What paperwork do you need after moving to Latvia in 2026?

Finish the correct stay path before quality-of-life shopping. EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens who stay beyond short free-movement windows register with PMLP. Most third-country nationals need a temporary residence permit: Apply for a residence permit. That file usually creates or confirms your personas kods.

Secure housing a landlord will put on paper: How to rent a home. Then declare your address (often free on latvija.lv once you can authenticate, or at PMLP / the municipality for a small state fee). Apply for a personas apliecība / eID so digital signatures and e-services work.

Get a local mobile number for OTPs and landlord calls, then open a bank account. Enrol in public healthcare once employment or another insured status activates; budget gaps in Healthcare costs.

Exchange a foreign driving licence only after permanent residence timing and medical checks fit CSDD rules. Start pet import calendars before the flight. Latvian forms still dominate counters: Bureaucracy without Latvian.