Republic of Latvia Cabinet Regulation No. 157 Adopted 8 March 2022

Regulations Regarding the Extent of the Knowledge of the Official Language and the Procedures for Examining the Proficiency in the Official Language

Issued pursuant to
Section 6, Paragraph five
of the Official Language Law,
Section 24, Paragraph five
of the Immigration Law,
Section 3, Paragraph four
of the law On the Status of a Long-term Resident
of the European Community in the Republic of Latvia

I. General Provisions

1. The Regulation prescribes:

1.1. the extent of knowledge of the official language required for the performance of professional duties and duties of office, and the procedures for examining the proficiency in the official language of the persons referred to in Section 6, Paragraphs one, two and three of the Official Language Law;

1.2. the extent of knowledge of the official language necessary for the receipt of a permanent residence permit and the procedures for examining the proficiency in the official language for the persons referred to in Section 24, Paragraph one, Clauses 2, 3, 6, and 7 of the Immigration Law;

1.3. the extent of knowledge of the official language necessary for obtaining the status of a long-term resident of the European Union and the procedures for examining the proficiency in the official language for the persons referred to in Section 3, Paragraph one of the law On the Status of a Long-term Resident of the European Community in the Republic of Latvia.

2. An examination of the proficiency in the official language (hereinafter - the examination) shall evaluate the proficiency of a person in the official language.

3. The examination shall be ensured by the National Centre for Education (hereinafter - the Centre) by using the State Examination Information System (hereinafter - the Information System) in accordance with its regulatory framework. The Centre shall be responsible for the technical provision necessary in the examination.

4. The level and grade of proficiency in the official language necessary for the performance of professional duties and duties of office for the persons referred to in Section 6, Paragraphs one, two and three of the Official Language Law are specified in Annex 1 to this Regulation.

5. The persons referred to in Section 6, Paragraphs one, two and three of the Official Language Law shall be responsible for the use of the official language in conformity with the requirements specified in laws and regulations.

6. A person is entitled to apply for obtaining the status of a long-term resident of the European Union or for the receipt of a permanent residence permit if he or she has acquired the official language at least in Grade 2 of the basic level (A2).

II. Exemption from the Examination and Special Arrangements for Taking the Examination

7. The examination shall not be taken by a person:

7.1. who has acquired basic, secondary, or higher education in accredited programmes in the Latvian language that is certified by a relevant document (for example, diploma, certificate, document attesting to the education, statement from the relevant educational institution);

7.2. who has completed an accredited minority educational programme and has taken a centralised examination in the Latvian language for Grade 9 or a centralised examination in the Latvian language for Grade 12 that is certified by a certificate of basic education or general secondary education;

7.3. who has successfully passed the baccalaureate examination of the Latvian language at a European school that is certified by the Ministry of Education and Science;

7.4. who has functioning limitations related to the state of health or the diagnosis referred to in Annex 2 to this Regulation;

7.5. who has not attained the age of 15 years;

7.6. who has attained the age of 75 years.

8. A person who, in accordance with Sub-paragraph 7.4 of this Regulation, has been exempted from the examination shall present an opinion of a physical and rehabilitation medicine doctor or a psychiatrist, or a paediatric psychiatrist to the employer or the official of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (Annex 3).

9. The examination with exemptions shall be taken by a person with functioning limitations referred to in Annex 2 to this Regulation. A person who is taking the examination with exemptions shall, in arriving at the examination, present an opinion of a physical and rehabilitation medicine doctor (Annex 3).

III. Extent of Knowledge of the Official Language

10. The extent of knowledge of the official language shall be divided into three levels of the language proficiency:

10.1. basic level - A;

10.2. medium level - B;

10.3. highest level - C.

11. Each level of proficiency in the official language shall have two grades: the lowest - Grade 1 and the highest - Grade 2.

12. The level and grade of the proficiency in the official language in conformity with the language policy of the European Council and the document developed thereby, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, shall include the following extent of the knowledge of and proficiency of a person in the official language:

12.1. Grade 1 of the basic level (A1) - the person is able to communicate in phrases and short sentences on simple everyday subjects, reads and understands short and simple texts (for example, advertisements, commercials, notices), is able to write short notices of personal nature (for example, given name, surname, address, education, occupation), comprehends and understands slowly enunciated small texts of rudimentary structure on familiar topics;

12.2. Grade 2 of the basic level (A2) - the person is able to communicate in simple sentences on subjects which are related to everyday situations or the occupation of the person, reads and understands simple texts on everyday life and his or her occupation, is able to fill in standard documents (for example, forms, invoices, receipts), is able to write short texts of personal nature, comprehends and understands naturally paced enunciated small texts related to the occupation and everyday life of the person;

12.3. Grade 1 of the medium level (B1) - the person is able to maintain a simple dialogue on everyday subjects and professional subjects familiar to him or her, is able to phrase his or her opinion in a short manner, reads and understands texts of simple content and different subjects, is able to write standard documents (for example, submissions, authorisations, deeds), and also simple texts about everyday life topics or topics related to the occupation of the person, comprehends and understands naturally paced spoken texts of simple structure on the subjects related to everyday life or the occupation of the person;

12.4. Grade 2 of the medium level (B2) - the person is able to communicate on everyday life, social life, and professional issues, to clearly phrase and justify his or her opinion, reads and understands texts of different content, is able to write different documents (for example, statements, summaries, minutes, reports, deeds), and also expanded texts about everyday life, social life and professional topics, comprehends and understands naturally paced spoken texts on different topics;

12.5. Grade 1 of the highest level (C1) - the person is able to communicate freely, to express and justify his or her opinion on different topics to sufficient extent, reads and understands texts of different content and complexity, is able to write different official documents (for example, recommendations, characterisations, official letters), and also any other texts, comprehends and understands naturally and fluently paced spoken texts of different structure on different topics without difficulties;

12.6. Grade 2 of the highest level (C2) - the person is able to communicate freely, to have an extensive discussion on different topics (also less known and complicated topics and problems), is able to form a conversation according to the situation, to vary the linguistic means of expression, completely comprehends texts of different content, complexity, and style, understands subtext and nuances of the meaning; is able to write documents of different types, and also any other texts, comprehends and completely understands texts of different structure and subjects spoken at a fluent pace.

IV. Documents Certifying Proficiency in the Official Language

13. Proficiency in the official language shall be certified by:

13.1. a decision on the result of the examination of the proficiency in the official language of a person (hereinafter - the decision) which has been issued by the Centre, signed with a secure electronic signature, and approved with a time stamp;

13.2. a certificate of the proficiency in the official language which has been issued until the day of coming into force of this Regulation and in which the grade of the official language has been indicated and a certificate of the proficiency in the official language which has been issued by the Centre and in which the level and degree of the proficiency in the official language have been indicated. The levels and grades of the proficiency in the official language in certificates of the proficiency in the official language which have been issued until 1 September 2009 shall conform to the levels and grades of the proficiency in the official language specified in this Regulation (Annex 4);

13.3. a certificate of basic education issued by the Centre in the centralised examination in the Latvian language (in accredited minority educational programmes) (Annex 5);

13.4. a certificate of basic education issued by the Centre in which the assessment in the centralised examination in the Latvian language (in accredited minority educational programmes) is indicated (Annex 6).

14. A person shall present the relevant document certifying the proficiency in the official language and referred to in Paragraph 13 of this Regulation to the employer or another person in conformity with the procedures laid down in laws and regulations.

V. Establishment of the Examination Commission and Procedures for the Operation Thereof

15. The examination shall be managed and the proficiency of a person in the official language shall be evaluated by the Commission for the Examination of the Proficiency in the Official Language (hereinafter - the Commission). The Commission shall consist of the chairperson of the Commission, the vice-chairperson of the Commission, evaluators, and the persons managing the course of the examination. The head of the Centre shall, not later than five working days prior to each particular examination, approve the composition of the Commission, the place and time of the examination by an order and shall enter the information on the composition of the Commission in the Information System. Members of the Commission shall have the rights of a user of the Information System.

16. The chairperson of the Commission and the vice-chairperson of the Commission shall be officials of the Centre who have higher education in Baltic philology or Latvian philology. The chairperson of the Commission shall be responsible for the activity of the evaluators and managers of the written part during the particular examination. During the absence of the chairperson of the Commission, his or her duties shall be fulfilled by the vice-chairperson of the Commission.

17. The evaluator shall be a person selected by the Centre according to procedures of a competition who shall evaluate the writing skills and speaking skills of the person and shall manage the part of speaking skills. The evaluator shall conform to the following requirements:

17.1. the evaluator has higher education in Baltic philology or Latvian philology;

17.2. the evaluator may not perform the duties of an official language inspector;

17.3. the evaluator may not be in contractual relationship with companies engaged in teaching the Latvian language to persons who need the proficiency in the official language in order to perform professional and official duties, to receive a permanent residence permit, or to obtain the status of a permanent resident of the European Union;

17.4. prior to entering into contractual relationship with the Centre, the evaluator shall sign a written certification for the conformity with the abovementioned requirements.

