Latvia - Renunciation of Citizenship

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Procedure

1. Submit an application to the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs.
2. The application may be denied if:
   1. the applicant has unfulfilled obligations towards the state
   2. the applicant has not fulfilled mandatory active military service obligations.
3. You can appeal to the court the denial of your application.

Regulations No. 13 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia "The Procedure for Documenting Loss and Restoration of the Citizenship of Latvia" (January 9, 2001) and Regulations No. 410 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia "Regulations on the State Duty Payable for Documenting Renunciation of the Citizenship of Latvia and Restoration of the Citizenship of Latvia" (November 28, 2000) prescribe the procedure through which applications on renunciation of the citizenship of Latvia are accepted.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form.

Office Locations & Contacts

The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs

Info phone: 8300

Head of OCMA: Vilnis Jekabsons

Telephone: 67219183

Email: [email protected]

Fax: 67829825

Address: Riga, Ciekurkalna 1st line, 1, building 3

The reception time of the Head every first Friday of the month from 10.00 (with preliminary signing up phone: 67829773)

Persons Identification Documents Department

Inguss Treiguts

Telephone: 67219183

Email: [email protected]

Fax: 67829825

Address: Riga, Ciekurkalna 1st line, 1, building 3

For Regional Divisions: http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/en/home/contacts/pmlp-divisions/

For Diplomatic and Consular Representations: http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/mission/

Eligibility

Any person, who obtain citizenship in another country, has the right to renounce his/her Latvian citizenship.

Fees

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Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Instructions

An application for renunciation of the citizenship of Latvia must be submitted in any regional branch of Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs.

Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

Citizenship represents the link between a person and a state or an association of states. Possession of citizenship is normally associated with the right to work and live in a country and to participate in political life.

Information which might help

Deprivation of the citizenship of Latvia

This is possible through a decision issued by the Regional Court, only in case a person:

• has acquired citizenship (nationality) of another state without submitting an application as to renunciation of the citizenship of Latvia;
• is serving in the armed forces, internal military forces, security service, police (militia), or is employed in a law enforcement service of a foreign state, without permission of the Cabinet of Ministers;
• has intentionally provided false information about him/her when attesting his/her belonging to the citizenship of Latvia or during naturalization and thus has acquired the citizenship of Latvia without having any grounds for it.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs:

http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/en/home/citizenship/loss-of-citizenship.html

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