POSTERN

Latvia

Digital nomad visa. A one-year, renewable-once visa for remote workers employed by, or self-employed through, a company registered in an OECD country.

Free · The law behind every answer · Checked Sep 27, 2026

Digital nomad visa

A one-year national visa (D), renewable once for a second year.

Who qualifies

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

1

Does it fit your family?

2 questions, from the program’s own rules.

Steady monthly income, from any source?

Not legal advice.

2

What it takes.

Income
At least $4,634 a month, steady and documented.
Time
3–6 weeks at the consulate.
Cost
About $150–250 in visa fees and insurance.
The hard part
The OECD-employer requirement: freelancers whose clients are not incorporated in an OECD country do not qualify.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

3

This door stops short of a passport.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.

  2. 2028
    Renew the permit

    Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.

Language
Latvian, by a state test in two parts (written, and a ten-question interview) at an everyday-conversation level. No CEFR level is published.
Civics
A test on the Constitution and on Latvian history and culture, plus reciting the national anthem.
Time away
Five years living in Latvia counted from the day permanent residence was granted. Breaks may add up to one year in total, but none in the last year before applying.
Two passports
It depends on the rules at the time and on your home country.
  • Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
  • This is a long-stay visa, not a residence permit; Latvian permanent residence now needs 5 years on temporary residence permits.
  • Law-firm summaries say the new Immigration Law allows at most 10 months abroad in the 5 years before permanent residence, and adds a Latvian culture and history course; the PMLP pages we read did not state either.
  • The law caps the decision at one year from a complete file; PMLP's own estimate is 6–12 months, longer if you must first renounce another citizenship.
  • LV-DNV: renewable once for a second year per the earlier research (2026-09-24); the PMLP page we read today mentions only the one-year visa.
  • LV-STARTUP: PMLP's partner LIAA confirms a permit of up to 3 years; the length of a renewal was not published on the page we read (3 years assumed).
  • LV-INVEST: the new law sets two-year terms 'in several cases'; that business investors fall under the two-year term was not confirmed.
The law behind these dates
4

Living there.

Time you must spend there
A national visa, not a residence permit, so there is no minimum-days rule in Latvia; travel elsewhere in the Schengen area still counts under the ordinary 90-days-in-180 rule.
Tax
A visa, not residence, so it does not by itself trigger Latvian tax residence unless you exceed 183 days present.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

5

Start today.

  1. Check eligibility and required documents on PMLP's digital nomad page.Open pmlp.gov.lv ↗
  2. Round up the papers.
    • Proof of steady income: at least $4,634 a month
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health insurance that meets the program’s rules
    • A lease or other proof of where you’ll live in Latvia
6

Or let us run it.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.Standard first year: $1,200. Everyone renews at $399.One membership, the whole family. Accounts and activation included.

16 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 5 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Accounts and activation are included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Accounts depend on provider availability. Government, record and approved third-party charges are extra.

Run it for my family →
7
ISSUED TO

YOUR FAMILY

Cover