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Republic of Latvia
Cabinet
Regulation No. 725
Adopted 3 August 2010
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Regulations Regarding the
Territorial Competence of Diplomatic and Consular Missions of the
Republic of Latvia for Requesting Visas
Issued in accordance with
Section 13, Paragraph five of the Immigration Law
1. This Regulation prescribes the territorial competence of
the diplomatic and consular missions (hereinafter - the missions)
of the Republic of Latvia in foreign countries for requesting
visas.
2. The documents necessary for requesting a uniform visa, visa
with limited territorial validity, and an airport transit visa
must be submitted to missions in accordance with the territorial
competence of missions specified in Annex 1 to this
Regulation.
3. The documents necessary for requesting a long-stay visa
must be submitted to missions in accordance with the territorial
competence of missions specified in Annex 2 to this
Regulation.
Prime Minister V. Dombrovskis
Minister for Foreign Affairs A. Ronis
Annex 1
Cabinet
Regulation No. 725
3 August 2010
[21 March 2023]
Territorial
Competence of Missions for the Acceptance of Requests for Uniform
Visas, Visas with Limited Territorial Validity and Airport
Transit Visas
| No. |
Mission |
Territory |
| 1. |
Embassy in the United States of
America |
United States of America
Antigua and Barbuda
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Commonwealth of Dominica
Republic of Ecuador
Cooperative Republic of Guyana
Grenada
Republic of Guatemala
Republic of Kiribati
Republic of Paraguay
Independent State of Samoa
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
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| 2. |
Embassy in the United Arab
Emirates |
United Arab Emirates
Kingdom of Bahrain
State of Qatar
State of Kuwait
Sultanate of Oman
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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| 3. |
Embassy in the Commonwealth of
Australia |
Commonwealth of Australia
Republic of Fiji
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Republic of Nauru
Republic of Palau
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Kingdom of Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Solomon Islands
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| 4. |
Embassy in the Republic of
Azerbaijan |
Republic of Azerbaijan |
| 5. |
Embassy in the Republic of
Belarus |
Republic of Belarus |
| 5.1. |
Consulate in Vitebsk |
Vitebsk Oblast (Republic of
Belarus) |
| 6. |
Embassy in the Arab Republic of
Egypt |
Arab Republic of Egypt
Republic of Botswana
Burkina Faso
Central African Republic
Republic of South Sudan
Republic of Djibouti
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
State of Eritrea
Republic of Guinea
Republic of Yemen
Republic of Cyprus
Union of the Comoros
Republic of the Congo
Kingdom of Lesotho
Republic of Liberia
State of Libya
Republic of Madagascar
Republic of Malawi
Republic of Mauritius
Republic of Mozambique
Republic of Namibia
Republic of Niger
Democratic Republic of Sćo Tomé and Prķncipe
Republic of Seychelles
Republic of Sierra Leone
Federal Republic of Somalia
Republic of Sudan
Kingdom of Eswatini
Togolese Republic
Republic of Uganda
Republic of Zimbabwe
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| 7. |
Embassy in the French
Republic |
Republic of Austria
Kingdom of Belgium
French Republic
Italian Republic
Principality of Liechtenstein
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Republic of Malta
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Portuguese Republic
Kingdom of Spain
Swiss Confederation
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| 8. |
Embassy in Georgia |
Georgia |
| 9. |
Embassy in the Republic of
India |
Republic of India
Kingdom of Bhutan
Republic of Maldives
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
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| 10. |
Embassy in the State of
Israel |
State of Israel |
| 11. |
Embassy in Japan |
Japan |
| 12. |
Embassy in Canada |
Canada |
| 13. |
Embassy in Kazahkstan |
Republic of Kazahkstan
Republic of Tajikistan
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| 14. |
Embassy in the Russian
Federation |
Russian Federation |
| 15. |
Embassy in the People's Republic
of China |
People's Republic of China
Brunei Darussalam
Kingdom of Cambodia
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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| 16. |
Embassy in the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Principality of Andorra
Principality of Monaco
Republic of San Marino
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| 17. |
Embassy in the Republic of
Poland |
Republic of Poland
Czech Republic
Hellenic Republic
Republic of Croatia
Republic of Lithuania
Slovak Republic
Republic of Slovenia
Hungary
Federal Republic of Germany
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| 18. |
Embassy in Ukraine |
Ukraine |
| 19. |
Embassy in the Republic of
Uzbekistan |
Republic of Uzbekistan
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Republic of Tajikistan
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| 20. |
Embassy in the Republic of
Türkiye |
Republic of Türkiye |
| 21. |
Embassy in the Kingdom of
Sweden |
Kingdom of Sweden
Kingdom of Denmark
Republic of Estonia
Iceland
Kingdom of Norway
Republic of Finland
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Annex 2
Cabinet
Regulation No. 725
3 August 2010
[21 March 2023]
Territorial Competence of the
Missions for the Acceptance of Requests for Long-stay Visas
| No. |
Mission |
Territory |
| 1. |
Embassy in the United States of
America |
United States of America
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentine Republic
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Plurinational State of Bolivia
Federative Republic of Brazil
