excluding departure fees) 30 days Visa is not required in case born in Afghanistan or can proof that one of their parents is a national of Afghanistan or born in Afghanistan. e-Visa : Visitors must arrive at Kabul International (KBL). 90 days ID card valid ID card valid 30 days International Certificate of Vaccination required 3 months 90 days 180 days 90 days90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted Freedom of movement ID card valid 30 days 3 months 14 days Visa is also obtainable online. 30 days 3 months 30 days Must arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport.

Visa-free access from Latvian and Lithuanian territory until 31.12.2024 Freedom of movement ID card valid 1 month eVisa Benin 30 days Must have an international vaccination certificate. Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. 90 days 90 days90 days within any 6-month period ID card valid 90 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days Freedom of movement ID card valid 1 month 30 days Visa is also obtainable online. 6 months eTA required if arriving by air. 30 daysMust register online at least five days prior to arrival. 90 days Visa-free from 30 November, 2024 to 31 December, 2026. 180 days 90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period 90 days Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement (DK) ID card valid 31 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days 90 days 30 days 3 months Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. Freedom of movement ID card valid 30 days up to 90 dayseVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport 4 months Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement (in Regions of France) ID card valid 90 days Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.Gabon e-Visa 90 days 1 year ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. Freedom of movement ID card valid 3 months 90 days 90 days 90 days 90 days 3 months Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 60 days 30 days 30 days Iraq eVisa portal 60 days Freedom of movement ID card valid 3 months Freedom of movement ID card valid 90 days Conditions apply 30 days 3 months 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days 3 months 60 days 30 days 1 month Extendable for 2 additional months Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket. Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 90 days 90 days 90 days 30 days Freedom of movement ID card valid 90 days90 days within any 180 day period Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. 90 days 180 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days90 days within any 180 day period ID card valid 30 daysVisa may be obtained on arrival only at Ulaanbaatar Airport. The consular department of the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia advises for visa to be applied for prior to arrival. 90 days ID card valid for 30 days 90 days 30 days 28 days eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. eVisa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes. 90 days Freedom of movement (European Netherlands) ID card valid 3 monthsHolders of a Latvian non-citizen passport require a visa. Diplomatic, service and standard passports with the former USSR symbol issued in Latvia are unacceptable, and visas will not be endorsed in them. International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. 90 days 90 days ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 30 days 90 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 180 days eVisa, Papua New Guinea (PNG) Immigration and Citizenship Authority (ICA) 60 days 90 days 90 days90 days within any 6-month period 30 days Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 90 days Freedom of movement ID card valid 30 dayse-Visa holders must arrive and departure via 29 checkpoints 30 days 3 months 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days90 days within any 180 day period ID card valid 15 days 90 days 90 days 90 days90 days within any 6-month period ID card valid 3 months 90 days Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days Obtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel Freedom of movement ID card valid 30 days 90 daysMultiple entry eVisa is also available. Freedom of movement ID card valid Freedom of movement ID card valid eVisa Syria 30 days Visa also available online. E-visa holders can enter through all border points. 3 months 60 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 15 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 3 monthsID card valid on organized tours 90 days Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. 90 days90 days within any 180 day period May apply online.Uganda Electronic Visa/Permit Application System 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 90 days90 days within any 180 day period 6 months ID card valid until 1 October 2021. 90 days Since 1 October 2022, ESTA is now required for any entry by air, cruise ship, and land 90 days Visa regulations for some countries , Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 30 days 90 days90 days within any 180 day period ID card valid 90 days Pre-arranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang airports. Phú Quốc without a visa for up to 30 days. 90 days 3 months

Territories and disputed areas Visa requirements for Latvian citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Europe — Visa required. Mount Athos — Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed. Brest and Grodno — Visa not required for 10 days. Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required. If discovered by Ukrainian authorities, the traveler might be denied entry to Ukraine. — Visa free access for 3 months. Passport required. UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. — Visa not required. — Visa not required. – Visa not required. – Visa not required. – Visa not required. — Visa not required. Jan Mayen — permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours. – Visa not required. — From 1 July 2019, Latvian citizens are eligible for E-visa access for 8 days. — From 1 October 2019, Latvian citizens are eligible for E-visa access for 8 days (can't enter by rail ). — From 1 October 2019, Latvian citizens are eligible for E-visa access for 8 days (can't enter by rail ). — visa free for 90 days. Closed cities and regions in Russia — special authorization required. — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.

Africa (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa). (Western Sahara controlled territory) — Visa not required up to 3 months. — Visa issued on arrival (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival). — All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit. Darfur — Separate travel permit is required.

Asia — Visa not required for 90 days. — Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year. — Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports. — Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty. Kish Island — Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa. — Visa not required for 90 days. Sabah and Sarawak — These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies. Maldives — With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives. outside Pyongyang – People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. — Visa not required for 90 days. Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez. — A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat. Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars). Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone. UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones. Phú Quốc — can visit without a visa for up to 30 days. — Special permission needed for travel outside Sanaa or Aden.

Caribbean and North Atlantic

— Visa not required for 3 months. — Visa not required for 30 days. Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months. — Visa not required for 21 days (extendable). — Visa not required for 1 month (extendable).http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?SpecData=1&VISA=&page=visa&NA=LV&AR=00&PASSTYPES=PASS&DE=VG&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C — Visa not required for 6 months. — Visitors arriving at San Andrés and Leticia must buy tourist cards on arrival.Timatic — Visa not required for 3 months. — Visa not required for 6 months. — Visa not required. Margarita Island — All visitors are fingerprinted. — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required. — Visa not required. — Visa not required for 3 months. — Visa not required for 90 days.