Self-Employed Residence in Latvia in 2026
Self-employed residence is a different legal basis from Latvia's remote-work visa.
PMLP's self-employed guidance requires a business plan approved by a sworn auditor, evidence of sufficient personal funds to start the planned activity, and any licence or certificate required for a regulated activity.
PMLP's current subsistence table, effective from 1 April 2026, gives EUR 3,630 per month as the benchmark for specified residence grounds connected with employment or commercial activity that use twice the prior-year average gross monthly wage.
The older self-employed factsheet contains older fixed amounts. Applicants should therefore use the current subsistence table and current PMLP assessment rather than copying a stale figure.
A residence permit does not replace Latvian tax registration, accounting, professional licensing or other business-law obligations. Company or activity registration does not itself grant residence.
Official guidance: PMLP self-employed person and current subsistence thresholds.
Related: Latvia immigration hub, entrepreneur visas, methodology, and legal disclaimer.
Official and supporting sources
- PMLP — Self-employed persongovernment · accessed 2026-09-23
- PMLP — Necessary subsistencegovernment · accessed 2026-09-23