18. The manager of the course of the examination shall be an employee of the Centre. The chairperson of the Commission and the vice-chairperson of the Commission also have the right to perform the duty of the manager of the course of the examination.

19. Each particular examination may take place if at least two managers of the course of the examination are participating therein on site.

20. During the examination of listening skills, reading skills, and writing skills, not less than two managers of the course of the examination shall be present in the room. During the examination of speaking skills, two evaluators shall be present in the room if the examination is taking place on site. During the examination of speaking skills, at least one manager of the course of the examination shall be present in the room if the part of speaking skills is taking place online and the evaluators are working remotely. If the examination takes place at a prison of the Prison Administration (hereinafter - the prison), an employee of the prison shall also be present in the examination room.

VI. Registration of a Person for Taking the Examination

21. The Centre shall, at least two months prior to the examination, publish its time and place on the website of the Centre and in the Information System, except for the case if the examination is planned on the basis of a submission of a legal person or the prison or if a person wishes to take the examination outside the Republic of Latvia on the basis of legal acts in the field of the diaspora policy.

22. A natural person who wishes to take the examination shall, not later than seven working days prior to the particular examination, submit a submission:

22.1. using the relevant e-service on the State administration services portal www.latvija.lv (hereinafter - the portal www.latvija.lv);

22.2. in the form of an electronic document signed with a secure electronic signature. In such case, the person shall use the form posted on the website of the Centre or use the form of the Centre available in the e-address report and shall send it to the official electronic address of the Centre;

22.3. in person at the Centre. If the submission is submitted in person, the person shall present a valid personal identification document;

22.4. in person by arriving at the State and local government unified customer service centre and using the relevant e-service on the portal www.latvija.lv;

22.5. by sending it in a letter by post (the postal stamp not later than 10 working days prior to the particular examination). In such case, the person shall use the form posted on the website of the Centre.

23. A person shall include the following information in the submission:

23.1. the given name (given names), surname;

23.2. the personal identity number;

23.3. the date of birth;

23.4. the nationality and its type;

23.5. the address of the declared, registered place of residence or place of residence indicated by the person;

23.6. the preferable means of communication:

23.6.1. telephone number or electronic mail address, or official electronic address (if the official electronic address account has been activated for the person);

23.6.2. contact details of the relevant prison (telephone number or official electronic address) if the submission is submitted by a prisoner;

23.7. the profession or occupation in accordance with the laws and regulations regarding the classification of occupations, the principal tasks corresponding to the profession, and the basic requirements for the qualification;

23.8. the level and degree of the proficiency in the Latvian language in which the examination will be taken;

23.9. the time and place where the examination will be taken;

23.10. if the examination is to be taken with an exemption, the particular exemption and the date of issue of the opinion of a physical and rehabilitation medicine doctor (Annex 3);

23.11. the way in which the decision will be received:

23.11.1. by using the relevant e-service on the portal www.latvija.lv;

23.11.2. by using the official electronic address. If the submission is submitted by a prisoner, he or she may indicate the official electronic address of the prison as the way of receiving the decision;

23.11.3. in printed form in a registered letter by post. According to the price list of paid services provided by the Centre, it is a paid service;

23.12. the date of filling in the submission if the person is sending it by post in printed form;

23.13. the signature of the submitter if the submission is sent by post in printed form;

23.14. a certification that the submitter has become acquainted with the procedures for the course of the examination and the privacy policy which is available on the website of the Centre.

24. A person may be registered in the Information System for the examination by the representative of a legal person who has been granted the right by the Centre to perform such activity. The representative of a legal person shall, not later than a month before the preferable time of the examination, electronically in the Information System coordinate the place, time, and date of the examination with the person who has been indicated on the website of the Centre (hereinafter - the responsible employee). After coordination of the abovementioned data and on the basis of a submission of a legal person, the Centre shall grant the right to the representative of a legal person to register a natural person for the examination in conformity with the functions and amount of the necessary information laid down in laws and regulations. If a person is registered in the Information System by the representative of a legal person, the information referred to in Paragraph 23 of this Regulation on the person applied for the examination, and also the preferable means of communication shall be indicated in the submission by indicating the telephone number or electronic mail address of the representative of the legal person or the official electronic address of the legal person.

25. A prisoner, on the basis of his or her submission to the chief of the prison, may be registered in the Information System by an employee of the prison. An employee of the prison shall, not later than a month prior to the preferable time for the examination, electronically in the Information System coordinate the place, time, and date of the examination with the responsible person of the Centre. On the basis of a submission of the prison, the Centre shall grant the right to the employee of the prison to register the prisoner in the Information System for the examination in conformity with the functions and amount of the necessary information laid down in laws and regulations. If the prisoner is registered in the Information System by an employee of the prison, he or she shall indicate the information referred to in Paragraph 23 of this Law in the submission on the person applied for the examination by indicating the contact details of the prison as the preferable means of communication - telephone number or official electronic address.

26. A natural person who wishes to take the examination outside the Republic of Latvia shall, not later than three months prior to the preferable time for the examination, contact the responsible employee electronically in order to coordinate the place and time of the examination. After coordination of the place and time of the examination, the person shall submit a submission in accordance with Paragraph 22 of this Regulation.

27. The Centre shall send a confirmation of registration for the examination or other important information not later than three working days prior to the examination:

27.1. using the means of communication which has been indicated by the person in the submission in accordance with Sub-paragraph 23.6 of this Regulation;

27.2. by post to the address of the place of residence indicated in the submission if the person has not indicated the means of communication in accordance with Sub-paragraph 23.6 of this Regulation and the person does not have an activated official electronic address. If a prisoner who has not indicated the contact details of the prison as the means of communication has registered for the examination, the prisoner shall inform the administration of the prison in writing of the received confirmation for taking the examination.

28. If a person refuses to take the examination, he or she shall inform the Centre thereof by using the relevant e-service on the portal www.latvija.lv or any of the means of communication referred to in Sub-paragraph 23.6 of this Regulation. A prisoner shall inform the administration of the prison of his or her refusal to take the examination. If a prisoner is turning to the administration of the prison with a submission for refusal to take the examination, it shall notify the Centre of this fact electronically without delay. If necessary, the person shall register for the examination anew in accordance with Paragraph 22 of this Regulation.

VII. Structure and Content, and also Procedures of the Course of the Examination

29. The examination shall have four parts: listening skills, reading skills, writing skills, and speaking skills. The Centre shall develop an examination programme for each level and degree of the language proficiency. The requirements laid down for the listening skills, reading skills, writing skills, and speaking skills, the types of tasks, the duration of the course of each part of the examination, the maximum number of points in each tasks, and the evaluation procedures (hereinafter - the programme) shall be indicated in the programme. The programme shall be approved by the head of the Centre and it shall be published on the website of the Centre and in the Information System.

30. The Centre shall, according to the programme, develop the materials of the examination. The materials of the examination shall be restricted access information. The persons who have access to the materials of the examination in relation to their work duties shall sign a certification for non-disclosure of restricted access information.

31. The identity of the person is verified when the person arrives at the examination room. The person shall present a valid personal identification document to the manager of the course of the examination. The manager of the course of the examination shall issue the code generated in the Information System to each person which is used during the examination process for identification of the results of the examination of the person.

32. If a person does not arrive to the examination or misses the beginning of the examination, it shall be considered that he or she has not passed the particular examination. In such case, the manager of the course of the examination shall mark in the Information System before the beginning of the examination that the person has not arrived. The person shall re-register for the examination.

33. Upon commencement of the examination, the manager of the course of the examination shall familiarise a person with the provisions of the course of the examination:

33.1. the examination should be taken independently, without assistance of other persons and without using ancillary materials;

33.2. only the materials of the examination issued by the Commission and posted in the Information System may be used in the examination;

33.3. the code referred to in Paragraph 31 of this Regulation shall be indicated on the materials of the examination;

33.4. it is prohibited to disrupt the course of the examination, including other persons;

33.5. the fulfilment of the tasks (hereinafter - the performance) in each part of the examination shall be evaluated only if the person has taken all parts of the examination.

34. If a person fail to comply with the provisions of the course of the examination during the examination, the manager of the course of the examination shall draw up an act on the violation committed and shall banish the person from the examination room. In such case, the performance of the person shall not be evaluated. The manager of the course of the examination shall make an entry in the Information System on a violation and the person may re-take the examination not earlier than after six months from the examination day.

35. In an emergency case (due to the state of health or physiological reasons), the manager of the course of the examination may permit only one person at a time to leave the examination room during the examination. In such case, the manager of the course of the examination shall make a note in the Information System on the fact and time of absence. The time of the examination shall not be extended for the person.

36. There shall be not more than 10 persons in the examination room at the same time during the examination of listening skills, reading skills, and writing skills. The examination of speaking skills shall take place individually for each person.

37. A person shall, using the code assigned by the Information System, authenticate in the Information System before the examination in order to fulfil the tasks of the parts of listening skills and reading skills.

