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Latvia visa rules for Netherlands passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Netherlands passport holders can visit Latvia visa-free.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
Not stated by the source
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

eur-lex.europa.euEUR-Lex (Directive 2004/38/EC, consolidated)Checked 29 Oct 2026

No entry visa or equivalent formality may be imposed on Union citizens.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Latvia passport holders need to visit the Netherlands.

Latvia passport Netherlands

Visa-free

As an EU national, you have the right to travel freely in the 27 EU member countries as well as in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland (non-EU countries but members of the Schengen area ) carrying either a valid passport or a national identity card (ID card).

Latvia passport to the Netherlands, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Netherlands passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Riga, nearest first.

  1. LithuaniaVilnius, about 260 km from RigaVisa-free
  2. EstoniaTallinn, about 280 km from RigaVisa-free
  3. FinlandHelsinki, about 360 km from RigaVisa-free
  4. BelarusMinsk, about 400 km from RigaVisa-free · 30 days
  5. Åland IslandsMariehamn, about 430 km from RigaVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Riga

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Riga, month by month.

  1. JanHigh -0.2°CLow -4.4°CRain 43 mm
  2. FebHigh -0.5°CLow -5.7°CRain 40 mm
  3. MarHigh 4.3°CLow -2.3°CRain 34 mm
  4. AprHigh 11.7°CLow 2.7°CRain 33 mm
  5. MayHigh 17.2°CLow 7.4°CRain 52 mm
  6. JunHigh 20.7°CLow 11.5°CRain 69 mm
  7. JulHigh 23.7°CLow 14.5°CRain 87 mm
  8. AugHigh 22.4°CLow 13.7°CRain 78 mm
  9. SepHigh 17.0°CLow 9.2°CRain 65 mm
  10. OctHigh 10.3°CLow 4.6°CRain 82 mm
  11. NovHigh 4.3°CLow 0.4°CRain 58 mm
  12. DecHigh 0.6°CLow -3.3°CRain 50 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 22 years between 1991 and 2012, computed by One Time Livin’.

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