In order to visit Latvia, absolutely all citizens of the CIS and Russia need to draw up a number of documents, including a visa. The fact is that this country is part of the states that are parties to the Schengen agreement. Moreover, citizens who have drawn up the necessary mark in their passport, indicating the presence of a Schengen visa, can enter the territory of Latvia at any time.
There are currently three ways to apply for a visa to Latvia. To do this, you need to visit the Consulate General of Hungary, which is located in Yekaterinburg, the Consulates General of Latvia, located in the Russian Federation or the consular department of the Embassy of the country. The Consulate General of Hungary has the right to issue visas not only to Hungary, but (within the framework of representation) to Latvia, Slovakia and several other countries. It is not so difficult to find out the location of these representative offices, since all information about them is available on the Internet.
A Schengen visa can be of two categories - “B” and “C”. The first type of visa is suitable for a citizen if his visit to Latvia is short-term, and the second type allows him to stay in the country for more than six months. To apply for a visa to Latvia, you must have a certain package of documents on hand, without which you simply will not be accepted at the representative office. These include: a passport (valid for at least three months at the time of your departure from Latvia), a photocopy of the first page of this document, two photographs of a certain format and quality, a printed application form that must be pre-registered on a website owned by you Latvian Foreign Ministry, passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, copies of tickets.
As you can see, in order to apply for a visa to Latvia, you need to prepare a lot of documents, but in fact they are collected quickly enough and this process does not cause difficulties. In addition, you will have to confirm your financial situation at the time of the trip and provide an invitation, travel company tickets or an official call. These documents are subject to availability. For example, if you are traveling with relatives, you will need an official invitation. In the event that you are going on a business trip - an official call of the organization. Well and so on, because situations can be completely different and it's hard to list all of them. By the way, a tourist visa to Latvia can easily be included in this list.
Another important point: in order to obtain a visa you may need to confirm your connection with Latvia. This applies, for example, to a situation when you are visiting. If you are an ethnic Latvian or your parents live in the territory of Latvia, then in this case you need to confirm that you have the appropriate mark on your nationality. An invitation or a call in this situation is not required, which greatly facilitates the execution of documents. If children participate in the trip to Latvia, the list of documents is increased. You will have to draw up additional documents for the child - a copy and the original birth certificate, as well as permission from the parents to leave for Latvia and a power of attorney certified by a notary if the child is not traveling with his parents, but accompanied by a third party.
So, now you know how to apply for a visa to Latvia and you can safely proceed to the preparation of this document. Before visiting this country, be sure to ask its representatives for details of the border crossing rules - for example, what you can bring with you to Latvia and what you can take out of there. This information will not be redundant in any case. Have a good trip!