38. A person shall complete the listening and reading tasks in the Information System in accordance with the time laid down in the programme.

39. After the end of the parts of listening skills and reading skills, the manager of the course of the examination shall issue sheets of the tasks of writing skills to the person. The person shall write the code assigned by the Information System on each page. The person shall hand over the sheets of the tasks of writing skills to the manager of the course of the examination after the end of the time provided for in the programme for such part.

40. After completing the parts of listening skills, reading skills, and writing skills, the person shall leave the examination room.

41. Upon arrival to the part of speaking skills, the person shall present a valid personal identification document to the manager of the course of the examination or the evaluator. If the person has not arrived to the part of speaking skills, the manager of the course of the examination shall, before the beginning of speaking skills, indicate it in the Information System.

42. The part of speaking skills shall take place:

42.1. in the form of video conferencing. The course of the part of speaking skills shall be managed and evaluated by evaluators by authenticating in the Information System. The part of speaking skills is recorded on a data carrier and afterwards the manager of the part of the course shall upload it to the Information System;

42.2. on site in the examination room where there are two evaluators and the person taking the examination. The part of speaking skills is recorded on a data carrier and afterwards the manager of the course of the examination shall upload it to the Information System.

43. If, during the examination, technical problems have occurred which have precluded the person from taking any part of the examination, he or she shall agree with the chairperson of the commission on repeated time and place of the examination. An agreement on a repeated time of examination at a prison shall be reached with the chairperson of the examination by the prisoner and an employee of the prison.

44. If, during the examination, the person refuses to continue taking of any part of the examination, the manager of the course of the examination shall indicate it in the Information System. In such case, the performance of the person shall not be evaluated.

VIII. Evaluation of the Proficiency in the Official Language of a Person, Notification of the Results of the Examination, and Contesting of the Results of the Examination

45. The proficiency in the official language of a person shall be evaluated according to the evaluation procedures specified in the programme.

46. An employee of the Centre shall process the performance of a person in listening skills and reading skills in the Information System by obtaining an evaluation. Evaluators shall evaluate the performance of a person in writing skills and speaking skills by authenticating in the Information System. Two independent evaluators shall evaluate the performance of writing skills. If the difference between the first and second score for writing skills exceeds three points, the particular performance of writing skills of the person shall be evaluated by a third independent evaluator. The final evaluation of writing skills shall be obtained by summing up the evaluation of the independent evaluator with the first or second evaluation closest thereto and calculating the average number of points from these two evaluations.

47. The examination shall be successfully passed if the language proficiency evaluation of a person in each of the skills (listening skills, reading skills, writing skills, and speaking skills) is not less than 60 per cent of the maximum number of points.

48. The examination with exemptions shall be successfully passed if the language proficiency evaluation of a person in each of the skills which the person has taken is not less than 60 per cent of the maximum number of points.

49. On the basis of the evaluations obtained, the Information System shall generate a decision. The following shall be indicated in the decision:

49.1. the results (in points and percentage) of the examination of the proficiency in the official language of the person in each skill. If the person, in accordance with Paragraph 9 of this Regulation, is exempted from examination of any skill, an entry "Atbrīvots(-a)" [Exempted] shall be made in the decision accordingly;

49.2. the total result (in points and percentage) of the language proficiency by summing up the evaluation obtained in each skill, and the corresponding level and grade of proficiency in the official language if the person has passed the examination;

49.3. "Nenokārtoja" [Did not pass] if the person has not passed the examination.

50. The decision shall be signed by the chairperson of the Commission.

51. The decision shall be available to the person in the Information System starting from the seventh working day after the day of taking the examination.

52. A person may receive the decision in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Law on Notification in one of the ways indicated in the submission in accordance with Sub-paragraph 23.11 of this Regulation. If the examination is taken by a prisoner, the Centre shall send the decision to an employee of the prison in the form of an electronic document which has been signed with a secure electronic signature.

53. A person may contest the decision in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Administrative Procedure Law by submitting a submission to the Centre in accordance with Paragraph 22 of this Regulation. If a contesting submission is submitted in printed form, the person shall use the form posted on the website of the Centre.

54. The contesting submission submitted by the person shall be examined by the appeals commission established by the head of the Centre. The composition of the appeals commission shall include the chairperson of the appeals commission and not less than two employees of the Centre who are specialists in the relevant field. The chairperson of the appeals commission shall be an official of the Centre. Such persons shall not be included in the appeals commission who have been in the examination commission of the particular person.

55. The appeals commission shall examine the submission of the person, assess the evaluation obtained in the examination, or examine the violations of the proceedings indicated in the contesting submission and take a decision in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Administrative Procedure Law. A person shall receive the decision of the appeals commission in one of the ways which has been indicated in the contesting submission. The decision of the appeals commission may be appealed to a court in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Administrative Procedure Law.

56. If a person who already has an evaluation of the proficiency in the official language is re-taking the examination, the chronologically last decision on the level and grade of proficiency in the official language of the person shall be in effect. The previous decision shall be in effect only in case if the person is taking the examination of a higher level and degree, however, does not pass it.

57. A person may request that the decision is sent repeatedly by using the e-services portal www.latvija.lv. The decision shall be prepared in the Information System. The person may receive the repeatedly sent decision in one of the ways which has been indicated in Sub-paragraph 23.11 of this Regulation.

IX. Closing Provisions

58. The following is repealed:

58.1. Cabinet Regulation No. 733 of 7 July 2009, Regulations Regarding the Extent of the Knowledge of the Official Language, the Procedures for Examining the Proficiency in the Official Language and the State Fee for Examining the Proficiency in the Official Language (Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2009, No. 110; 2012, Nos. 4, 169; 2013, No. 174; 2014, No. 6; 2017, No. 41; 2019, Nos. 114, 221; 2020, No. 123A; 2021, No. 77);

58.2. Cabinet Regulation No. 289 of 22 August 2000, Regulations Regarding the State fee for Attestation of the Proficiency in the Official Language for the Performance of Professional and Official Duties (Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2000, No. 302; 2013, No. 228).

59. The evaluation of the proficiency in the official language of a person which has been indicated in the documents referred to in Paragraph 13 of this Regulation shall be certified, from the day of coming into force of this Regulation, by an entry in the Information System.

60. If a certificate of the proficiency in the official language which has been issued until the day of coming into force of this Regulation has been lost, stolen, destroyed, or damaged, a person may, using the e-services portal www.latvija.lv, request the re-issue of a document certifying the proficiency in the official language. The Centre shall verify in the Information System whether the certificate of the proficiency in the official language has been obtained in accordance with the procedures laid down in the laws and regulations. For the time period from 1 January 1992 to 31 January 2001, the Information System shall contain only such entries which have been made on the basis of the protocols of an examination of the language proficiency or attestation of the official language which have been received by the Centre from the State Language Centre in implementation of the project No. 2.2.1.1/19/I/001 of the European Regional Development Fund, Improvement of the Process of Organising State Examinations. On the basis of an entry in the Information System, a duplicate of the first decision is prepared, signed with a secure electronic signature, and certified with a time stamp. A person may receive a duplicate of the decision in one of the ways referred to in Sub-paragraph 23.11 of this Regulation.

61. The certificates of the proficiency in the official language issued from 1 January 1992 to 31 January 2001 shall be valid only for the performance of official and professional duties, and if the person needs the certificate only for this purpose, the proficiency in the official language need not be re-examined.

62. This Regulation shall come into force on 1 January 2023.

Prime Minister A. K. Kariņš

Acting Minister for Education and Science -
Minister for Transport T. Linkaits

 

Annex 1
Cabinet Regulation No. 157
8 March 2022

Level and Grade of the Proficiency in the Official Language Necessary for a Group of Professions (Profession)

The level and grade of official language proficiency required for occupational groups (trades, positions, specialities) has been determined using the characteristics of the occupations referred to in the Classification of Occupations¹ (trade, positions, specialities) and taking into account the extent of the knowledge of the official language necessary for the fulfilment of professional duties for persons referred to in Section 6, Paragraphs one, two and three of the Official Language Law.

