REGISTRATION OF THE RESIDENCE PERMIT

  • a copy of a valid travel document (all pages with entries or tags). The applicant certifies the conformity of the copy (COPY CORRECT, number of pages, name, surname, date, signature)

  • payment document confirming payment of the State fee

  • the document certifying that the foreigner has a valid health insurance policy

    (the policy is not required when registering the permanent residence permit).

    * If the foreigner registers the temporary residence permit issued in accordance with Section 23, Paragraph one, Clauses 28, 29, 30 or 31 of the Immigration Law or he/she is a citizen of the state included in the list referred to in Section 4, Paragraph nine of the Immigration Law or a foreigner who has been granted stateless person, refugee or alternative status or additional protection abroad, he/she shall submit a free-form application.

In order to register a temporary residence permit, a call is required.**

**A call is not necessary, if the foreigner is an individual merchant, the sole official of the merchant registered in the Commercial Register with the rights of representation, a self-employed person;
is a representative of a foreign merchant, has dissolved or dissolves the marriage or his/her spouse has deceased and a minor child is under the custody of the foreigner – a citizen of Latvia or non-citizen of Latvia, was the citizen of Latvia on 17 June 1940, requests or wishes to register a permanent residence permit, requests a residence permit, on the basis of the request of the competent state security institution, law enforcement authority or direct state administration authority, requests or registers the residence permit due to the fact that he/she has been appointed as a guardian or custody for a citizen of Latvia or non-citizen of Latvia, requests a residence permit in accordance with Section 23, Paragraph one, Paragraphs 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32 or 33 of the Immigration Law or in accordance with Section 31, Paragraph three of the Immigration Law, registers the temporary residence permit in accordance with Section 30 or 31 of the Immigration Law, requests or registers the temporary residence permit due to studies in the general education institution accredited in the Republic of Latvia, requests or registers the temporary residence permit in accordance with Section 23, Paragraph three of the Immigration Law, is a family member of the above-mentioned foreigners, when requesting for a residence permit at the same time.