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How to register a residence outside of Latvia


Information updated on 01.07.2019.


When planning to stay abroad, it should be noted that Latvian legislation determines - each person has a duty to inform the State of the address of the new place of residence so that the person can be reached in legal relations with the State and local governments.

 

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1. Which authority should report on residence abroad? 1. Which authority should report on residence abroad?
If a person and his or her minor children, who have the nationality of Latvia and move to a permanent life abroad, he or she has a duty to notify within three months of the transfer For the management of citizenship and migration affairs (PMLP) the foreign address of its place of residence so that it can be achieved in legal relations with the State and local authorities.

A child aged 15 to 18 and a person with limited capacity shall have the right to provide PMLP with information on his or her foreign address of residence.
2. What documents should be submitted to notify foreign residence? 2. What documents should be submitted to notify foreign residence?
In order to notify the address of the place of residence in a foreign state by post, face-to-face or electronic means, a person must complete

an application

for a specified sample or write an application in a free form specifying the data regarding himself or her minor child (given name, surname, personal identity number) and the address in a foreign state.

When submitting an application in person, a personal identification document (passport or eID) must be produced. When sending an application by post, a copy of the identity document must be attached to it.

3. Application may be submitted3. Application may be submitted
● personally in person or by postPMLP territorial divisions

● by mail Personal status control department

● personally in person or by post in Latviadiplomatic or consular missions abroad 

4. In order to submit a submission by electronic means4. In order to submit a submission by electronic means
● In order to submit an application electronically, the person must use the e-service "An application for registration of place of residence abroad”.

● an application may also be made in a free form, including an indication of the new place of residence abroad and an e-mail address to send the updated information. Application to be signedsecure electronic signatureand must be sent to the official email address of PMLPpmlp@pmlp.gov.lv.
5. After receiving a submission5. After receiving a submission

 

● PMLP

update the information in the Population Register and send the information regarding the changes made to the e-mail or address of the place of residence indicated in the application or letter.


● You can make sure that the new address is registered successfully by using the e-service "My data population register”.

● when notifying the foreign address of the place of residence, the information regarding the previous address of the person's place of residence in Latvia will automatically be replaced by the information regarding the new address of the place of residence.

Consequently, the person should not have to go to the relevant authority to revoke the details of the address of the declared place of residence in Latvia. Returning to Latvia, a person has the declared place of residence in Latvia.

 
 

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