Three-digit or six-digit code of the occupational group according to the Classification of Occupations	Name of the occupational group (or occupation)	Level and grade of proficiency in the official language
011	OFFICERS	C1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
0110 01	LIEUTENANT GENERAL/VICE ADMIRAL (Navy)	C2
0110 02	MAJOR GENERAL/COUNTER ADMIRAL (Navy)
0110 03	Brigadier GENERAL/Rear ADMIRAL (Navy)
0110 04	COLONEL/Navy CAPTAIN (Navy)
0110 05	LIEUTENANT COLONEL/COMMANDER SENIOR GRADE (Navy)
021	NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS	B2
031	PRIVATES AND NATIONAL GUARDS	B1
111	LEGISLATORS, SENIOR OFFICIALS AND CHIEF EXECUTIVES2	C2
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
1111 29	COUNCILLOR of a local government council	C1
1114 01	HEAD/PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT/ DIRECTOR-GENERAL/SECRETARY-GENERAL/ CHAIRPERSON/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of an association or foundation	C1
1114 02	DEPUTY HEAD/DEPUTY PRESIDENT/ DEPUTY VICE-PRESIDENT/ DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL/ DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL/ DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON/DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of an association or foundation
1114 03	CHAIRPERSON of the executive board of an association or foundation
1114 04	MEMBER of the executive board of an association or foundation
1114 05	HEAD/PRESIDENT/CHAIRPERSON of a trade union
1114 06	DEPUTY HEAD/VICE-PRESIDENT/ DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON of a trade union
1114 07	HEAD/CHAIRPERSON of a labour organisation
1114 08	HEAD/PRESIDENT/CHAIRPERSON/ SECRETARY-GENERAL of a political party
1114 09	DEPUTY HEAD/DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON of a labour organisation
112	MANAGING DIRECTORS AND CHIEF EXECUTIVES	C1
121	BUSINESS SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGERS	C1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
1213 05	HEAD/DIRECTOR of a structural unit of principal activity (in the field of public administration)	C2
1213 06	DEPUTY HEAD/DEPUTY DIRECTOR of a structural unit of principal activity (in the field of public administration)
1213 15	HEAD/DIRECTOR of a structural unit of principal activity (in the field of tax administration and customs)
1213 16	DEPUTY HEAD/DEPUTY DIRECTOR of a structural unit of principal activity (in the field of tax administration and customs)
1213 19	HEAD/CHIEF of a structural unit of principal activity (in the judiciary field)
1213 23	HEAD/DIRECTOR/CHIEF of a structural unit of the principal activity of a local government
122	SALES, MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS	C1
131	PRODUCTION MANAGERS IN AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES	C1
132	MANUFACTURING, MINING, CONSTRUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGERS	C1
133	INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES MANAGERS	C1
134	PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MANAGERS	C1
1345 23	Faculty HEAD3
1349 12	HEAD/CHIEF of a structural unit of principal activity (in the field of imprisonment and deprivation of liberty)	C2
1349 13	DEPUTY HEAD/DEPUTY DIRECTOR of a structural unit DEPUTY CHIEF (in the field of imprisonment and deprivation of liberty)
1349 17	Senior INSPECTOR (in the field of imprisonment and deprivation of liberty)
141	HOSPITALITY AND CATERING SERVICES MANAGERS	C1
142	RETAIL AND WHOLESALE TRADE MANAGERS	C1
143	OTHER SERVICES MANAGERS	C1
211	SCIENTISTS, PHYSICAL AND EARTH SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS	C1
212	MATHEMATICIANS, ACTUARIES AND STATISTICIANS	C1
213	LIFE SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS	C1
214	ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS (EXCLUDING ELECTROTECHNOLOGY ENGINEERS)	C1
215	ELECTROTECHNOLOGY ENGINEERS	C1
216	ARCHITECTS, PLANNERS, GEODETIC SURVEY TECHNOLOGISTS AND CARTOGRAPHERS, SURVEYORS AND DESIGNERS	C1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
2166 02	Interior DESIGNER	B1
2166 03	Graphic DESIGNER
2166 04	Website DESIGNER
2166 05	COMPUTER GRAPHICS DESIGNER
221	MEDICAL DOCTORS	C1
222	NURSING AND MIDWIFERY PROFESSIONALS	C1
223	ALTENERATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE PROFESSIONALS	C1
224	PARAMEDICAL PRACTITIONERS	C1
225	VETERINARIANS	C1
226	OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS	C1
231	UNVERSITY AND OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION ACADEMIC STAFF	C1
2310 01	ASSISTANT (in the field of education)3
2310 02	DOCENT3
2310 03	LECTURER3
2310 04	PROFESSOR3
2310 05	Associate PROFESSOR
232	VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TEACHERS	C1
233	SECONDARY EDUCATION TEACHERS	C1
234	PRIMARY EDUCATION AND PRESCHOOL TEACHERS	C1
235	OTHER TEACHING PROFESSIONALS	C1
241	FINANCE PROFESSIONALS	C1
242	ADMINISTRATION PROFESSIONALS	C1
243	SALES, MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSIONALS	C1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
2432 03	Prime MINISTERʼS Press SECRETARY	C2
2432 04	DEPUTY Prime MINISTERʼS Press SECRETARY
2432 05	Cabinet Press SECRETARY
2432 06	MINISTERʼS Press SECRETARY
2434 01	Business SPECIALIST (in the field of information science)	B2
251	SOFTWARE AND APPLICATIONS DEVELOPERS AND ANALYSTS	C1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
2513 01	Computing/network/communications ANALYST	B2
2513 04	Computer game development ORGANISER
252	DATABASE AND NETWORK PROFESSIONALS	B2
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
2523 01	Computing/system ENGINEER	C1
2523 02	Senior computer network ADMINISTRATOR
2529 01	HEAD of information technology (IT) services
2529 02	HEAD of information technology (IT) services management processes
2529 03	CONSULTANT of information technology (IT) services management processes
2529 04	Web portal EDITOR
2529 07	Information system security MANAGER
2529 08	Geographic information system SPECIALIST
261	SENIOR LEGAL SPECIALISTS	C2
262	LIBRARIANS, ARCHIVISTS AND PROFESSIONALS IN RELATED OCCUPATIONS	C1
263	SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS PROFESSIONALS	C1
264	AUTHORS, JOURNALISTS AND LINGUISTS	C1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
2642 03	PROOFREADER4	C2
2642 05	EDITOR4
2642 06	Chief EDITOR4
2642 08	Literary EDITOR4
265	CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTISTS	C1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
2652 05	INSTRUMENTALIST	B1
2652 06	Wind INSTRUMENTALIST
2652 07	PERCUSSIONIST
2652 08	String INSTRUMENTALIST
2652 09	Keyboard INSTRUMENTALIST
2652 10	SOLOIST
2652 11	Opera VOCALIST
2652 15	Choir SINGER
2652 19	MUSICIAN
2652 20	SINGER
2652 26	VOCALIST
2653 01	Ballet SOLOIST
2653 02	DANCER
2653 03	CHOREOGRAPHER
2653 04	Ballet DANCER
2653 08	DANCER in a dance collective, group and nightclub
2656 01	Television ANNOUNCER5	C2
2656 02	Radio ANNOUNCER5
2659 01	Circus ACROBAT	A2
2659 02	Circus RINGMASTER
2659 03	Striptease ARTIST
2659 04	CLOWN
2659 05	COMEDIAN
2659 07	ILLUSIONIST (magician)
2659 09	JUGGLER
2659 12	PUPPETEER
2659 13	ANIMAL TRAINER
2659 14	VENTRILOQUIST
2659 15	Circus GYMNAST
2659 16	Circus ATHLETE
2659 17	TIGHTROPE WALKER
311	PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCE TECHNICIANS	B2
312	MINING, MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISORS	B2
313	PROCESS CONTROL TECHNICIANS	A2
314	LIFE SCIENCE TECHNICIANS AND RELATED ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS	B2
