Latvia freelance visa.

The official page asks for: a business plan checked by a sworn auditor, proof of personal funds to start the business, a licence or certificate if the work needs one and registration as a taxpayer (checked by PMLP).

Income from work or business in Latvia of double the average gross monthly wage, which PMLP lists as EUR 3,630 from 1 April 2026. Proof that you have enough personal money to start the work in your business plan. No figure is given.

The permit is issued for up to 1 year. A repeat permit needs proof that you paid at least EUR 9,960 in taxes in Latvia in the previous year (EUR 800 a month on average for a first part year), and a new audited business plan.

EUR 160 to review the documents in 30 days (EUR 280 for 10 working days, EUR 560 for 5 working days), then EUR 75 to register the permit in 30 days.

Open to people from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland. For non-EU people who want to live in Latvia as a self-employed person. Latvia's Immigration Law lists the self-employed as a group that can ask for a temporary residence permit. Citizens of the EU, the EEA and Switzerland can already live in Latvia without this visa.

Family members can ask for permits at the same time; each must show money to live on.

The permit gives the right to work for your own business activity as a self-employed person.

From abroad at a Latvian embassy. In Latvia, send e-signed documents to PMLP by e-address or email, or by post. The standard review takes 30 days; faster review costs more.