Latvia · Residency by investment
Temporary Residence Permit for Government Bond Investors
Closed
Last verified
Closed since 20 May 2026, when an amendment to the Immigration Law adopted on 23 April 2026 deleted the bond route. The law in force since 15 September 2026 has no bond ground either.
This programme is closed. We keep the page up because agents still advertise it and readers still ask. Nothing below is available to new applicants.
With the EUR 38,000 fee, the route cost investors 15.2% of the bond amount before inflation.
Qualifying routes
€250k
Interest-free special-purpose government bonds
Bonds were bought only after a positive permit decision.
The facts
- Minimum investment
- €250k
- Total landed cost
- Not applicable. The route is closed.
- Route type
- Residency by investment
- Physical presence
- Not applicable
- Permanent residency
- Not applicable
- Citizenship
- Not applicable
- Language test
- Not applicable
- Dual citizenship
- Not permitted. You would have to renounce.
What can go wrong
- Any offer of a Latvian residence permit for state bonds describes a route that no longer exists.