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Latvia's digital nomad visa

12months
Long-stay visa for remote workOpen · checked 2026-08-18 · pmlp.gov.lv

Latvia runs the Long-stay visa for remote work (ilgtermiņa vīza attālinātā darba veikšanai), an initial 12 months for remote workers earning €4,213 a month.

Next step

One email when the app can count this stay for you.

How we know

Every figure here is as pmlp.gov.lv publishes it, checked 18 August 2026. Where a number is our own arithmetic rather than a printed figure, the row says so.

Status
Open
Visa
Long-stay visa for remote work (ilgtermiņa vīza attālinātā darba veikšanai)
Initial stay
12 months
Renewal
Issued for up to one year, with the possibility of receiving one further long-stay visa for up to one year (Immigration Law, Section 11(5)). After the second visa the foreigner may not receive a new long-stay visa on the same basis for six months.
Income required
€4,213 a month — Formula: not less than the average monthly gross salary of employees in the previous year multiplied by a coefficient of 2.5, per the latest Central Statistical Bureau data. PMLP's article page (updated 11.02.2026) states EUR 4213. PMLP's step-by-step guidance page (LV and EN) still states EUR 3192.50 — see notes. Employees prove contracted pay; self-employed persons prove income over the previous six months at that level.
Fee
€90 — State fee for requesting a national long-stay (category D) visa: EUR 90; EUR 180 where the application is submitted less than three working days before the legal period of stay in Latvia expires. PMLP's fee schedule has no separate line for the remote-work visa.
Who qualifies
Third-country national employed by an employer established/registered in an OECD member state, or self-employed and registered in an OECD member state, who can perform the work remotely from Latvia. Employees must show at least six months of prior employment with the current employer. Health insurance valid in Latvia and the Schengen states with a minimum insurer liability limit of EUR 42 600 for the insurance period. Holders have no right to employment in the Republic of Latvia. The Immigration Law text excludes Russian citizens from this basis.
Where to apply
Application (visa questionnaire plus supporting documents: passport copy, photo, employer/self-employment certification, proof of accommodation in Latvia, insurance policy, proof of state fee) is submitted to the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP); documents may be sent by post.
Official page
pmlp.gov.lv
Checked
18 August 2026

Sources are listed further down the page.

What to know before you apply

SOURCE DISAGREEMENT within PMLP itself: the news/article page (published 26.07.2022, updated 11.02.2026) gives the income threshold as EUR 4213 per month, while the procedural guidance pages in both Latvian and English still print EUR 3192.50 (a figure consistent with 2021 wage data). The 4213 figure matches 2.5 x Latvia's 2024 average gross monthly wage and sits on the more recently updated page, so it is recorded here; applicants should expect PMLP to apply the current CSB figure, which by the published formula would rise again once 2025 wage data (average gross wage of EUR 1831 in Q1 2026 per the official statistics portal) feeds through. No official statement found on family members accompanying the holder, so that field is omitted. No official tax statement found on PMLP pages.

What it means for your tax days

A visa is permission to stay; tax residency follows the days. Latvia treats you as tax resident once you are present 183 days 183 days or more in any 12-month period that begins or ends in the taxation year, and residents are taxed on worldwide income. Days are not the only test: Section 14 of the law 'Par nodokļiem un nodevām' (On Taxes and Fees) makes a natural person a resident if any of the following applies: their declared place of residence (deklarētā dzīvesvieta) is in the Republic of Latvia; they stay in Latvia for 183 days or more in any 12-month period beginning or ending in the taxation year; or they are a Latvian citizen employed abroad by the government of the Republic of Latvia. Section 14(3) adds timing rules: a person not treated as resident in the pre-taxation year is treated as resident from the date they first arrived in Latvia, and a person who will not be resident in the post-taxation year is not treated as resident after the date they left Latvia if from then on they have closer ties to a foreign country (property or family abroad, or social insurance contributions abroad). The full tests and the official source are on our Latvia tax-day page.

Sources

Questions people ask about Latvia

Does Latvia have a digital nomad visa?

Yes. Latvia runs the Long-stay visa for remote work (ilgtermiņa vīza attālinātā darba veikšanai), which grants an initial stay of 12 months (issued for up to one year, with the possibility of receiving one further long-stay visa for up to one year (immigration law, section 11(5)). after the second visa the foreigner may not receive a new long-stay visa on the same basis for six months.). Checked 18 August 2026 against pmlp.gov.lv.

How much do you need to earn for the Latvia digital nomad visa?

€4,213 a month — Formula: not less than the average monthly gross salary of employees in the previous year multiplied by a coefficient of 2.5, per the latest Central Statistical Bureau data. PMLP's article page (updated 11.02.2026) states EUR 4213. PMLP's step-by-step guidance page (LV and EN) still states EUR 3192.50 — see notes. Employees prove contracted pay; self-employed persons prove income over the previous six months at that level.. That is the figure as published; check the official page for the current amount before you apply.

How long can you stay on the Latvia digital nomad visa?

12 months on the initial permission; issued for up to one year, with the possibility of receiving one further long-stay visa for up to one year (immigration law, section 11(5)). after the second visa the foreigner may not receive a new long-stay visa on the same basis for six months.. Stretch counts the days either way and tells you the date you must be out.

Does a digital nomad visa in Latvia make you tax resident?

Not by itself — but staying does. Latvia treats you as tax resident once you are there 183 days 183 days or more in any 12-month period that begins or ends in the taxation year, and residents are taxed on worldwide income. See our Latvia tax-day page for the tests and the official source.

How does Stretch help with the Latvia digital nomad visa?

Log the day you land and Stretch counts the days against the permission you are on, shows the date you must be out, and reminds you at 14, 7, 3 and 1 days. It also tallies the days that count towards tax residency, so the 183-day question answers itself. The counting and the alerts are free, forever.

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Stretch is a tracker, not legal advice, and this is not tax advice. Visa and tax rules change and are applied by the authority, not by an app — every figure here shows its source and the date we checked it. Checked 2026-08-18; confirm on the official page before you apply or file.