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Latvian passports are issued to citizens of Latvia to facilitate international travel if needed, and are obligatory when a person turns 16. Passport is valid for 5 years (if citizen is older than 60 years, then valid for 10 years). For traveling inside the European Union, Latvian citizens can use their ID card (can'tbe used in airlines). Non-citizen passports, and refugee travel documents (in a passport-like format), are also issued.

[edit] Physical Appearance

Latvian passports are burgundy red, with the Latvian Coat of arms emblazoned in the center of the front cover. The words "EIROPAS SAVIENĪBA" (Latvian) meaning (English: European Union) and "LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA" (Latvian) meaning (English: Republic of Latvia) inscribed above the coat of arms the word "PASE" (Latvian) meaning (English: Passport) are inscribed below the coat of arms. Latvian passport has the standard biometric symbol emblazoned below the coat of arms and use the standard European Union design.

[edit] Identity Information Page

The Latvian Passport includes the following data:

Photo of Passport Holder
Type (P)
Code of Issuing State (LVA)
Passport No.
1. Surname
2. Given Names
3. Nationality
4. Height
5. Date of Birth
6. Personal No.
7. Place of Birth
8. Sex
9. Date of Issue
10. Authority
11. Date of Expiry
12. Holder's Signature

The information page ends with the Machine Readable Zone.

[edit] Languages

The data page/information page is printed in Latvian, English and French.

[edit] Current Passport

As of November 20, 2007 all Latvian passports are following the EU passport standards in all respects (e.g. format, biometric features).

After 1 July 2008 all citizen passports (blue color), which have been issued until 30 June 2002 (containing a glued in photos), as well as passports without an expiration date (beztermiņa), will not be valid for international travel beginning July 1, 2008.

Citizen passports issued after July 1, 2002, containing a scanned signature and picture, will be valid until the expiration date and do not have to be changed, unless they have expired.

!!!Non-citizen passports (violet color) are valid until the expiration date and do not have to be changed, unless they have expired.

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Passport cover

Passport main page

Non-citizen, diplomatic, travel document, and other passport types

Travel Document main page

[edit] Visa-free and Visa-on-arrival Travel

For further information, please refer to: http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/service/4728/

Visa free or visa on arrival

[edit] Europe

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
European Union	unlimited [3][4]
Albania	1 month, 10 € entry tax [5][6]
Andorra	90 days [7]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	90 days [8]
Croatia	90 days [9][10]
Faroe Islands	90 days
Guernsey	6 months
Iceland	unlimited access [11]
Isle of Man	6 months
Jersey	6 months
Kosovo	90 days [12]
Liechtenstein	unlimited access [13]
Macedonia	90 days [14]
Moldova	90 days [15]
Monaco	90 days [16]
Montenegro	90 days [17]
Norway	unlimited access [18]
Russia	Non-citizens only for 90 days (in practice, the "counter" resets on nearest - Ukraine border)
San Marino	90 days [19]
Serbia	90 days [20]
Switzerland	unlimited access [21]
Ukraine	90 days [22]
Vatican City	90 days [23]

[edit] Africa

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Botswana	90 days [24]
Cape Verde	Visa issued upon arrival [25]
Comoros	Visa issued upon arrival [26]
Djibouti	1-month visa issued upon arrival for DJF 5,000 [27]
Egypt	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$15 [28]
Kenya	3-month visa issued upon arrival for US$ 50 [29]
Madagascar	90-day visa issued upon arrival for MGA 140,000 [30]
Mauritius	6 months [31][32]
Mayotte	90 days [33]
Morocco	3 months [34][35]
Mozambique	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$25 [36]
Réunion	unlimited access [37]
Seychelles	1 month [38]
Swaziland	1 month [39]
Tanzania	3 month visa issued on arrival for $50 [40]
Togo	7-day visa issued upon arrival for XOF10,000~35,000 [41]
Uganda	3 month visa issued on arrival for $50 [42]
Zambia	3 month visa issued on arrival for $50 [43]

