Schengen short-term visa

A Schengen visa is a short-stay visa that allows a person to travel to any members of the Schengen Area, per stays up to 90 days for tourism or business purposes.

The Schengen visa is the most common visa for Europe. It enables its holder to enter, freely travel within, and leave the Schengen zone from any of the Schengen member countries. There are no border controls within the Schengen Zone.

You need to apply for a Schengen Visa if you intend to visit one or more European countries of this area for the following reasons:

  • Business purposes.
  • Visiting friends and family.
  • Tourism and holidays.
  • Cultural and sport events.
  • Official visit.
  • Medical reasons.
  • Short-term study and research purposes.

    • Invitations

    Our specialists will prepare an official invitation for you in order to receive the TRP (Temporary residence permit). The document for each prospective client is submitted to the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs checks all your documents, does an additional inspection if it applies and makes a decision whether to grant you an invitation to come to Latvia or not.


    INVITER – an individual or a legal entity who invites the foreigner and assumes liability for the departure of the invited foreigner from the State at a specified time, as well as, if necessary, ensures the covering of expenses related to health care, residence in the Republic of Latvia and return of the foreigner to the country of domicile.


    INDIVIDUAL (an adult citizen of Latvia or non-citizen of Latvia; an adult foreigner who holds a valid permanent residence permit in the Republic of Latvia; an adult foreigner who hols a valid temporary residence permit in the Republic of Latvia – only for the invitation of a spouse, children or parents for a time period not exceeding the term of validity of the temporary residence permit):

    - submits a letter of invitation, written in free form, providing their contact information and the following information about the foreign national being invited

    • name(s), surname;
    • citizenship;
    • date of birth;
    • place of birth;
    • address of residence;
    • reason or purpose of entry;
    • the anticipated place of residence and length of stay in Latvia;
    • the location (office) where the visa application will likely be submitted.

    presents a valid identification document (passport);

    - if required, provides other documents that confirm the following:

    • relationship of the inviter to the foreigner being invited;
    • the need for the foreigner to come to Latvia;

    - submit a payment document, which attests to the payment of the State fee.

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