Source document
Imigrācijas likums (Immigration Law), consolidated version 01.07.2010.-03.02.2011.
Has everything in it been taken?
CompleteReviewed 9 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
Consolidated text of the 2002 Immigration Law on likumi.lv; only the investor provisions are in scope (art. 23(1) points 28-31, art. 23 parts on family, tax tests, renewal and payments, related rules in art. 9, 34, 35, transitional provisions); the rest is general immigration law. Version 1 Jul 2010-3 Feb 2011: first investor points 28-30 (LVL 25,000 company + LVL 20,000 taxes; property LVL 100,000/50,000; LVL 200,000 bank subordinated capital), family under art. 23(4), 90-day decision time for some nationals (art. 33), annual Cabinet report to the Saeima (art. 38(2)), transitional point 16 (investments after 1 Jul 2010). All prices already in program_terms; nothing new. Rules restated from other sources are now recorded from this document too (decision 8).
What it supports
7 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Rules and prices (6)
- Business investmentmain investor; company must pay at least LVL 20,000 in taxes a yearLVL 25,0001 Jul 2010 – 15 Jun 2011 · likumi.lv 2010Latvia · Investor residence permits
- Property purchasemain investor; property outside Riga, the Riga planning region and republic citiesLVL 50,0001 Jul 2010 – 15 Jun 2011 · likumi.lv 2010Latvia · Investor residence permits
- Property purchasemain investor; property in Riga, Riga planning region or republic cities (total transaction value)LVL 100,0001 Jul 2010 – 15 Jun 2011 · likumi.lv 2010Latvia · Investor residence permits
- Subordinated capital in a credit institutionmain investor; subordinated capital (subordinated loan or bonds) of a Latvian credit institution for at least five yearsLVL 200,0001 Jul 2010 – 31 Dec 2013 · likumi.lv 2010Latvia · Investor residence permits
- Residence permit validityinvestor temporary residence permit (art. 23(1) points 28-30)5 yearsDate not stated · likumi.lv 2010Latvia · Investor residence permits
- Maximum processing timeinvestor permits (art. 23(1) points 28-30) requested by nationals of countries subject to additional checks, stateless persons or refugees, or their family members90 daysDate not stated · likumi.lv 2010Latvia · Investor residence permits
About the document
What it covers v. in force 1 Jul 2010 - 3 Feb 2011: first version with investor routes (art. 23(1) points 28-30, added by law of 22.04.2010).
Notes Saved HTML of the likumi.lv consolidated text for that date. Consolidated texts are informational; the legally binding text is the one published in Latvijas Vēstnesis.
Source id lva-likumi-immigration-law-2010-07 · accessed 2 Oct 2026