- Latvian passport
Latvian passports are issued to citizens of
Latvia to facilitate international travel if needed, and are obligatory when a person turns 16. For traveling inside theEuropean Union , Latvian citizens can use theirID card . Non-citizen passports, and refugee travel documents (in a passport-like format), are also issued.Physical Appearance
Latvian passports are burgundy red, with the Latvian Coat of arms emblazoned in the center of the front cover. The words "EIROPAS SAVIENĪBA" (Latvian) meaning (English:" European Union") and "LATVIJAS REPUBLIKA" (Latvian) meaning (English:" Republic of Latvia") inscribed above the coat of arms the word "PASE" (Latvian) meaning (English:" Passport") are inscribed below the coat of arms. Latvian passport has the standard biometric symbol emblazoned below the coat of arms and use the standard European Union design.
Identity Information Page
The Latvian Passport includes the following data:
* Photo of Passport Holder
* Type (P)
* Code of Issuing State (LVA)
* Passport No.
* 1. Surname
* 2. Given Names
* 3. Nationality
* 4. Height
* 5. Date of Birth
* 6. Personal No.
* 7. Place of Birth
* 8. Sex
* 9. Date of Issue
* 10. Authority
* 11. Date of Expiry
* 12. Holder's SignatureThe information page ends with the Machine Readable Zone.
Languages
The data page/information page is printed in Latvian, English and French.
Current Passport
As of November 20, 2007 all Latvian passports are following the
EU passport standards in all respects (e.g. format, biometric features).After 1 July 2008 all citizen passports (blue color), which have been issued until 30 June 2002 (containing a glued in photos), as well as passports without an expiration date (beztermiņa), will not be valid for international travel beginning July 1, 2008.
Citizen passports issued after July 1, 2002, containing a scanned signature and picture, will be valid until the expiration date and do not have to be changed, unless they have expired.
!!!Non-citizen passports (violet color) are valid until the expiration date and do not have to be changed, unless they have expired.
[http://www.latvia-usa.org/lapaisandex.htmlv]
[http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/en/pakalpojumi/passport/questions.html]
Visa-free Travel
For further information, please refer to: http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/service/4728/
Europe
Asia
Australasia and Oceania
ee also
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List of passports External links
* [http://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/pakalpojumi/pases.html Information on Latvian citizen's passport (Latvian)]
* [http://www.apollo.lv/portal/news/articles/113207 Photo gallery of Latvian electronic passport (Apollo.lv)]
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