Documents required

If a citizen or non-citizen of Latvia has reached the age of 15 years receives a personal identification document FOR THE FIRST TIME, when submitting the documents, his or her identity shall be confirmed by his or her legal representative or by one of his or her adult relatives.

The person shall submit his or her own documents for the issuance of a 'passport or identity card from the age of 15.

Up to the age of 15, documents for the travel of a child, presenting his or her passport or identity card, shall be submitted by one of the parents of the child in the presence of the child.

2. Photo in identity document

If you do not want to be photographed in the PMLP section on the spot, you can also submit a photograph made in the photo salon by logging in your new personal identity document. It is possible to use only photographs made in professional photo salons for inclusion in a personal identification document and this is confirmed by a workshop stamp stamped on the other side of the picture with a date. The photograph must not be more than 3 months old and must comply with other conditions referred to inRules on personal identification documents.

● Shooting both children and adults takes place in PMLP departments on site and free of charge.

● if a passport or identity card is drawn up for a child in , the parents themselves have to assess whether their child will be able to sit independently and be willing to take photographs at the intended time. Otherwise, photocards intended for the passport must be submitted.

● if you do not want to be photographed in the PMLP section on the site, you can also submit a photograph made in the photo salon by registering your new personal identity document. It is possible to use only photographs made in professional photo salons for inclusion in the passport and this is confirmed by a workshop stamp stamped on the other side of the picture with a date. The photograph must not be more than 3 months old and must comply with other conditions referred to inRules on personal identification documents.

● no valid photos made in instant cameras!

 

● if the identity document has been lost - lost, stolen or stolen, the issuing authority (PMLP) must be informed immediately of that fact,The State Police, orState Border Guardor, when in a foreign state,Diplomatic or consular mission of Latviaand within 30 days of the finding of the fact, the person must submit documents for the issuance of a new personal identification document if the person does not have a second personal identification document valid for use.

● if a person has reported the loss of a personal identification document in writing, it shall not be valid for use in the event of finding the document and a new one must be removed.

● if you have lost or you have stolen a identity card and include certificates that have been activated, you should immediately contact the hotline of the trusted certification service VAS “Latvian State Radio and Television Centre” (LVRTC) on the phone 67108787 and ask for the suspension of certificates in . The hotline operator will ask the secret question in order to verify your identity, which you have indicated when drawing up an application for the issue of a personal identity card.

● in a passport and identity card the given name and surname (personal name) of the person shall be written in Latvian - in conformity with regulatory enactments (State Language Law, Cabinet Regulation No. 114 of 2 March 2004, Regulations regarding the spelling and use of personal names in Latvian, as well as their identification') the requirements specified.

● if the spelling of the personal name differs in the identity documents:

from its writing in a person's document where it is in another language,

from the historical form of the personal name or family surname,

then

on page 3 of the passport, enter the historical form of the surname of the person or the original form of the other language of the personal name in the Latin alphabetical transliteration (without softening and long marks), if the person or the parents of a minor wish and can certify it by documentary means.

● State fee in accordance with Cabinet Regulation No. 133 of 21.02.2012 "Regulations Regarding State Fees for the issuance of personal identification document"

● Amount of the national levy in EUR:

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Deadline	Passport	Passport (if the person also receives an identity card at the same time)	Identity card (alias residence permit)	Passport	Identity card
	Persons without relief EUR			People with relief * EUR
Within 10 working days	30	20	15	15	5
2 working days	55	40	30	30	15
2 working days in certain cases * *	30	20	15	15	5

* State fee relief for the issuance of a personal identification document (except residence permit) to the following persons:

a person who, when submitting documents for issuing a passport or identity card, has not reached the age of 20;

the person who has reached the law“On public pensions”The age referred to in the first paragraph of Article 11;

the person who has been granted an old-age pension and who presents the pensioner's certificate;

to a person who has a disability group I or II and who presents a disability document.

* * State fee relief for the issuance of a personal identification document (except a residence permit) within two working days in the following cases:

a person needs treatment in a foreign state;

the person needs to travel to a foreign state in the event of illness or death of his or her family;

a person who has not reached the age of 20 or a student of an educational establishment who has not reached the age of 24 shall travel abroad by an educational institution or youth organisation;

the person has changed his or her surname upon entering into the marriage and has submitted documents for the issuance of a personal identification document within 30 days of entering into the marriage;

within 30 days after the acquisition of Latvian citizenship, a person has submitted documents for the issuance of a personal identification document in accordance with naturalisation procedures.

● to pay the national fee can:

with payment cards (ALL, ELECTRON, Maestro, Master, American Express) in any territorial division;

In settlement with payment cards, the commission shall be covered by the Treasury from State budget funds

using credit institution services through a transfer.

PROPERTIES on Issuing Passport: Consignee: Treasury Registration No. 90000050138 Account No. LV70TREL1060140918100 Receiving authority: Treasury BIC: TRELLV22 Purpose of payment: PADxxxxx

PROPERTIES on Issuing a Identity Card: Consignee: Treasury Registration No. 90000050138 Account No. LV86TREL1060140918200 Receiving authority: Treasury BIC: TRELLV22 Purpose of payment: PADxxxxx

● if you pay the service through a credit institution or online bank transfer, please note that payment processing may take several days. If the payment has not yet entered the Treasury, PMLP has no right to provide the requested service!

● according to changes in the regulatory enactments, printouts of internet banks, payment orders approved by banks, etc. are not regarded as proof that the service has been paid. The only proof of payment of the service is the information in the electronic settlement system of the budget "eKase".

● by applying for services in an accelerated manner (drafting statements, accelerated drawing up passports and eID, etc.), we recommend that the service be paid in the PMLP department with a bank settlement card.

● to make sure that the payment is credited to the Treasury, we recommend using e-service "Information on the status of the payment made in the State budget".

● Time taken to receive a personal identification document:
the Passport and eID shall be issued within 10 working days or under an accelerated procedure within 2 working days of the person's wish (not including the date of submission of documents).

● apply for the issue of a passport or identity card for a specific visit (without standing in line) is possible:

when calling by phone or writing e-mail to the territorial division of the PMLP you have chosen. Contact details of PMLP departments,

using E-service "Application for the issuance of identity documents "

A person resident or resident in a foreign country may apply for the drawing up of a passport or identity cardConsular or diplomatic mission of the Republic of Latvia.

Provisions regarding the spelling and use of personal names in Latvian, as well as their identification

Regulations Regarding State Fees for the issuance of personal identification document