315	SHIP AND AIRCRAFT CONTROLLERS AND TECHNICIANS	C1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
3151 01	Chief ENGINEER OFFICER on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000 kW propulsion power or more	B2
3151 02	Second ENGINEER OFFICER on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000 kW propulsion power or more
3151 03	Chief ENGINEER OFFICER on fishing vessels powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000 kW propulsion power or more
3151 04	Second ENGINEER OFFICER on fishing vessels powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000 kW propulsion power or more
3151 05	Chief ENGINEER OFFICER on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of less than 3000 kW propulsion power
3151 06	Second ENGINEER OFFICER on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of less than 3000 kW propulsion power
3151 07	OFFICER IN CHARGE of an engineering watch on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of 750 kW propulsion power or more
3151 08	ENGINEER OFFICER on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of less than 750 kW propulsion power
3151 09	Chief ENGINEER OFFICER on inland waterway vessels powered by main propulsion machinery of less than 3000 kW propulsion power
3151 10	Chief ENGINEER OFFICER on inland waterway vessels powered by main propulsion machinery of less than 1000 kW propulsion power
3151 11	ENGINEER OFFICER on inland waterway vessels powered by main propulsion machinery of less than 3000 kW propulsion power
3151 12	ENGINEER OFFICER on inland waterway vessels powered by main propulsion machinery of less than 1000 kW propulsion power
3151 13	Chief ENGINEER OFFICER on fishing vessels powered by main propulsion machinery of less than 3000 kW propulsion power
3151 14	Second ENGINEER OFFICER on fishing vessels powered by main propulsion machinery of less than 3000 kW propulsion power
3151 15	OFFICER IN CHARGE of an engineering watch on fishing vessels
3151 16	OFFICER IN CHARGE of an engineering watch on fishing vessels powered by main propulsion machinery of less than 750 kW propulsion power
3151 18	Shipʼs ELECTRO-TECHNICAL OFFICER
3151 23	Shipʼs INSTRUCTOR
3151 24	ENGINEER OFFICER on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of less than 3000 kW propulsion power
3152 22	MASTER of a ship (internal affairs)	C2
321	MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNICIANS	B2
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
3211 01	RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT	B1
3211 02	Electrocardiography TECHNICIAN
3211 03	Electroencephalogram TECHNICIAN
3211 04	Medical imaging TECHNICIAN
3213 01	PHARMACY assistant	C1
322	NURSING PROFESSIONALS	C1
323	ALTENERATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE SPECIALISTS	B2
324	VETERINARY TECHNICIANS AND ASSISTANTS	B2
325	OTHER HEALTHCARE SPECIALISTS	B2
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
3254 01	OPTICIAN	C1
3254 02	OPTOMETRIC ASSISTANT
3257 01	State labour INSPECTOR
3257 02	Labour INSPECTOR
3257 03	Environmental protection INSPECTOR
3257 06	Hygiene DOCTORʼS ASSISTANT
3257 07	EPIDEMIOLOGISTʼS ASSISTANT
3258 01	Emergency medical DOCTORʼS ASSISTANT
3259 01	ORTHOEPIST
3259 03	ORTHOOPTICIAN
3259 04	Beauty SPECIALIST (cosmetology)
331	FINANCIAL AND MATHEMATICAL PROFESSIONALS	C1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
3313 01	ACCOUNTANT (level 4 qualification)	B2
3313 02	ACCOUNTANT for currency transactions
3313 03	Securities ACCOUNTANT
3313 04	ACCOUNTANT for currency operations
3313 07	Financial SPECIALIST
3313 08	ACCOUNTANT-CONSULTANT
3313 09	Financial EMPLOYEE
3313 10	Material accountancy ACCOUNTANT
3313 11	Market operations and payments SPECIALIST
3314 01	STATISTICIAN'S ASSISTANT
3314 02	ACCOUNTANT'S ASSISTANT
3314 04	ACTUARIAL ASSISTANT
332	SALES AND PURCHASING AGENTS AND BROKERS	C1
333	COMMERCIAL SERVICES SPECIALISTS	C1
334	ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIALISED SECRETARIES	C1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
3343 34	ASSISTANT GOVERNOR (in the field of imprisonment and deprivation of liberty)	C2
3343 35	DUTY GOVERNOR of a prison (in the field of imprisonment and deprivation of liberty)
335	SPECIALISTS IN THE EXERCISE OF PUBLIC AUTHORITY	C1
341	LEGAL, SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS MATTERS SPECIALISTS	C1
Except for the following occupation included in the occupational group:
3412 06	Orphan's and Custody Court MEMBER	C2
342	SPORTS AND FITNESS SPECIALISTS	C1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
3421 01	ATHLETE	B1
3421 02	Racing DRIVER
3421 03	JOCKEY
3421 04	Professional ATHLETE
3421 05	MOUNTAINEER
343	ARTISTIC, CULTURAL AND CULINARY SPECIALISTS	C1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
3431 01	MicroPHOTOGRAPHER	B1
3431 02	Art PHOTOGRAPHER
351	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND USER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS	B2
352	TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND BROADCASTING TECHNICIANS	B1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
3522 01	Telecommunications TECHNICIAN	B2
3522 03	Radar telecommunications/electronics TECHNICIAN
3522 04	Signal systems telecommunications/electronics TECHNICIAN
3522 05	Telecommunications SPECIALIST
3522 06	Long distance OPERATOR
411	OFFICE CLERKS	C1
412	SECRETARIES	C1
413	STATIONERY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS	B2
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
4131 02	STENOGRAPHER	C2
4131 08	Technical and data processing OPERATOR	C1
4131 09	Audio TRANSCRIPTIONIST
421	CASHIERS, TELLERS AND RELATED CLERKS	B1
422	CUSTOMER INFORMATION CLERKS	B1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
4221 01	Travel CONSULTANT	C1
4221 02	Travel ORGANISER
4221 03	Tourist information CONSULTANT
4221 04	Travel AGENT
4221 05	Rural tourism SPECIALIST
4221 06	Ecotourism SPECIALIST
4222 01	CONNOISSEUR	C2
4222 07	Customer service SPECIALIST	C1
4222 08	Vehicle driver qualification INSPECTOR	C2
4222 09	Telebanking OPERATOR
4224 01	Hospitality services SUPERVISOR	B2
4224 02	Hotel ADMINISTRATOR
4224 03	Hotel RECEPTIONIST
4224 04	Reception services SPECIALIST
4224 05	Hotel services SPECIALIST
4227 01	INTERVIEWER
431	NUMERICAL CLERKS	B2
4311 01	ACCOUNTANT (level 3 qualification)6
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
4311 02	CASHIER	B1
4311 03	Accounting CLERK
4311 04	Unit cost CALCULATOR
4311 06	Tax/duty ADMINISTRATOR
4311 07	Bookkeeping CLERK
4311 08	Cost ESTIMATOR
4311 10	Accounts OPERATOR
4311 09	STOCKTAKER	A2
432	MATERIAL-RECORDING AND TRANSPORT CLERKS	B1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
4323 09	Vehicle receiving CLERK	A2
4323 10	Cargo acceptance/delivery AGENT
4323 11	Speedometer tape READER
4323 27	Video surveillance OPERATOR
4323 28	Cargo handling ORGANISER at port
4323 29	Ship PLANNER
4323 30	Ship AGENT
4323 31	FOREMAN (port services)
4323 34	Railway line station ATTENDANT
4323 01	Transport DISPATCHER	B2
4323 02	Chief transport INSPECTOR
4323 03	Transport INSPECTOR
4323 04	Transport CONTROLLER
4323 05	Transport office MANAGER
4323 06	Railway carriage and transport ORGANISER
4323 12	Station ATTENDANT
4323 14	Railway station MASTER
4323 23	Rail ATTENDANT
4323 24	Railway ATTENDANT'S ASSISTANT
4323 25	Passenger train CONTROLLER (auditor)
4323 32	Harbour SUPERVISOR
4323 33	Track dispatch CONTROLLER
