Latvia is an EU member state since 2004 · Schengen · EuroNotes, observations, and explanations from a former Latvian diplomat who served three years at the Embassy of Latvia in Cairo and three and a half years in New Delhi — and now helps Middle East and South Asian families acquire Latvian residence. Updated regularly.
The new law took effect on 15 September 2026. The €50,000 route stays open, now with two-year renewable permits, no annual registration and a cap of 10 investor permits per company. Here is what changed and what did not, in plain English.
Read the articleMost families I speak with believe an EU residence permit costs at least half a million euros. They are wrong by a factor of eight. The actual 2026 prices for the major regulated EU residence-by-investment programmes — drawn from public regulatory sources.
Read the articleFor three years in Cairo, I was the person who decided whether your family got into Latvia. Three things I learned in those three years that almost nobody outside the embassy knows — about why most applications fail, what makes them succeed, and what consular officers actually look for.
Read the articleSince we launched, roughly one family in ten who has approached us has been told, politely, that we cannot take their case. No fee has been paid. Here is why we do this — and why it is the reason our €50,000 capital protection is a real legal obligation rather than a marketing line.
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