Organization : Office of Citizenship & Migration Affairs
Type of Facility : Apply For Passport
Country: Latvia
Website : http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/en/home/services/passports/
Apply For Passport :
Citizen’S Passport:
Citizen’s passport is a person’s identity document issued to the citizens of the Republic of Latvia.
Related : Office of Citizenship & Migration Affairs Latvia Granting of Identity Number : www.statusin.org/9314.html
Who is issued a citizen’s passport? :
Since 1 January 2005, a personal identification document is compulsory from the age of 15. Since 1 May 2004, a person who has reached the age of 15 applies for a passport himself/herself. Documents to apply for a travelling document for a child under the age of 15 are submitted by a parent in the child’s presence.
Age -Passport issued for the period of:
Under 5 years – years or for the time of the travel
5 – 20 years- 5 years
Over 20 years – 10 years
Where a citizen’s passport can be obtained? :
Documents to apply for a passport are submitted and the passport is issued at the territorial section of the OCMA irrespective of the declared place of residence.
Documents to apply for a passport:
A person who lives or permanently resides abroad may obtain his/her passports at the Diplomatic or Consular Representative Office of Latvia or the Foreign Residents Register of the Department of Persons’ Status Control of the OCMA.
Time required to obtain a passport:
According to the standard procedure a passport is issued within 20 days after documents to apply for the passport have been submitted. According to the accelerated procedure a passport may be issued within two or five days (excluding the day when the documents were submitted).
What to do if the passport is lost? :
If the passport has been lost, stolen or taken away by force, the person shall inform about this fact the passport issuing authority (the OCMA), the State Police or the State Border Guard, or, if abroad, the Diplomatic or Consular Representative Office of Latvia within 5 days. Within 30 days after the determination of the fact the person shall submit documents to apply for a new passport. If the person has reported about the loss of the passport in writing, in case the passport is found, it becomes invalid and a new passport must be obtained.
On spelling of the person’s name and surname in the passport :
The person’s name and surname (name) in the passport is written according to the laws and regulations on spelling of the name and surname in the Latvian language (State Language Law, Regulations No. 114 of the Cabinet of Ministers as of 2nd March 2004 “Regulations on Spelling and Use of Names in the Latvian Language and Their Identification”). If the spelling of the person’s name in the passport differs from its spelling in the person’s document in another language, or it differs from the historical form of the person’s name or family name, the historical form of the person’s family name or the original form of the person’s name in another language in Latin transliteration is entered on Page 3 of the passport if the person or the parents of the minor request it and can provide documentary evidence.
Documents To Apply For A Passport:
In order to obtain passport, if a person has not been issued a passport before, the following documents must be submitted:
** certificate of birth, if person is under the age of 15 or a person has not been issued a passport after reaching the age of 15; (identification document issued abroad, if it is in holder’s possession;)
In order to obtain passport, if the previous one has been lost, stolen or destroyed, the following documents must be submitted:
** explanatory letter about the circumstances of steal, loss or destroy of a passport;
** written application submitted by one of child’s parents if under the age of 16.
** decision from Police about the person’s application in case of steal;
In order to obtain passport, if a passport has became inappropriate for further usage (expiration of a passport, etc.) if holder’s name has changed, if holder’s visual appearance has changed, if passport is not valid for travel due to lack of space for new visas, or the holder wants to change the old type passport for the new passport, the following documents must be submitted:
** the old passport;
** written application submitted by one of child’s parents if under the age of 16.
If obtaining the passport is due to amendments in previous passport information or due to change of holder’s name, additional documents defined in the normative acts and proving the changes, must be submitted.
If ascertained irrelevance of information from the Population Register with information provided by the person, he/she shall submit documents defined by the normative acts and which prove the information.
Documents to apply for obtaining a passport must be submitted at the territorial department of the Department of Citizenship and Migration Affairs according to person’s residence, but when there is no registered residence – at the territorial department of the Department of Citizenship and Migration Affairs according to person’s residence place.
Person who lives or resides abroad submits documents for obtaining a passport through Diplomatic or Consular Representative Office of the Republic of Latvia or at the department stated by the Department of Citizenship and Migration Affairs.
Passports are prepared and issued:
** by ordinary procedure – within 30 days;
** by accelerated procedure (for additional charge) – within 2-5 days.
The decision about issuing a passport by accelerated procedure, if the previous passport has been lost, is made by the Head of the Department of Citizenship and Migration Affairs or by duly authorised person. In other cases no special permits are necessary.