Temporary residence through investment in the share capital of a qualifying Latvian company.
Residency to citizenship
- 01Temporary investor residence
- 02Permanent residencefrom 5 years
- 03Latvian citizenship5 years with PR
Each stage has its own eligibility requirements.
- Benefits
- A residence permission linked to the company investment, with eligible family applications.
- Eligibility
- Invest at least €50,000 in a qualifying smaller company, or €100,000 in the specified larger-company category, plus €10,000 to the State budget.
- Requirements
- Company investment and invitation evidence, passport, criminal-record and subsistence documents. The company must meet ongoing tax-payment conditions: normally €40,000 annually for the smaller-company category or €100,000 for the larger categories.
YOUR LONG-TERM PATHWAY
Residency to citizenship
- 01
Temporary investor residence
Maintain the qualifying company investment and the permit’s ongoing registration and compliance conditions.
- 02
Permanent residence · from 5 years
EU long-term resident status requires five years of lawful continuous residence, stable sufficient income and A2 Latvian. Ordinary permitted absences are no more than six consecutive months or ten months in total. Successful applicants receive a permanent residence permit.
- 03
Latvian citizenship · 5 years with PR
Naturalisation ordinarily requires five years of permanent residence and evidence of living in Latvia, lawful income, Latvian language and knowledge of the Constitution, anthem and history. Rules on retaining another nationality must also be checked.
The citizenship period is not five years from the first investment permit: permanent residence must first be obtained and its qualifying period satisfied.
Each stage requires its own qualifying conditions and decision. The years shown are eligibility periods, not approval times.
