Digital nomad visa (national long-stay visa for remote work)：الولايات المتحدة → لاتفيا
US citizens can apply for Latvia's long-stay visa for remote work — a national route, since the US is an OECD member state — by showing remote employment or self-employment registered in an OECD country, qualifying income, and health insurance valid in Latvia and the Schengen area. Recipients do not have the right to employment in Latvia.
Latvia's national long-stay visa for remote work, for third-country citizens employed by — or self-employed in — an OECD member state who can perform their duties remotely while staying in Latvia.
- مدة الصلاحية
- A long-stay visa for one year can be requested.
- عدد مرات الدخول
- Long-stay (D) visa valid for the issued period; multiple entry within the Schengen area while valid.
- أقصى مدة إقامة لكل زيارة
- Up to one year.
متى تبدأ الإجراءات
ابدأ الإجراءات قبل 20 يومًا – 45 يومًا من تاريخ سفرك.
The long-stay visa for remote work is for third-country citizens who are employed by an employer registered in an OECD member state — or are self-employed persons registered in one of these countries — and who can perform their duties remotely while staying in Latvia.
Show income not less than the monthly average gross salary of employees in the previous year applying a factor of 2.5 — currently 4213 EUR per the latest figure published by the Central Statistical Office.
Get a health insurance policy valid in the Republic of Latvia and Schengen member states, with a minimum insurer liability limit of not less than 42,600 euros during the insurance period.
Complete and sign the visa form (e-form) and submit it with your supporting documents at the Latvian embassy or consulate covering where you live.
المستندات المطلوبة
- Completed and signed visa form — A completed and signed visa application form (e-form). ✓ موثّق
- Valid travel document — A valid travel document (a copy of the passport when submitting by mail). ✓ موثّق
- Photograph — A photograph not older than 6 months. ✓ موثّق
- Health insurance policy — A health insurance policy valid in the Republic of Latvia and Schengen member states, with a minimum insurer liability limit of not less than 42,600 euros during the insurance period. ✓ موثّق
- Proof of OECD employment / self-employment and income — Documents certifying employment by an employer registered in an OECD member state, or self-employment registered in such a country, evidencing income not less than the monthly average gross salary in the previous year applying a factor of 2.5 (currently 4213 EUR). ✓ موثّق
أين تقدّم الطلب
أين تقدّم الطلب في الولايات المتحدة
التقديم حسب نطاق القنصليةUS citizens are nationals of an OECD member state, so they qualify by employer/self-employment country. Apply at the Latvian embassy or consulate covering where you live. This is a Latvian NATIONAL long-stay (D) visa, not a short-stay Schengen visa.
الحصول على موعد — احجز مبكرًا · وفق إفادات المستخدمين، تم التحقق في 2026-06-13
- تُطرح المواعيد على دفعات دون جدول معلن ثابت — غالبًا في الصباح الباكر بالتوقيت المحلي، وصباح الإثنين، وحول اليوم الأول من الشهر.
- في القنصليات المزدحمة (مثل فرنسا وإيطاليا وإسبانيا في المدن الكبرى) قد تُحجز الدفعة خلال دقائق — سجّل وادخل إلى حسابك قبل البحث.
- تتوفّر مواعيد طوال اليوم بسبب الإلغاءات، لذا تحقّق يوميًا حتى لو ظهر «لا توجد مواعيد».
- لذلك قدّم في أقرب وقت مسموح — حتى ستة أشهر قبل السفر. الانتظار حتى شهر أو شهرين غالبًا يعني عدم توفّر أي موعد.
معلومات مفيدة
- This is Latvia's NATIONAL long-stay (D) visa for remote work — not a 90-day Schengen visa.
- Remote work visa recipients do not have the right to employment in the Republic of Latvia.
- Your employer must be registered in an OECD member state, or you must be self-employed registered in one — the United States is an OECD member, so US-based remote workers qualify on that basis.
- Health insurance must cover Latvia and the Schengen member states with a minimum liability limit of 42,600 euros.