Authorities designate countries as low, high, or very high risk according to local disease activity and immunization rates. Travelers with a certificate indicating vaccination against or recovery from COVID-19 can enter from low- and high- risk countries without additional requirements. All arrivals must complete an online form within 48 hours before arrival. The requirement to complete the online form will be suspended from March 1.
Travelers without a certificate of vaccination or recovery who are entering from low- and high-risk countries within the EU, EEA, Switzerland, or the UK must possess a negative result from either a PCR test taken in the previous 72 hours or an antigen test taken in the previous 48 hours. Unvaccinated individuals who have not recovered from COVID-19 and are traveling from designated high-risk countries must self-isolate for 10 days on arrival; the isolation period can be ended following receipt of a negative result from a COVID-19 test taken no less than seven days after arrival.
Individuals traveling without a certificate of vaccination or recovery from high-risk countries outside the EU, EEA, Switzerland, or the UK must have an essential reason for entering Latvia and possess a negative result from a PCR test taken in the previous 72 hours or an antigen test taken in the previous 48 hours. These travelers must also submit to a test on arrival and self-isolate for 10 days. Isolation can be ended following receipt of a negative result from a COVID-19 test taken no less than seven days after arrival.
Travel to Latvia from very high-risk countries is permitted for Latvian citizens and residents only, with very few exceptions. Permitted travelers must possess a negative result from either a PCR test taken in the previous 72 hours or an antigen test taken in the previous 48 hours. These travelers must also submit to a test on arrival and self-isolate for 10 days. Isolation can be ended following receipt of a negative result from a COVID-19 test taken no less than seven days after arrival.