Health and Vaccinations
Tetanus: Yes
Typhoid: Sometimes
Diptheria: Yes
Malaria: No
Rabies: Sometimes
Hepatitis-A: Yes
Yellow Fever: No
Health Care
Since, Latvia is a EU member, if any of the European travellers or their dependants is suddenly taken ill or has an accident while visiting Latvia, they just need to produce a valid European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) to avail free or reduced-cost treatment. EHIC replaces the, now obsolete, Form E111.
The authorities in Latvia strongly advise full travel insurance for all travellers to the country.
Travel Advice
From time to time, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the UK issues Travel Advisories for visits to Latvia. Accordingly, most visits to Latvia are trouble-free but the global threat from international terrorism can never be ruled out. Therefore, the travellers should take adequate precautions while visiting the places of tourists’ interest in Latvia.
At the time of publishing, this information is correct. However, the travel advice is periodically and rapidly updated. Therefore, all the visitors are advised to contact at the following addresses for the latest travel advice:
British Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Tel - 0845 850 2829
Website - www.fco.gov.uk
US Department of State
Website - www.travel.state.gov/travel
Passport and Visa Info
| Nationality | Passport Required | Visa Required | Return Ticket Required |
| British | Yes | No | No |
| Australian | Yes | No | No |
| Canadian | Yes | Yes | No |
| USA | Yes | Yes | No |
| Other EU | No | Note 1 | No |
Passport
Passports are valid for at least three months beyond the length of the stay required by all nationals of the abovementioned countries except the EU nationals holding a valid national ID card. Such EU nationals are only required to produce evidence of their EU nationality and identity in order to be admitted to any EU Member State, including Latvia. Identity can be proved either by a valid a national passport or any valid national identity card.
Visa
Visas are not required for the nationals of the abovementioned countries for stay up to 90 days within 6-month period.
Note 1: For EU nationals, visas are not required at all
The nationals of countries not mentioned in the above chart should contact their respective embassies.