Latvia

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Italian offices, emergency numbers, entry requirements, and official sources for people traveling to or living in Latvia.

Official sources

Last checked Oct 8, 2026

Latvia at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+02:00)

21:48:08

November 6, 2026

Capital

Riga

Data status

Update delayed

6.9 °C

Clear

High 8.8°

Low 5.1°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 3.5 m/s

Today · Nov 6

Cloudy

5.1° / 8.8°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 7

Cloudy

4.4° / 8.5°

Precipitation 0 mm

Sunday · Nov 8

Cloudy

5.3° / 8.8°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: Riga (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: euro (EUR)
Language: Latvian
Capital: Riga
Population: 1,829,000
Timezone: UTC+02:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Latvia brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Latvia

Planning a trip to Latvia means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Latvia.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

Freedom of movement

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Stay window · 180 days (rolling)

The EU lists Latvia among the Schengen area countries. EU law says Member States let Union citizens enter with a valid identity card or passport and may impose no entry visa on them; the EEA Agreement extends this to nationals of the EFTA States, and the EU–Swiss free movement agreement lets Swiss nationals enter on a valid identity card or passport without an entry visa. Nationals of the countries listed in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, and nationals of the countries listed in Annex I must hold a visa; ETIAS is currently not in operation. Latvia's Foreign Ministry lists a short-stay visa fee of €90 for applicants aged 12 and older, and €35 for nationals of the countries with which the EU has concluded visa facilitation agreements. Under Latvia's Cabinet Regulation No. 123, which loses force on 1 January 2027, Russian citizens may be allowed to enter across Latvia's external border only in the cases it lists, among them holders of a Latvian, EU, EEA or Swiss residence permit or a Schengen long-stay visa, and holders of a Visa Code visa who are family members of Latvian or EU citizens or whose entry is linked to humanitarian considerations.

Passport validity: Valid passport required for the stay (per source text).
Travel insurance: The Visa Code requires applicants for a uniform visa for one or two entries to prove that they hold adequate and valid travel medical insurance, valid throughout the territory of the Member States for the entire intended stay, with minimum coverage of €30,000. Latvia's Foreign Ministry says that at the Schengen external border persons may be requested to present additional proof that they fulfil the entry conditions, e.g. a travel insurance policy.
National ID card: A national ID card may be accepted only under conditions stated in the ministerial source.
Length of stay mentioned: Durations mentioned in the source: 90 (legal relationship must be verified).
ESTA / electronic travel authorization: An eTA-style online entry clearance is required or cited.

Passport validity: Valid passport required for the stay (per source text). Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-08-18
National ID card: A national ID card may be accepted only under conditions stated in the ministerial source. Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-08-18
Length of stay mentioned: Durations mentioned in the source: 90 (legal relationship must be verified). Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-08-18
ESTA / electronic travel authorization: An eTA-style online entry clearance is required or cited. Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-08-18

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 1 - Exercise Normal Precautions

Reissued after periodic review without changes. Exercise normal precautions in Latvia.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

1 office listed

Office

Italian office in Latvia

Embassy - Riga

embassy · Riga

Office switchboard: 37167216069

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Latvia.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 8 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 6 Nov 2026, 19:29 · Retrieved: 6 Nov 2026, 20:01 · Update delayed

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GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Latvia

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Essential facts

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