4323 35	Aircraft weight and balance control SPECIALIST
4323 15	Railway DISPATCHER	C1
4323 16	Railway depot ATTENDANT
4323 17	Transport timetable ANALYST
4323 21	Railway OPERATOR
4323 26	Transport SUPERVISOR
4323 36	Aerodrome CONTROLLER
441	OTHER CLERICAL STAFF	B2
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
4412 01	Post CARRIER	B1
4412 02	Post COURIER
4412 03	POSTPERSON
4412 04	Court MESSENGER
4412 05	Post SORTER
4412 06	Post WORKER
4413 01	Coding CLERK
4413 02	Proofreading CLERK
4413 03	Document stamping CLERK
4413 04	Document sorting CLERK
4414 01	Record CLERK	C1
4415 01	ARCHIVIST
4415 02	Photocopying CLERK	A2
4415 03	Junior collection CONSERVATOR (archives)	B1
4415 04	Document DIGITISER	A2
4415 05	Vehicle REGISTRATION ASSISTANT	B1
4415 07	Photocopying machine OPERATOR	A2
511	TRAVEL ATTENDANTS, CONDUCTORS AND GUIDES	B1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
5111 01	Airport passenger service AGENT	B2
5111 02	Arrival service AGENT
5111 08	Service car TRAIN ATTENDANT
5112 05	Passenger train CONDUCTOR (controller)	B1
5113 01	Tour LEADER	B2
5113 02	Tour GUIDE
5113 03	Tourism GUIDE
5113 04	Culture tourism GUIDE
5113 05	Tourist GUIDE
512	COOKS	B1
Except for the following occupation included in the occupational group:
5120 01	Senior COOK	B2
513	WAITERS AND BARTENDERS	B1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
5131 06	Hospitality services SPECIALIST	C1
5132 01	Senior BARTENDER	B2
514	HAIRDRESSERS, BEAUTICIANS AND RELATED WORKERS	B1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
5142 11	TATTOO ARTIST	A2
5142 19	BEAUTICIAN (medical practitioner)	C1
515	BUILDING AND HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISORS	B2
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
5153 01	Buiiding MANAGER	C1
5153 02	MANAGER of buildings and areas to be managed
5153 03	Building SUPERVISOR
5153 04	Cleaning PROFESSIONAL	B1
516	OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES WORKERS	B2
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
5162 01	COMPANION	B1
5162 02	ASSISTANT for persons with a disability
5162 04	Social MENTOR
5163 01	EMBALMER	A2
5163 02	UNDERTAKER
5163 03	GRAVEDIGGER
5163 04	Funeral services SPECIALIST	C1
5163 05	ARTIST (director) of bereavment ceremonies
5164 01	Horse TRAINER	A2
5164 02	Dog WALKER
5164 03	Zoo SUPERVISOR
5164 04	Zoo WORKER
5164 05	Animal sanctuary SUPERVISOR
5164 07	Vivarium animal CARE WORKER
5164 08	Cat and dog CARE WORKER
5164 09	DOG HANDLER
5164 10	Dog GROOMER
5169 01	Club OWNER	B1
5169 02	ESCORT (social events)
5169 03	Dance PARTNER
521	STREET AND MARKET SALESPERSONS	B1
522	SHOP SALESPERSONS	B1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
5222 01	SENIOR SALESPERSON	B2
5222 02	Retail shop MANAGER	C1
5222 03	DEPUTY MANAGER of a retail shop	B2
523	CASHIERS AND TICKET CLERKS	B1
524	OTHER SALES WORKERS	B1
531	CHILD CARE WORKERS AND TEACHERS' AIDES	B2
Except for the following occupation included in the occupational group:
5312 01	TEACHER'S AIDE	C1
532	PERSONAL CARE WORKERS	B1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
5329 01	PHARMACY AIDE	B2
5329 02	Sterilisation TECHNICIAN
541	PROTECTIVE SERVICES WORKERS	B2
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
5413 01	Senior INSPECTOR (imprisonment and deprivation of liberty)	C2
5413 02	Senior prison INSPECTOR
5413 03	INSPECTOR (imprisonment and deprivation of liberty)
5413 04	Prison INSPECTOR
5413 08	Prison SUPERVISOR	B1
5413 10	Prison GUARD
5414 18	BODYGUARD	B1
5414 23	Cash-in-transit COLLECTOR
611	CROP GROWERS	A1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
6113 01	GARDENER	A2
6113 02	Horticultural FARMER
6113 03	Park GARDENER
6113 04	Greenhouse GARDENER
6113 05	Seed production GARDENER
6113 06	Flower CULTIVATOR
6113 07	Mushroom CULTIVATOR
6113 08	HORTICULTURIST (plant grower)
6113 09	Greenery WORKER
6113 10	Landscape DESIGNER
6113 11	ARBORIST
6113 12	HORTICULTURIST
6113 13	CROP GROWER
612	ANIMAL PRODUCERS AND RELATED WORKERS	A1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
6123 01	BEEKEEPER	A2
6123 02	APIARIST
6129 01	Laboratory animal BREEDER
6129 03	Wild/fur animal BREEDER
6129 04	Wild animal/fur animal FARMER
6129 08	STOCKFARMER of various species of animals
613	MIXED CROP AND ANIMAL PRODUCERS	A1
621	FORESTRY AND RELATED WORKERS	A2
622	FISHERY WORKERS, HUNTERS AND TRAPPERS	A2
633	SUBSISTENCE FARMERS, FISHERS, HUNTERS AND GATHERERS	A1
711	BUILDING FRAME AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS	A2
712	BUILDING COMPLETION WORK PERFORMERS AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS	A2
713	PAINTERS, BUILDING STRUCTURE CLEANERS AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS	A2
721	SHEET AND STRUCTURAL METAL WORKERS, MOULDERS AND WELDERS AND RELATED WORKERS	A2
722	BLACKSMITHS, TOOLMAKERS AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS	A2
723	MACHINERY MECHANICS AND REPAIRERS	A2
731	HANDICRAFT WORKERS	A2
732	PRINTING TRADES WORKERS	A2
741	ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS	A2
742	ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS	A2
751	FOOD PROCESSING AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS	A2
752	WOOD-TREATERS, CABINET-MAKERS AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS	A2
753	GARMENT AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS	A2
754	OTHER CRAFT AND RELATED WORKERS	A2
811	MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING PLANT OPERATORS	A2
812	METAL PROCESSING AND FINISHING PLANT OPERATORS	A2
813	CHEMICAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATORS	A2
814	RUBBER, PLASTIC AND PAPER PRODUCTS MACHINE OPERATORS	A2
815	TEXTILE, FUR AND LEATHER PRODUCTS MACHINE OPERATORS	A2
816	FOOD AND RELATED PRODUCTS MACHINE OPERATORS	A2
817	WOOD PROCESSING AND PAPERMAKING PLANT OPERATORS	A2
818	OTHER STATIONARY PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATORS	A2
821	ASSEMBLERS	A2
831	LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE DRIVERS AND RELATED WORKERS	A2
832	CAR, VAN AND MOTORCYCLE DRIVERS	A2
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
8322 05	Taxi DRIVER	B1
8322 06	Light van DRIVER
833	HEAVY TRUCK AND BUS DRIVERS	B1
Except for the following occupations included in the occupational group:
8332 01	Garbage truck DRIVER	A2
8332 02	DRIVER of trucks transporting dangerous goods
8332 03	Heavy truck DRIVER
8332 04	Hopper/lorry DRIVER
8332 05	Towing vehicle DRIVER
8332 06	Watering truck DRIVER
8332 07	Gritter DRIVER
8332 08	Specialised/truck DRIVER
8332 09	Mechanised transport DRIVER
8332 10	Concrete mixer/pump DRIVER
8332 11	Ice resurfacer DRIVER
8332 12	Aircraft service equipment and ground support equipment OPERATOR
834	FARM, EARTHMOVING, LIFTING AND RELATED PLANT OPERATORS	A2
835	SHIP DECK CREWS AND RELATED WORKERS	A2
Except for the following occupation included in the occupational group:
8350 02	Ship's BOATSWAIN (in the field of internal affairs.)	C1
911	DOMESTIC, HOTEL AND OFFICE CLEANERS AND HELPERS	A1
912	VEHICLE, WINDOW, LAUNDRY AND OTHER HAND CLEANING WORKERS	A1
921	AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND FISHERY LABOURERS	A1
931	MINING AND CONSTRUCTION LABOURERS	A1
932	MANUFACTURING LABOURERS	A1
933	TRANSPORT AND STORAGE LABOURERS	A1
941	FOOD PREPARATION ASSISTANTS	A1
Except for the following occupation included in the occupational group:
9412 01	ASSISTANT COOK	B1
951	STREET AND RELATED SERVICES WORKERS	A1
952	STREET VENDORS (EXCLUDING FOOD)	A2
961	REFUSE WORKERS	A1
962	OTHER ELEMENTARY WORKERS	A1