Republic of Chile
Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominican Republic
Republic of Ecuador
Cooperative Republic of Guyana
Grenada
Republic of Guatemala
Republic of Haiti
Republic of Honduras
Jamaica
Republic of Kiribati
Republic of Colombia
Republic of Costa Rica
Republic of Cuba
United Mexican States
Republic of Nicaragua
Republic of Panama
Republic of Paraguay
Republic of Peru
Republic of El Salvador
Independent State of Samoa
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Republic of Suriname
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
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| 2. |
Embassy in the United Arab
Emirates |
United Arab Emirates
Kingdom of Bahrain
State of Qatar
State of Kuwait
Sultanate of Oman
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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| 3. |
Embassy in the Commonwealth of
Australia |
Commonwealth of Australia
Republic of Fiji
New Zealand
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Republic of Nauru
Republic of Palau
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Kingdom of Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Solomon Islands
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| 4. |
Embassy in the Republic of
Azerbaijan |
Republic of Azerbaijan |
| 5. |
Embassy in the Republic of
Belarus |
Republic of Belarus |
| 5.1. |
Consulate in Vitebsk |
Vitebsk Oblast (Republic of
Belarus) |
| 6. |
Embassy in the Arab Republic of
Egypt |
Arab Republic of Egypt
Republic of Angola
People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Republic of Benin
Republic of Botswana
Burkina Faso
Republic of Burundi
Central African Republic
Republic of Chad
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Sudan
Republic of Djibouti
Republic of Equatorial Guinea
State of Eritrea
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Gabonese Republic
Republic of The Gambia
Republic of Ghana
Republic of Guinea
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Republic of Yemen
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Republic of Cape Verde
Republic of Cameroon
Republic of Kenya
Republic of Cyprus
Union of the Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
Kingdom of Lesotho
Lebanese Republic
Republic of Liberia
State of Libya
Republic of Madagascar
Republic of Malawi
Republic of Mali
Kingdom of Morocco
Republic of Mauritius
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Republic of Mozambique
Republic of Namibia
Republic of Niger
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Republic of Rwanda
Democratic Republic of Sćo Tomé and Prķncipe
Republic of Seychelles
Republic of Senegal
Republic of Sierra Leone
Federal Republic of Somalia
Republic of Sudan
Kingdom of Eswatini
United Republic of Tanzania
Togolese Republic
Republic of Tunisia
Republic of Uganda
Republic of Zambia
Republic of Zimbabwe
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| 7. |
Embassy in the French
Republic |
Republic of Austria
Kingdom of Belgium
French Republic
Italian Republic
Principality of Liechtenstein
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Republic of Malta
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Portuguese Republic
Kingdom of Spain
Swiss Confederation
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| 8. |
Embassy in Georgia |
Georgia
Republic of Armenia
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| 9. |
Embassy in the Republic of
India |
Republic of India
People's Republic of Bangladesh
Kingdom of Bhutan
Republic of Maldives
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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| 10. |
Embassy in the State of
Israel |
State of Israel |
| 11. |
Embassy in Japan |
Japan
Republic of the Philippines
Republic of Korea
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| 12. |
Embassy in Canada |
Canada |
| 13. |
Embassy in Kazahkstan |
Republic of Kazahkstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Republic of Tajikistan
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| 14. |
Embassy in the Russian
Federation |
Russian Federation |
| 15. |
Embassy in the People's Republic
of China |
People's Republic of China
Brunei Darussalam
Republic of Indonesia
Kingdom of Cambodia
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Malaysia
Mongolia
Republic of Singapore
Kingdom of Thailand
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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| 16. |
Embassy in the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ireland
Principality of Andorra
Principality of Monaco
Republic of San Marino
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| 17. |
Embassy in the Republic of
Poland |
Republic of Poland
Republic of Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Hellenic Republic
Republic of Croatia
Republic of Lithuania
Slovak Republic
Republic of Slovenia
Hungary
Federal Republic of Germany
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| 18. |
Embassy in Ukraine |
Ukraine
Republic of Moldova
Romania
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| 19. |
Embassy in the Republic of
Uzbekistan |
Republic of Uzbekistan
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Republic of Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
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| 20. |
Embassy in the Republic of
Türkiye |
Republic of Türkiye
Republic of Albania
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republic of Iraq
Islamic Republic of Iran
Republic of Kosovo
Republic of North Macedonia
Republic of Montenegro
Republic of Serbia
Syrian Arab Republic
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| 21. |
Embassy in the Kingdom of
Sweden |
Kingdom of Sweden
Kingdom of Denmark
Republic of Estonia
Iceland
Kingdom of Norway
Republic of Finland
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