Embassy of the United States Riga, Latvia

A visa is issued by a U.S. embassy or consulate. A visa gives you permission to apply for admission to the United States (including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). It does not guarantee entry. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the U.S. port of entry will determine if and how long you are permitted to stay.

Latvian citizens who have valid tourist/business (B1/B2) visas may continue travelling with their visas if they choose so. No additional/new requirements for travelers with visas apply.

Latvian citizens, who do not have such visas, may apply for travelling to the United States under the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP) when going on a short leisure or business trip. However, all individuals having different purpose of travel than aforementioned are required to obtain an appropriate U.S. visa. Please consult the page "Travel without a visa" for information on requirements for travelling under the VWP.

Latvian non-citizens are always required to obtain a U.S. visa for any purpose of travel.

Dual citizens: Travelers who hold dual citizenship with the United States must enter and depart the United States on U.S. passports.

If your passport containing a still valid visa has expired, you may travel with two passports - your expired passport containing the valid U.S. visa and your renewed passport.  Please ensure that your U.S. visa is not cancelled (perforated by a passport authority) and the spelling of your name, your date of birth, and nationality is exactly the same in the old and new passports.  If there is even a slight difference, you may need to apply for a new visa. Latvian citizens may apply for traveling visa free.

Changed citizenship: You cannot travel with two passports if your citizenship is changed, i.e., you where a Latvian non-citizen and you have a U.S. visa in your Latvian passport, but you naturalized and became a Latvian citizen or acquired citizenship of some other country. You are required to apply for a new visa in such case. Latvian citizens may apply for traveling visa free.

Please report to the Consular Section of any U.S. embassy or consulate at your earliest convenience if your passport with a U.S. visa inside is lost or stolen. You will be asked to provide information on your date of birth, the date your passport was stolen or lost, description of the circumstances of how it happened and type of visa you had.

Should you wish to travel to the U.S. again, please apply for a new U.S. visa. Latvian citizens may apply for traveling visa free.