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Latvia · Investment route
This route is closed. Latvia's new Immigration Law, in force 15 September 2026, leaves the company share-capital route as the only usable investor route.
Last updated: 2026-10-01
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Risk notes
This route no longer exists. The government securities route was removed from Latvia's Immigration Law before the new Immigration Law (adopted 20 August 2026, in force 15 September 2026) replaced the 2002 Act, and the new law does not provide for it.
XIPHIAS does not accept new applications for this route, because none can be filed.
Permits already granted under this route remain valid until expiry and are then renewed under the transitional rules of the new law.
Latvia's own PMLP investment pages are still dated April 2022 and still describe the abolished routes. Do not treat them as current — the news notice of 15 September 2026 governs.
Compliance
PMLP's wording: the law no longer provides for temporary residence permits to be granted to purchasers of real estate or to investors in subordinated liabilities of credit institutions.
The old Immigration Law is marked 'Zaudējis spēku' (no longer in force) on likumi.lv.
What remains is the company share-capital route — see the business investment page — at €50,000 for a small company or €100,000 for a larger one, plus a €10,000 state fee.
The residence permit granted under the new law runs for 2 years, reduced from 5.
A new €150,000 alternative investment fund route is provided for, but the fund has not been established and the route is not yet usable.
Questionsأسئلة شائعة
This route, answered.
No. The government securities route was removed before the new Immigration Law took effect on 15 September 2026, and the new law does not provide for it.
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