Notes.
¹ Cabinet Regulation No. 264 of 23 May 2017, Regulations Regarding the Classification of Occupations, the Basic Tasks Appropriate to the Occupation and the Basic Qualification Requirements.
² The level and degree of proficiency in the official language of a member of the executive board of a minority cultural association shall be co-ordinated with the State Language Centre.
³ The requirements shall not apply to foreigners if they work in study programmes where exceptions to the study language are provided for in Section 56, Paragraph three of the Law on Institutions of Higher Education.
⁴ C2 if the work is related to the preparation of texts in Latvian.
⁵ C2 if the work involves reading texts in Latvian on national radio and television.
⁶ C2 if working in the field of internal affairs.

 

Annex 2
Cabinet Regulation No. 157
8 March 2022

Functioning Limitations and Diagnoses due to which Reliefs and Exemption from the Examination of the Proficiency in the Official Language are Determined

I. List of Functioning Limitations (according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) categories)

No.	ICF code and description	Level of functioning restriction	Skills test from which a person is exempt
1.	b110 Consciousness functions
1.1.	b1100 State of consciousness	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
1.2.	b1101 Continuity of consciousness	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
1.3.	b1102 Quality of consciousness	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
2.	b114 Orientation functions
2.1.	b1140 Orientation to time	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
2.2.	b1141 Orientation to place	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
2.3.	b1142 Orientation to person
2.4.	b11420 Orientation to self	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
2.5.	b11421 Orientation to others	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
3.	b117 Intellectual functions	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
4.	b122 Global psychosocial functions	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
5.	b140 Attention functions
5.1.	b1400 Sustaining attention	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
5.2.	b1401 Shifting attention	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
5.3.	b1440 Short-term memory	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
5.4.	b1441 Long-term memory	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
5.5.	b1442 Retrieval and processing of memory	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
6.	b156 Perceptual functions
6.1.	b1560 Auditory perception	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from listening and speaking skills test
6.2.	b1561 Visual perception	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from reading, writing and listening skills test
7.	b160 Thought functions
7.1.	b1600 Pace of thought	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
7.2.	b1601 Form of thought	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
7.3.	b1602 Content of thought	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
7.4.	b1603 Control of thought	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
8.	b164 Higher-level cognitive functions
8.1.	b1640 Abstraction	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
8.2.	b1641 Organisation and planning	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
8.3.	b1642 Time management	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
8.4.	b1643 Cognitive flexibility	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
8.5.	b1644 Insight	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
8.6.	b1645 Judgement	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
8.7.	b1646 Problem solving	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
9.	b167 Mental functions of language
9.1.	b1670 Reception of language
9.2.	b16700 Reception of spoken language	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from speaking and listening skills test
9.3.	b16701 Reception of written language	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from writing, reading and listening skills test
9.4.	b1671 Expression of language
9.5.	b16710 Expression of spoken language	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from speaking skills test
9.6.	b16711 Expression of written language	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
9.7.	b1672 Integrative language functions	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
10.	b176 Mental function of sequencing complex movements	Moderate and extreme	Fully exempt
11.	b210 Seeing functions
11.1.	b2100 Visual acuity functions
11.2.	b21002 Binocular acuity of near vision	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from writing, reading and listening skills test
11.3.	b21003 Monocular acuity of near vision	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from writing, reading and listening skills test
11.4.	b21008 Visual acuity functions, other specified	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from writing, reading and listening skills test
11.5.	b2102 Quality of vision
11.6.	b21022 Contrast sensitivity	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from writing, reading and listening skills test
11.7.	b21023 Visual picture quality	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from writing, reading and listening skills test
11.8.	b21028 Quality of vision, other specified	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from writing, reading and listening skills test
12.	b215 Functions of structures adjoining the eye
12.1.	b2150 Functions of internal muscles of the eye	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from reading skills test
13.	b230 Hearing functions
13.1.	b2300 Sound detection	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from speaking and listening skills test
13.2.	b2304 Speech discrimination	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from speaking and listening skills test
14.	b310 Voice functions
14.1.	b3100 Production of voice	Severe and extreme	Exempt from speaking skills test
14.2.	b3101 Quality of voice	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from speaking skills test
14.3.	b320 Articulation functions	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from speaking skills test
15.	b330 Fluency and rhythm of speech functions
15.1.	b3300 Fluency of speech	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from speaking skills test
15.2.	b3301 Rhythm of speech	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from speaking skills test
15.3.	b3302 Speed of speech	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from speaking skills test
16.	b410 Heart functions
16.1.	b4100 Heart rate	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
16.2.	b4101 Heart rhythm	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
16.3.	b4102 Contraction force of ventricular muscles	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
16.4.	b4103 Blood supply to the heart	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
17.	b420 Blood pressure functions
17.1.	b4200 Increased blood pressure	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
18.	b440 Respiration functions
18.1.	b4402 Depth of respiration	Severe and extreme	Exempt from speaking skills test
19.	b445 Respiratory muscle functions
19.1.	b4450 Functions of the thoracic respiratory muscles	Severe and extreme	Exempt from speaking skills test
19.2.	b4451 Functions of the diaphragm	Severe and extreme	Exempt from speaking skills test
19.3.	b460 Sensations associated with cardiovascular and respiratory functions	Severe and extreme	Exempt from speaking skills test
20.	b710 Mobility of joint functions
20.1.	b7100 Mobility of a single joint Extent and ease of mobility of a single joint functions	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
20.2.	b7101 Mobility of several joints Extent and ease of mobility of several joint functions	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
21.	b720 Mobility of bone functions
21.1.	b7202 Mobility of carpal bones Extent and ease of mobility of carpal bone functions	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
22.	b730 Muscle power functions
22.1.	b7300 Power of isolated muscles and muscle groups	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
22.2.	b7301 Power of muscles of one limb	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
22.3.	b7302 Power of muscles of one side of the body	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
22.4.	b7304 Power of muscles of all limbs	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
22.5.	b7306 Power of all muscles of the body	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
23.	b735 Muscle tone functions
23.1.	b7350 Tone of isolated muscles and muscle groups	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
23.2.	b7351 Tone of muscles of one limb	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
23.3.	b7352 Tone of muscles of one side of the body	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
23.4.	b7354 Tone of muscles of all limbs	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
24.	b740 Muscle endurance functions
24.1.	b7400 Endurance of isolated muscles	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
24.2.	b7401 Endurance of muscle groups	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
24.3.	b7402 Endurance of all muscles of the body	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
25.	b750 Motor reflex functions
25.1.	b7500 Stretch motor reflex	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
25.2.	b7501 Reflexes generated by noxious stimuli	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
25.3.	b7502 Reflexes generated by other exteroceptive stimuli	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
26.	b760 Control of voluntary movement functions
26.1.	b7601 Control of complex voluntary movements	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
26.2.	b7602 Coordination of voluntary movements	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
27.	b765 Involuntary movement functions
27.1.	b7650 Involuntary contractions of muscles	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
27.2.	b7651 Tremor	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
27.3.	b7652 Tics and mannerisms	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing and reading skills test
27.4.	d110 Watching	Severe and extreme	Exempt from reading and writing skills test
27.5.	d115 Listening	Severe and extreme	Exempt from speaking and listening skills test
27.6.	d166 Reading	Severe and extreme	Exempt from reading, writing and listening skills test
27.7.	d170 Writing	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
28.	d210 Other purposeful sensing
28.1.	d2100 Undertaking a simple task	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
29.	d240 Handling stress and other psychological demands
29.1.	d2400 Handling responsibilities	Severe and extreme	Fully exempt
30.	d310 Communicating with - receiving - spoken messages	Severe and extreme	Exempt from speaking and listening skills test
31.	d325 Communicating with - receiving - written messages	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing, reading and listening skills test
32.	d330 Speaking	Severe and extreme	Exempt from speaking skills test
33.	d345 Writing messages	Severe and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
34.	d350 Conversation
34.1.	d3503 Conversing with one person	Severe and extreme	Exempt from speaking skills test
35.	d440 Fine hand use
35.1.	d4400 Picking up	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
35.2.	d4401 Grasping	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test
35.3.	d4402 Manipulating	Moderate and extreme	Exempt from writing skills test

II. Disease Diagnoses (according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD) and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision) due to which Exemption from the Examination of the Proficiency in the Official Language is Determined

