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Golden Visa (Business Investment Route)

⚠️ Changing January 1, 2027: real-estate and deposit routes are being removed, and permit length is being cut. Business investment route survives, but shortened.

Time-sensitive: the real-estate, securities and deposit golden-visa routes end on 1 January 2027, and the permit term for the business route is due to shorten from 5 to 2 years. Check the current terms before you plan.

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Official program name
Residence Permit by Business Investment (Golden Visa — business route)
Program category
Investing in a qualifying business
Current status
Active but restricted — major changes coming January 1, 2027
Best suited for
Investors willing to put capital into an actively operating Latvian company
Overview
Latvia's business-investment residency route requires €50,000 invested in a Latvian company, with that company required to pay at least €40,000 in tax annually. Currently this grants a 5-year residence permit. However, the Latvian Parliament approved amendments on June 11, 2026, effective January 1, 2027, that will remove the real-estate, government-securities, and bank-deposit golden-visa routes entirely — leaving only the business-investment route — while also shortening the permit validity from 5 years to just 2 years.
Minimum investment
€50,000 in a Latvian company (company must pay ≥€40,000 tax annually)
Active involvement required
Partial — investment-based, less hands-on than the Startup Visa
Residence status granted
Currently a 5-year residence permit; dropping to 2 years starting January 1, 2027
Family inclusion
Yes
Spouse work rights
To be confirmedConfirm with the official authority before you rely on this.
Permanent residence pathway
Conditional — PR after 5 years; citizenship after a further 5 years
Official source
pmlp.gov.lv (Immigration Law Section 23)

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Our guide explains how this route works in practice and what to prepare first.

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Directional guidance only, not immigration or investment advice. Confirm current and post-2027 terms directly with Latvia's Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (PMLP). Last verified September 15, 2026.