Latvia citizenship: through your parent
A parent who descends from a 1940 Latvian citizen.
What you'll need
- Government fee
- Low state fee; return of originals ~€12 + postage
- Typical timeline
- ~1–4 months
- Where
- Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP)
Whether this line carries citizenship depends on the specifics — dates of birth, naturalization timing, and whether the chain was ever broken. The free eligibility check walks your exact line and tells you which route applies and what documents you'll need.
Other ancestor paths
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