| Country | Latvia (LV) |
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| Route | Share-Capital Investor Residence — Latvia 2026 |
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| Route family | Other |
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| Route type | investor visa |
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| Summary | Latvia business-investment residence after the September 2026 reform, including share-capital thresholds and the closure of older property/bank routes. |
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| Last verified | 2026-09-23 |
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| Official/supporting source count | 2 |
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| Route guide | Open full guide → |
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| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2 |
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| Best-fit work models | Investor, Business ownerSource 1Source 2 |
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| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Investment requirement | PMLP lists qualifying share-capital investment of at least EUR 50,000 for a smaller qualifying company or EUR 100,000 for larger qualifying-company structures, plus EUR 10,000 payable to the State budget on the first temporary-residence application. Company-size, turnover/balance-sheet and per-company investor limits also apply. New real-estate-purchase and subordinated-credit-liability temporary permits are no longer provided under the 15 September 2026 law; the EUR 150,000 fund-manager ground is not currently usable because the fund has not been established.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
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| Government fees | The first temporary-residence application under the share-capital investor route includes a EUR 10,000 payment to the State budget. This is separate from the qualifying company-equity investment and other possible application or document charges.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Validity | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Renewal | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Local-work rules | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Application location | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Permanent-residence pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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