Visa/Residence Permit Process
Students who will stay in Latvia shorter than 90 days will have get visa. You can find required information regarding Visa process in: http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/consular-information/obtaining-visas
Students who needs to stay longer than 90 days have to get residence permit. The residence permit progress is:
- After receiving a payment, related facility contacts the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs to execute an invitation to an enrolee.
- Afterwards an enrolee can submit required documents. (More information – http://www.ocma.gov.lv/en)
- After arriving at Latvia, a student submits documents to receive residence permit (More information: http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/en/home/services/residence-permits/)
List of documents for residence permit application:
- A filled application form (http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/ru/pakalpojumi/uzturesanas/ru407.html)
- A photography
- A copy of passport (when submitting documents, the original shall be produced)
- A copy of Study agreement with university (when submitting documents, the original shall be produced)
- A copy of Diploma or education certificate (when submitting documents, the original shall be produced)
- A copy of note confirming academic recognition of foreign qualification (sent by university)
- A confirmation of tuition fee payment
- A note of clean records
- A bank statement confirming necessary amount of finances to live in Latvia
- A copy of credit card
- A rent agreement and guarantee of a landlord
- A note of fluorography and X-ray examination results
- Health insurance
Baltic Foreign Education Consulting gives you assistance in filling the application form and if the time matches, tries to help you in Migration Office meeting.
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