[edit] Americas

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Anguilla	3 months [44]
Antigua and Barbuda	1 month [45][46]
Argentina	3 months [47]
Aruba	30 days [48]
Bahamas	3 months [49]
Barbados	28 days [50]
Belize	1 month [51]
Bermuda	6 months [52]
Bolivia	30 days [53][54]
British Virgin Islands	30 days [55]
Canada	6 months [56]
Cayman Islands	30 days [57]
Chile	90 days [58]
Colombia	90 days [59]
Costa Rica	90 days [60]
Dominica	21 days [61]
Dominican Republic	30-day tourist card issued on arrival USD 10 [62]
Ecuador	90 days [63][64]
El Salvador	3 months [65]
Falkland Islands	30 days [66]
French Guiana	unlimited access [67]
Greenland	90 days [68]
Grenada	3 months [69][70]
Guadeloupe	unlimited access [71]
Guatemala	90 days [72]
Haiti	3 months [73]
Honduras	3 months [74]
Jamaica	Visa issued on arrival for $20 [75]
Martinique	unlimited access [76]
Mexico	90 days [77][78]
Montserrat	3 months [79]
Netherlands Antilles	3 months [80]
Nicaragua	90 days [81]
Panama	90 days [82]
Paraguay	90 days [83]
Peru	90 days [84]
Puerto Rico	90 days [85]
Saint Barthélemy	unlimited access [86]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	14 days [87][88]
Saint Lucia	28 days [89]
Saint Martin	unlimited access [90]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	90 days [91]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1 month [92]
Trinidad and Tobago	1 month [93]
Turks and Caicos Islands	30 days [94]
United States	90 days, see Visa Waiver Program
Uruguay	3 months [95][96]
U.S. Virgin Islands	90 days [97]
Venezuela	3 months [98][99]

[edit] Asia

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Armenia	120-day visa issued upon arrival for 15,000 AMD [100]
Azerbaijan	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$100 [101]
Bangladesh	90-day visa issued upon arrival for USD50 [102]
Brunei	30 days [103]
Cambodia	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 20/USD 25 [104]
Republic of China (Taiwan)	30 days [105]
Georgia	360 days [106]
Hong Kong	90 days [107]
Indonesia	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 25 [108]
Israel	3 months [109]
Japan	90 days [110]
Jordan	Visa issued upon arrival for JOD 10 [111]
Laos	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 30 [112]
Macau	90 days [113]
Malaysia	3 months [114]
Maldives	30 days [115]
Nepal	15/30/90 day visa issued on arrival for $25/40/100 [116]
Oman	Visa issued upon arrival : 1 month (OMR 6), 1 year multiple entries stay up to 3-week per visit (OMR 10) [117]
Philippines	21 days
Singapore	30 days [118]
South Korea	90 days [119]
Sri Lanka	30 days [120]
Syria	15 day visa issued upon arrival [121]
Thailand	15 day visa issued upon arrival [122]
Timor-Leste	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 30 [123]
Turkey	30 days [124]
Yemen	30-day visa issued upon arrival for YER 10,500 [125]

[edit] Oceania

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
American Samoa	30 days [126]
Australia	90 days (eVisitor required) [127]
Cook Islands	31 days [128]
Fiji	4 months [129]
French Polynesia	90 days [130]
Guam	90 days [131]
Kiribati	28 days [132]
Marshall Islands	30 days [133]
Micronesia	30 days [134][135]
New Caledonia	90 days [136]
New Zealand	3 months [137]
Niue	30 days [138]
Northern Mariana Islands	30 days [139]
Palau	30 days [140][141]
Samoa	60 days [142]
Tonga	31 days [143]
Tuvalu	1 month [144]
Vanuatu	30 days [145][146]
Wallis and Futuna	90 days [147]