What is a visa-free country?

A country that lets your passport enter without any visa application — just show your passport at the border.

What is the difference between visa on arrival and eVisa?

Visa on arrival is bought at the airport or border crossing when you arrive. An eVisa is applied for online before you fly and linked to your passport digitally.

An Electronic Travel Authorization — a quick online pre-approval, usually approved in minutes. The UK ETA, US ESTA, and Canadian eTA are examples.

Is this data official?

No. It comes from the open passport-index-dataset, which is maintained from Wikipedia. Always verify with the destination's embassy before booking.

Do Latvian citizens need a visa for Europe?

It depends on each country. Check the lists below — every destination is grouped by visa requirement for Latvia passport holders.

Is this visa information up to date?

Data is sourced from the open passport-index-dataset on GitHub, which in turn is derived from Wikipedia. Always confirm with the destination's embassy before booking a flight.

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Where can a Latvia passport take you?

180destinations open without an embassy visa — visa-free, visa on arrival, eVisa, or ETA combined.

118

Visa-free

Visa on arrival

eVisa

ETA

Visa required

No admission

Visa-free destinations for Latvia passport

118

Just your passport — no paperwork needed before you fly.

Albania90d
Andorra
Angola30d
Antigua and Barbuda180d
Argentina90d
Armenia180d
Austria
Bahamas90d
Barbados90d
Belarus30d
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia90d
Bosnia and Herzegovina90d
Botswana90d
Brazil90d
Brunei90d
Bulgaria
Cape Verde30d
Chile90d
China30d
Colombia90d
Costa Rica180d
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica180d
Dominican Republic
Ecuador90d
El Salvador180d
Estonia
Eswatini30d
Fiji120d
Finland
France
Gambia90d
Georgia360d
Germany
Greece
Grenada90d
Guatemala90d
Haiti90d
Honduras90d
Hong Kong90d
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel90d
Italy
Jamaica30d
Japan90d
Kazakhstan30d
Kosovo90d
Kyrgyzstan60d
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau90d
Malaysia90d
Malta
Marshall Islands90d
Mauritius90d
Mexico180d
Micronesia90d
Moldova90d
Monaco
Mongolia30d
Montenegro90d
Morocco90d
Netherlands
Nicaragua90d
North Macedonia90d
Norway
Palau90d
Palestine
Panama90d
Paraguay90d
Peru90d
Philippines30d
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Saint Kitts and Nevis90d
Saint Lucia90d
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90d
Samoa90d
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe15d
Senegal90d
Serbia90d
Seychelles90d
Singapore90d
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands90d
South Korea90d
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan90d
Tajikistan30d
Thailand60d
Timor-Leste90d
Tonga90d
Trinidad and Tobago90d
Tunisia90d
Turkey30d
Tuvalu90d
Ukraine90d
United Arab Emirates90d
United Kingdom180d
Uruguay90d
Uzbekistan30d
Vanuatu120d
Vatican City
Venezuela90d
Zambia90d

Visa on arrival

Pay a small fee at the airport or border crossing.

Bahrain
Bangladesh
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mauritania
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
Oman
Qatar
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Zimbabwe

eVisa (apply online)

Complete an online application before your trip.

Azerbaijan
Benin
Bhutan
Cameroon
Cuba
DR Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Guinea
India
Lesotho
Libya
Myanmar
Nigeria
Pakistan
Russia
South Sudan
Syria
Togo
Uganda
Vietnam

Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)

Quick pre-approval through a government website.

Australia
Canada
Ivory Coast
Kenya
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
United States

Visa required (embassy application)

Apply in advance at the destination's embassy or consulate.

Afghanistan
Algeria
Central African Republic
Chad
Eritrea
Guyana
Kiribati
Liberia
Mali
Nauru
Niger
North Korea
Republic of the Congo
South Africa
Sudan
Suriname
Turkmenistan
Yemen

Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Latvian passport holders visit without a visa?

Latvian passport holders have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 180 destinations — 118 visa-free, 34 visa on arrival, 21 with an eVisa, and 7 with an ETA.

How long can Latvian passport holders stay visa-free?

Typical visa-free stays range from 14 to 180 days depending on the destination. Specific stay durations are shown on the visa-free list above where the data provides them.

How up to date is this data?

We use the open passport-index-dataset on GitHub, which is maintained from Wikipedia. Visa rules change often — always confirm with the destination's embassy before booking.

Why are some countries marked 'No data'?

A handful of jurisdictions have ambiguous or unreported rules. When in doubt, check the official embassy of the destination country.

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Where can a Latvia passport take you?

Visa-free destinations for Latvia passport

Visa on arrival

eVisa (apply online)

Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)

Visa required (embassy application)

Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Latvian passport holders visit without a visa?

How long can Latvian passport holders stay visa-free?

How up to date is this data?

Why are some countries marked 'No data'?

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