No.	Code	Name
F00-F99		Mental and behavioural disorders
F00		Dementia in Alzheimer's disease (G30-)
1.	F00.00	Dementia in Alzheimer's disease with early onset and without additional symptoms (G30.0+)
2.	F00.01	Dementia in Alzheimer's disease with early onset and with other symptoms, predominantly delusional (G30.0+)
3.	F00.02	Dementia in Alzheimer's disease with early onset and with other symptoms, predominantly hallucinatory (G30.0+)
4.	F00.03	Dementia in Alzheimer's disease with early onset and with other symptoms, predominantly depressive (G30.0+)
5.	F00.04	Dementia in Alzheimer's disease with early onset and with other mixed symptoms (G30.0+)
F01		Vascular dementia
6.	F01.0	Vascular dementia of acute onset
7.	F01.00	Vascular dementia of acute onset without additional symptoms
8.	F01.01	Vascular dementia of acute onset with other symptoms, predominantly delusional
9.	F01.02	Vascular dementia of acute onset with other symptoms, predominantly depressive
10.	F01.03	Vascular dementia of acute onset with other symptoms, predominantly hallucinatory
11.	F01.04	Vascular dementia of acute onset with other mixed symptoms
F01.1		Multi-infarct dementia
12.	F01.10	Multi-infarct dementia without additional symptoms
13.	F01.11	Multi-infarct dementia with other symptoms, predominantly delusional
14.	F01.12	Multi-infarct dementia with other symptoms, predominantly hallucinatory
15.	F01.13	Multi-infarct dementia with other symptoms, predominantly depressive
16.	F01.14	Multi-infarct dementia with other mixed symptoms
F01.2		Subcortical vascular dementia
17.	F01.20	Subcortical vascular dementia without additional symptoms
18.	F01.21	Subcortical vascular dementia with other symptoms, predominantly delusional
19.	F01.22	Subcortical vascular dementia with other symptoms, predominantly hallucinatory
20.	F01.23	Subcortical vascular dementia with other symptoms, predominantly depressive
21.	F01.24	Subcortical vascular dementia with other mixed symptoms
F01.3		Mixed cortical and subcortical vascular dementia
22.	F01.30	Mixed cortical and subcortica lvascular dementia without additional symptoms
23.	F01.31	Mixed cortical and subcortical dementia with other symptoms, predominantly delusional
24.	F01.32	Mixed cortical and subcortical dementia with other symptoms, predominantly hallucinatory
25.	F01.33	Mixed cortical and subcortical dementia with other symptoms, predominantly depressive
26.	F01.34	Mixed cortical and subcortical vascular dementia with other mixed symptoms
F01.8		Other vascular dementia
27.	F01.80	Other vascular dementia without additional symptoms
28.	F01.81	Other vascular dementia with other symptoms, predominantly delusional
29.	F01.82	Other vascular dementia with other symptoms, predominantly hallucinatory
30.	F01.83	Other vascular dementia with other symptoms, predominantly depressive
31.	F01.84	Other vascular dementia with other mixed symptoms
F02		Dementia in other diseases classified elsewhere
F02.0		Dementia in Pick's disease (G31.0+)
32.	F02.00	Dementia in Pick's disease (G31.0+) with no additional symptoms
33.	F02.01	Dementia in Pick's disease (G31.0+) with other symptoms, predominantly delusional
34.	F02.02	Dementia in Pick's disease (G31.0+) with other symptoms, predominantly hallucinatory
35.	F02.03	Dementia in Pick's disease (G31.0+) with other symptoms, predominantly depressive
36.	F02.04	Dementia in Pick's disease (G31.0+) with other mixed symptoms
F02.1		Dementia in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (A81.0+)
37.	F02.10	Dementia in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease without additional symptoms (A81.0+)
38.	F02.11	Dementia in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with other symptoms, predominantly delusional (A81.0+)
39.	F02.12	Dementia in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with other symptoms, predominantly hallucinatory (A81.0+)
40.	F02.13	Dementia in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with other symptoms, predominantly depressive (A81+)
41.	F02.14	Dementia in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with other mixed symptoms (A81.0+)
F02.2		Dementia in Huntington's disease (G10+)
42.	F02.20	Dementia in Huntington's disease (G10+) without additional symptoms
43.	F02.21	Dementia in Huntington's disease (G10+) with other symptoms, predominantly delusional
44.	F02.22	Dementia in Huntington's disease (G10+) with other symptoms
45.	F02.23	Dementia in Huntington's disease (G10+) with other symptoms, predominantly depressive
46.	F02.24	Dementia in Huntington's disease (G10+) with other mixed symptoms
F02.3		Dementia in Parkinson's disease (G20+)
47.	F02.30	Dementia in Parkinson's disease (G20+) without additional symptoms
48.	F02.31	Dementia in Parkinson's disease (G20+) with other symptoms, predominantly delusional
49.	F02.32	Dementia in Parkinson's disease (G20+) with other symptoms, predominantly hallucinatory
50.	F02.33	Dementia in Parkinson's disease (G+20+) with other symptoms, predominantly depressive
51.	F02.34	Dementia in Parkinson's disease (G20+) with other mixed symptoms
F02.4		Dementia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (B22.0+)
52.	F02.40	Dementia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (B22.0+) without additional symptoms
53.	F02.41	Dementia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (B22.0+) with other symptoms, predominantly delusional
54.	F02.42	Dementia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (B22.0+) with other symptoms, predominantly hallucinatory
55.	F02.43	Dementia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (B22.0+) with other symptoms, predominantly depressive
56.	F02.44	Dementia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (B22.0+) with other mixed symptoms
F02.8		Dementia in other specified diseases classified elsewhere
57.	F02.80	Dementia in other specified diseases classified elsewhere without additional symptoms
58.	F02.81	Dementia in other specified diseases classified elsewhere (+) with other symptoms, predominantly delusional
59.	F02.82	Dementia in other specified diseases classified elsewhere with other symptoms, predominantly hallucinatory
60.	F02.83	Dementia in other specified diseases classified elsewhere with other symptoms, predominantly depressive
61.	F02.84	Dementia in other specified diseases classified elsewhere with other mixed symptoms
62.	F02.8+ G40	Dementia with epilepsy
63.	F03	Unspecified dementia
64.	F04	Organic amnesic syndrome
65.	F06	Other mental disorders due to brain damage and dysfunction and to physical disease
F20		Schizophrenia
F20.0		Paranoid schizophrenia
66.	F20.00	Paranoid schizophrenia - continuous
67.	F20.01	Paranoid schizophrenia - episodic with progressive deficit
68.	F20.02	Paranoid schizophrenia - episodic with stable deficit
69.	F20.03	Paranoid schizophrenia - episodic remittent
70.	F20.04	Paranoid schizophrenia - incomplete remission
71.	F20.05	Paranoid schizophrenia - complete remission
72.	F20.08	Paranoid schizophrenia - other
73.	F20.09	Paranoid schizophrenia - period of observation less than one year
F20.1		Hebephrenic schizophrenia
74.	F20.10	Hebephrenic schizophrenia - continuous
75.	F20.11	Hebephrenic schizophrenia - episodic with progressive deficit
76.	F20.12	Hebephrenic schizophrenia - episodic with stable deficit
77.	F20.13	Hebephrenic schizophrenia - episodic remittent
78.	F20.14	Hebephrenic schizophrenia - incomplete remission
79.	F20.15	Hebephrenic schizophrenia - complete remission
80.	F20.18	Hebephrenic schizophrenia - other
81.	F20.19	Hebephrenic schizophrenia - period of observation less than one year
F20.2		Catatonic schizophrenia
82.	F20.20	Catatonic schizophrenia - continuous
83.	F20.21	Catatonic schizophrenia - episodic with progressive deficit
84.	F20.22	Catatonic schizophrenia - episodic with stable deficit
85.	F20.23	Catatonic schizophrenia - episodic remittent
86.	F20.24	Catatonic schizophrenia - incomplete remission
87.	F20.25	Catatonic schizophrenia - complete remission
88.	F20.28	Catatonic schizophrenia - other
89.	F20.29	Catatonic schizophrenia - period of observation less than one year
90.	F20.3	Undifferentiated schizophrenia
91.	F20.4	Post-schizophrenic depression
92.	F20.5	Residual schizophrenia
93.	F20.6	Simple schizophrenia
94.	F20.8	Other schizophrenia
95.	F20.9	Schizophrenia, unspecified
96.	F22	Persistent delusional disorders
97.	F25	Schizoaffective disorders
98.	F71	Moderate mental retardation
99.	F71.0	No, or minimal, impairment of behaviour
100.	F71.1	Significant impairment of behaviour requiring attention or treatment
101.	F71.8	Other impairments of behaviour
102.	F71.9	Without mention of impairment of behaviour
F72		Severe mental retardation
103.	F72.0	No, or minimal, impairment of behaviour
104.	F72.1	Significant impairment of behaviour requiring attention or treatment
105.	F72.8	Other impairments of behaviour
106.	F72.9	Without mention of impairment of behaviour
F73		Profound mental retardation
107.	F73.0	Profound mental retardation, no, or minimal, impairment of behaviour
108.	F73.1	Profound mental retardation with significant impairment of behaviour requiring attention or treatment
109.	F73.8	Profound mental retardation with other impairments of behaviour

 

Annex 3
Cabinet Regulation No. 157
8 March 2022

Opinion on Exemption from Taking the Examination of the Proficiency in the Official Language due to the State of Health

1. Name of the medical treatment institution
2. Given name, surname of the person
3. Personal identity number		-
4. Address of the place of residence
5. Opinion on the state of health of a person (mark as appropriate):
5.1. the person should be fully exempted from the examination of the proficiency in the official language (to be filled in by a physical and rehabilitation medicine doctor, psychiatrist, or paediatric psychiatrist)
5.2. the person shall be exempted in taking the examination of the proficiency in the official language from (to be filled in by a physical and rehabilitation medicine doctor):
5.2.1. the examination of speaking skills
5.2.2. the examination of reading skills
5.2.3. the examination of writing skills
5.2.4. the examination of listening skills
6. Physician (mark as appropriate and indicate):
physical and rehabilitation medicine doctor
psychiatrist
paediatric psychiatrist
		(given name, surname, signature*)
7. Date (dd.mm.yyyy)*		.   .     .

Note. * The details of the document "signature" and "date" need not be completed if the electronic document has been prepared in accordance with the laws and regulations regarding drawing up of electronic documents. If the electronic document has been signed with a secure electronic signature and it has a time stamp, the time of signing the electronic document shall be the date and time of adding the time stamp.

 

Annex 4
Cabinet Regulation No. 157
8 March 2022

Levels of Proficiency in the Official Language

No.	From 1 January 1992 to 31 August 2000	From 1 September 2000 to 1 September 2009	From 1 September 2009
1.	Grade 1 (lowest)	1 A	A1
		1 B	A2
2.	Grade 2 (medium)	2 A	B1
		2 B	B2
3.	Grade 3 (highest)	3 A	C1
		3 B	C2

 

Annex 5
Cabinet Regulation No. 157
8 March 2022

Evaluation of the Proficiency in the Official Language and Designation in the Basic Education Documents

No.	Time period	Evaluation or designation in the basic education certificate	Correspondence to the level and grade of proficiency in the official language
1.	From 1 September 2011	5-29.99 % 30-49.99 % 50-67.99 % 68-84.99 % 85-94.99 % 95-100 %	A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
2.	From 1 September 2009 to 31 August 2011	F E D C B A	A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
3.	From 1 July 2004 to 31 August 2009	F E D C B A	1A (A1) 1B (A2) 2A (B1) 2B (B2) 3A (C1) 3B (C2)
4.	From June 2001 to 1 September 2003	4 points 5-6 points 7-8 points 9-10 points - -	1A (A1) 1B (A2) 2A (B1) 2B (B2) 3A (C1) 3B (C2)

 

Annex 6
Cabinet Regulation No. 157
8 March 2022

Evaluation of the Proficiency in the Official Language and Designation in the General Secondary Education Certificate

No.	Time period	Evaluation or designation in the basic education certificate	Correspondence to the level and grade of proficiency in the official language
1.	From 1 September 2011	Evaluation in percentage indicated	Correspondence is not indicated because one standard of the Latvian language is being implemented which is determined by the laws and regulations governing the field of education
2.	From 1 September 2009 to 31 August 2011	F E D C B A	A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
3.	From 1 September 2009 to 31 August 2011	F E D C B A	A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
4.	From 1 July 2001 to 31 August 2009	F E D C B A	1A (A1) 1B (A2) 2A (B1) 2B (B2) 3A (C1) 3B (C2)

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