Latvia · 4 rules · 3 calculators
How many days can you spend in Latvia?
Latvia joined the EU in 2004 and the Schengen area in 2007. Visiting from outside the EU, you can spend 90 days in any 180 in the area, Latvia included. For tax, 183 days in any 12 months beginning or ending in the tax year make you resident. With EU long-term resident status, the EU directive ends it after 12 months in a row outside the EU, or 6 years outside the country that granted it; countries may allow longer.
Visas and stays
How long can you stay in Latvia as a visitor?
How many days can you spend in Latvia as a visitor from outside the EU? 90 in any 180, counted across all 29 Schengen countries together — days elsewhere in the area use them up too. EES records every entry and exit.
Tax residency
Tax residency in Latvia: 183 days in any 12 months
How many days can you spend in Latvia before you’re tax resident? 182 at most in any 12 months beginning or ending in the tax year — or none, with a declared place of residence there.
Residence permits
Living in Latvia: EU long-term residence
Under the EU directive, EU long-term resident status is lost after 12 months in a row outside the EU, or 6 years outside the country that granted it; countries may allow longer. Latvia’s own residence permits aren’t covered here yet.
Day calculators for Latvia
Latvia: questions and answers.
Is Latvia in Schengen?
Yes: Latvia has been in the Schengen area since 2007, when checks at its borders with the other Schengen countries were abolished. It joined the EU in 2004.
How long can I stay in Latvia as a US citizen?
As a visitor, the same as anyone from outside the EU: 90 days in any 180 across the 29 Schengen countries together, Latvia included. Since EES, your entries and exits are recorded at the border instead of stamped in your passport.
How many days a year can I spend in Latvia without tax residency?
Fewer than 183 in any 12 months beginning or ending in the tax year — with no declared place of residence in Latvia.
Can I spend 90 days in Latvia and then 90 in Lithuania?
Not as a visitor from outside the EU: the 90 days in any 180 count every Schengen country together, so days in Latvia and in the rest of the area add up.
How long can an EU long-term resident in Latvia be outside the EU?
Under the EU directive, 12 months in a row, or 6 years outside the country that granted the status. Countries may allow longer absences, and must have an easier way to get the status back.
How many days can you spend in Latvia? FlySee counts them for you.
Track days in every country and know the date you can stay until.
- Counts your Schengen days automatically, in the background
- Shows the date you can stay until, and “Next entry from …” when you’re out
- Gives you a heads-up before your last day
- Logs every day and the country you were in, automatically, and rebuilds past trips from your photos
- Exports your days by country — PDF, Excel or CSV
- Free to download
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Sources
Latvia and the Schengen area
EES (Entry/Exit System)
- European Commission, Migration and Home Affairs — Entry/Exit System (EES)
- GOV.UK — EU Entry/Exit System: guidance for British travellers
- Swedish Police Authority — The Entry Exit System (children, data storage, days left)
- European Union — Entry/Exit System: check how long you can stay
- European Union — Entry/Exit System: the Travel to Europe mobile app
- Frontex — Travel to Europe app
FlySee counts days; it doesn’t give tax advice. Whether you’re resident is for you and your adviser.
FlySee counts days; it doesn’t give legal advice. Whether you can stay is the border guard’s call.
FlySee counts days; it doesn’t give immigration advice. Whether you qualify is for you and your adviser.