Latvia - the country of the European Union, so the tourists are subject to all the same rules which apply in the rest of the EU. Latvia joined the Schengen Agreement , and in this regard between the EU border control is absent. Custom items are stored on the borders with Russia and Belarus.
Mission of Latvia in other countries give a single or Schengen, visa, which is valid on the territory of all Schengen countries, it means that with a visa obtained in the Latvian embassy, you can enter in Lithuania, Great Britain, France and other countries of the Schengen zone.
With a number of countries outside Europe Latvia has visa-free regime, the US, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Korea, Costa Rica, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua , Panama, Paraguay, Singapore, Uruguay, Venezuela.
As citizens of the EU, Switzerland and Iceland do not need a visa.
Stay in Latvia
in Latvia without a visa can stay 90 days within six months, including the first day of arrival. If you want to stay for a longer period for six months, the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs need to obtain a residence permit. For more information about staying on the territory of Latvia is available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia or on the website of the Latvian border service.
Customs
If you want to surprise your friends in Latvia goodies, it would be useful to know the requirements of Customs. From EU countries for personal use, you can freely import into Latvia 110 liters of beer, 90 liters of wine or other beverage of yeast, 20 liters of low alcohol and 10 liters of alcoholic beverages.
For travelers from other countries are set rather strict limits. From the United States, Chile, Australia and other countries outside the EU, no tax can be imported only 1 liter of alcoholic beverages such as whiskey, or 2 liters of low-alcohol (eg wine) are also spirits and aperitifs, which are made on the basis of wine or a alcohol such as sake and m. p., and 2 liters of still wine.
Perhaps traveling to Latvia, you acquire any work of art. If this icon, books, pictures, or any other cultural value over 50 years and above 300 lats, then export this object requires a special permit. It must be requested from the State Inspectorate for Protection of Cultural Monuments, which is located in Old Town, in the street Maza Pils 19 (phone:+37167229272). For more information about the customs restrictions can be found here .
For investors
Recently, Latvia adopted amendments to the Immigration Act, which stipulate that foreign investors, who purchased the property in Latvia and founded the company can obtain a temporary residence permit.
In the future, the foreign national will be able to request a temporary residence permit, the validity of which does not exceed five years if he had invested in the company's share capital is not less than 25 000 lats, provided jobs in Latvia for at least five people and paid taxes for one year at least 10,000 lats or acquired the property in Latvia, the cadastral value of which in Riga, Riga suburb or city of republican significance will be no less than 100 000 lats, elsewhere in Latvia - LVL 50 000. This residence permit will allow to be not only in Latvia, but also in any country of the Schengen zone.
Mission of Latvia in other countries give a single or Schengen, visa, which is valid on the territory of all Schengen countries, it means that with a visa obtained in the Latvian embassy, you can enter in Lithuania, Great Britain, France and other countries of the Schengen zone.
With a number of countries outside Europe Latvia has visa-free regime, the US, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Brunei, Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Korea, Costa Rica, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua , Panama, Paraguay, Singapore, Uruguay, Venezuela.
As citizens of the EU, Switzerland and Iceland do not need a visa.
Stay in Latvia
in Latvia without a visa can stay 90 days within six months, including the first day of arrival. If you want to stay for a longer period for six months, the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs need to obtain a residence permit. For more information about staying on the territory of Latvia is available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia or on the website of the Latvian border service.
Customs
If you want to surprise your friends in Latvia goodies, it would be useful to know the requirements of Customs. From EU countries for personal use, you can freely import into Latvia 110 liters of beer, 90 liters of wine or other beverage of yeast, 20 liters of low alcohol and 10 liters of alcoholic beverages.
For travelers from other countries are set rather strict limits. From the United States, Chile, Australia and other countries outside the EU, no tax can be imported only 1 liter of alcoholic beverages such as whiskey, or 2 liters of low-alcohol (eg wine) are also spirits and aperitifs, which are made on the basis of wine or a alcohol such as sake and m. p., and 2 liters of still wine.
Perhaps traveling to Latvia, you acquire any work of art. If this icon, books, pictures, or any other cultural value over 50 years and above 300 lats, then export this object requires a special permit. It must be requested from the State Inspectorate for Protection of Cultural Monuments, which is located in Old Town, in the street Maza Pils 19 (phone:+37167229272). For more information about the customs restrictions can be found here .
For investors
Recently, Latvia adopted amendments to the Immigration Act, which stipulate that foreign investors, who purchased the property in Latvia and founded the company can obtain a temporary residence permit.
In the future, the foreign national will be able to request a temporary residence permit, the validity of which does not exceed five years if he had invested in the company's share capital is not less than 25 000 lats, provided jobs in Latvia for at least five people and paid taxes for one year at least 10,000 lats or acquired the property in Latvia, the cadastral value of which in Riga, Riga suburb or city of republican significance will be no less than 100 000 lats, elsewhere in Latvia - LVL 50 000. This residence permit will allow to be not only in Latvia, but also in any country of the Schengen zone.
