Restrictions to enter Latvia in force from 11th to 25th February
In view of the increasing risks of the spread of the COVID-19 virus and in further efforts to restrict the disease, on 5 February, the Cabinet approved amendments to Cabinet Order No. 655 of 6 November 2020, Regarding Declaration of the State of Emergency. According to the current set of amendments, only essential travel to Latvia shall be permitted from 11 February to 25 February 2021.
As of 11 February, entry to Latvia from the European Union Member States and the European Economic Area Member States, the Swiss Confederation, and the United Kingdom through international passenger carrier services or by a private vehicle is permitted for urgent and essential reasons only: work, studies, family reunion, in order to receive medical services, transit, accompanying a minor, return to ones permanent place of residence, attending a funeral. In addition to showing that person travelling have submitted their information at covidpass.lv, documents proving the purpose of entry will have to be presented to the State Border Guard or the State Police. The traveller will not have to present the documents if information that confirms any of the above-mentioned purposes of entry is already available in Latvian national information systems. For instance, information on the person’s place of residence in Latvia can be checked in the Population Register of Latvia during immigration control.
Entry to Latvia by a private vehicle is allowed for Latvian nationals, nationals of the European Union, the European Economic Area, the Swiss Confederation, the United Kingdom, and permanent residents of the European Union who have a residence permit in Latvia.
From 11 February to 25 February, all international passenger transportation, including passenger transportation for repatriation purposes, through airports, ports, and by buses has been suspended to and from the United Kingdom, Ireland and Portugal – the countries where the spread of the new SARS-CoV-2 mutation has been detected and the incidence of COVID-19 has rapidly increased as a consequence.
The epidemiological safety requirements currently in force still apply to those entering Latvia for the above-listed urgent and essential purposes.