Diplomatic Visa (for countries without bilateral waiver)
Embassy required
- Processing time
- Priority processing, typically 5-10 working days
- Fee
- None (fee waived for diplomatic passports)
- Validity
- Duration of diplomatic assignment; short-stay or long-stay depending on mission
- Entry
- Multiple entry
Diplomatic visas are issued to holders of diplomatic and official/service passports from countries without bilateral visa waiver agreements with Latvia, who are travelling for official governmental or international organization duties. The visa fee is waived for diplomatic passport holders. Accredited diplomats posted to Latvian missions receive a special diplomatic identity card issued by the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Schengen acquis provides additional facilitation for diplomatic passport holders. For Annex I countries where no bilateral agreement exists, a Schengen visa may still be required but is processed on a priority basis with the fee waived.
Eligibility
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Nationality
Holders of valid diplomatic or official/service passports from countries without bilateral visa waiver agreements with Latvia.
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Purpose of visit
Visit must be for official government business, diplomatic mission, or duties at an international organization.
Documents you need
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Passport
Validity months: 3
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Application form
Use the official application form for this route and complete all required fields.
Form name: Diplomatic note (Note Verbale)
How to apply
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Document gathering
Prepare diplomatic note (Note Verbale) from the sending country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Gather diplomatic passport.
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Document submission
Submit the diplomatic note and visa application through official diplomatic channels (MFA-to-MFA or through the accredited diplomatic mission).
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Processing wait
Priority processing, typically 5-10 working days.
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Visa collection
Collect passport with diplomatic visa through official channels.