Latvia Residence Permit State Fees: The Full 2026 List
Every state fee in a Latvian investment residence case fits in one table — and here it is, current as of 2026, per applicant where marked. We are CORVUS, an attorney-at-law office in Riga; the full cost guide builds complete budgets, while this page is the quick-reference card.
The Complete Fee Table
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Document review — standard 30 days | EUR 160 per applicant |
| Document review — 10 business days | EUR 280 per applicant |
| Document review — 5 business days | EUR 560 per applicant |
| Residence card — 10 business days | EUR 45 per applicant |
| Residence card — urgent, 2 business days | EUR 80 per applicant |
| Investment fee, share-capital route (on grant) | EUR 10,000 |
| Investment fee, real-estate route (on grant) | 5% of purchase price |
| Land Register fee (property registration) | 1.5% of price, capped at EUR 50,000 |
| Five-year renewal (both routes) | EUR 5,000 |
| Annual registration — review | EUR 75–290 per applicant, by speed |
| Annual registration — card | EUR 45–80 per applicant |
| Invitation (izsaukums) — electronic / paper | EUR 10 / EUR 17, + EUR 10 per included person |
| D visa | EUR 90 (EUR 180 if filed < 3 business days before lawful stay ends) |
| PR review — 30 days / 10 business days | EUR 160 / EUR 280 per applicant |
| PR card re-registration (every 5 years) | EUR 60 / EUR 140 / EUR 290, by speed |
| A2 state-language exam (PR stage) | EUR 52 |
| Naturalization | EUR 28.46 (reduced EUR 4.27) |
Alongside the state's fees sits one recurring private cost the rules require: a medical insurance policy from a local insurer, roughly EUR 50 per person per year. Stamp and notary costs on a property registration add a few hundred euro, once.
Three Notes That Save Money
Expedited review rarely pays in investor cases. The EUR 280 and EUR 560 tiers accelerate the formal review only — not the mandatory security check that actually sets investor timelines. The one expedite we recommend almost universally is the cheapest: the EUR 80 urgent card, which compresses the final Riga trip for the price of a dinner.
Fees are per person — plan the family multiplication. A family of four at standard speeds pays EUR 640 in review fees and EUR 180 in cards at application, then EUR 480–1,480 per year in registrations. Predictable to the euro, but only if multiplied before budgeting rather than after.
The big fees are one-off and route-dependent. EUR 12,500 at the property threshold (5% of EUR 250,000) plus EUR 3,750 registration — against a flat EUR 10,000 on the share-capital route. The minimum-investment breakdown shows what each route totals all-in; the asymmetry between a percentage and a flat fee is worth understanding before choosing a route, not after.
All figures are statutory, reviewed annually, and checkable against the law — which is exactly how numbers about money should arrive.
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General information, not legal advice. Fees are set by law, reviewed annually, and current as of July 2026.
Author: Valērija Barišņikova — sworn attorney (Latvia), CORVUS Attorneys-at-Law (ZAB Corvus Vanags Legal SIA). Reviewed by Andrejs Voroncovs — sworn attorney (Latvia), founder of CORVUS Attorneys-at-Law. Mag. iur. with distinction, University of Latvia; member of the Latvian Bar Association and of its commission for tax and financial matters. Profile → The firm has handled migration cases since 2004 — hundreds of cases for clients from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Egypt, the UAE, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the USA and Canada. Member of the Russell Bedford international network.