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Latvia: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Latvia. 182 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 9 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 138Visa-free
  • 17ETA
  • 27On arrival
  • 30eVisa
  • 14Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Latvia
Rank9
No prior visa182
CodeLVA

Passport strength

One of the strongest passports in the world 9

Rank 9 of 199. 182 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 19.

United KingdomETA180 daysUnited StatesETA90 daysCanadaETA180 daysNew ZealandETA90 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA90 daysChinaVisa-freeSingaporeVisa-free90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 44

A prior visa is needed for 44 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

AustraliaeVisaIndiaeVisaVietnameVisaCubaeVisaAfghanistaneVisaAlgeriaVisa requiredAzerbaijaneVisaBenineVisa
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Latvia passport gives

76of 100
rank 28 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility94182 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law76score 0.87 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life86HDI 0.889
  • Health and longevity6876.2 years life expectancy
  • Education92education index 0.90
  • Taxes44up to 36%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access100E-2 investor visa available, entry with ESTA
  • Plan B and family50dual citizenship restricted, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 138

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEuropeAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAnguillaCaribbean · 90 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 90 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArmeniaMiddle East · 180 daysArubaCaribbean · 30 daysAustriaEuropeBahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 90 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericas · 30 daysBermudaAmericas · 21 daysBoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 30 daysBruneiAsia · 90 daysBulgariaEuropeCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysCayman IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsiaColombiaAmericas · 180 daysCook IslandsOceaniaCosta RicaAmericas · 90 daysCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominicaCaribbean · 90 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 90 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 90 daysEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceania · 120 daysFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGermanyEuropeGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeIrelandEuropeItalyEuropeJapanAsia · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 60 daysLesothoAfricaLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMacaoAsia · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 90 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceania · 90 daysNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle East · 30 daysPalauOceania · 90 daysPanamaAmericas · 180 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 90 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysPolandEuropePortugalEuropeQatarMiddle East · 90 daysRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSamoaOceania · 90 daysSan MarinoEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 90 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 90 daysSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 90 daysSpainEuropeSt. HelenaAfricaSt. LuciaCaribbean · 90 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsia · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 90 daysTongaOceania · 90 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysTunisiaAfrica · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysTuvaluOceania · 90 daysUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 90 daysVatican CityEuropeVenezuelaAmericas · 90 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 days

ETA 17

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:United KingdomUnited StatesSouth KoreaIsraelSri LankaCanada
American SamoaOceaniaCanadaAmericas · 180 daysGuamOceania · 90 daysIsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaPalestineMiddle EastPuerto RicoCaribbean · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 daysUnited StatesAmericas · 90 daysUS Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 27

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptIndonesiaMaldivesSaudi ArabiaTanzania
BahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfricaCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfricaEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJamaicaCaribbeanJordanMiddle EastKuwaitMiddle East · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysLiberiaAfricaMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNamibiaAfricaNepalAsia · 90 daysNiueOceaniaRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfricaTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica · 90 days

eVisa 30

Applied for online before travel

Popular:VietnamIndiaCubaAustralia
AfghanistanAsiaAustraliaOceaniaAzerbaijanEuropeBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMyanmarAsiaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaRussiaEuropeSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaUgandaAfricaVietnamAsia

Visa required 14

Through a consulate

AlgeriaAfricaCentral African RepublicAfricaChadAfricaEritreaAfricaGhanaAfricaGuyanaAmericasMaliAfricaNauruOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaRepublic of the CongoAfricaSudanAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 9Czechia182
  2. 9Estonia182
  3. 9Hungary182
  4. 9Italy182
  5. 9Latvia182
  6. 9New Zealand182
  7. 9Portugal182
  8. 10Croatia181
  9. 10Slovakia181

Frequently asked questions

Latvia: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 182 of 226 countries and territories, 138 visa-free, 17 with an ETA and 27 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 9 of 199.

Latvia: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. This is a Schengen country, its citizens have freedom of movement.

Latvia → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Electronic authorisation online.

Latvia → United States: is a visa needed?

ETA, 90 days. Electronic authorisation online.

Latvia → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Guinea-Bissau adds 11 destinations without a prior visa, Sierra Leone adds 11. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.