Latvia: notarial and documentary services
How someone in Latvia can get documents prepared, witnessed or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
Overview
The British embassy can provide a range of notarial and documentary services for British nationals in Latvia
Where local notaries can provide services, the British embassy will not provide them. In many cases local notaries or lawyers can provide services more cheaply, quickly and conveniently.
You must make an appointment for each service that requires your personal attendance. Please use the links after each service to make an appointment.
Before booking, make sure you have selected the correct service and that the document will be accepted by the relevant authority. This could be the local town hall, registry office, tax authorities, immigration office or another authority either in Latvia, the UK or a third country.
Services we provide in Latvia
Consular staff in Latvia can:
- administer an oath, affirmation or affidavit
- make a certified copy of a British passport
For information about documents relating to marriage, such as a certificate of no impediment (CNI) and affirmations or affidavits of marital status, see getting married abroad.
If you can’t find the service you are looking for on this page, see other services provided by the British embassy in Latvia.
What to bring to your appointment
See the individual services below for details of supporting documents to bring. Make sure you have acceptable proof of address and identity, and payment for any fees. See the full list of consular fees.
Payment
We accept payment by cash in the local currency on the day of the appointment.
Proof of address and identity
For all appointments for notarial services you will need to bring acceptable proof of your identity and address.
We accept passports or national identity cards as proof of identity.
We accept residence declaration certificates, rental agreements, bank statements, and utility bills as proof of your address.
Administer an oath, affirmation or affidavit
This service is for people who need to swear an oath, make an affirmation or make an affidavit in front of a consular officer.
You may need to make an affirmation or affidavit of marital status in order to get married in Latvia. See getting married abroad to find out what you need to do.
The embassy will not draft documents for you. First check with the embassy what format they need and then have the document drawn up or checked by a professional.
What you will need to bring with you:
- the oath, affirmation or affidavit that you will swear or affirm
- the correct fee – see the list of fees and payment options
- proof of identity/address – see what we will accept as proof
Book an appointment to adminster an oath, affirmation or affidavit in Riga
Make a certified copy of a British passport
What you will need to bring with you:
- the British passport that you need a certified copy of
- the correct fee – see the list of fees and payment options
- proof of identity/address – see what we will accept as proof
Book an appointment to make a certified copy of a document in Riga
Services provided elsewhere
We no longer witness life certificates for British nationals claiming a British pension abroad. Please refer to the list of people working in a recognised profession who can do this for you.
Data protection
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office holds and uses data for purposes notified to the Information Commissioner under the Data Protection Act 1998. Such personal data may be disclosed to other UK government departments and public authorities.
Disclaimer
This information is provided as a general guide and is based upon information provided to the embassy / consulate by the relevant authorities and may be subject to change at any time with little or no notice. Accordingly the FCDO and the British embassy / consulate will not be liable for any inaccuracies in this information. For all notarial and legalisation services it is the responsibility of the customer to ascertain the precise requirements of the person requesting the notarial or legalisation service and to satisfy themselves that the service provided by the embassy/consulate will be accepted.
Last updated 14 June 2019 + show all updates
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The section 'Services we provide in Latvia' and 'Make a certified copy of a document' have been edited, clarifying that Embassy can only certify copies of passports but not any other documents.
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We have updated the list of provided services by taking out 'witness a signature' and 'prepare a document in English or the local language'.
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The British Embassy in Latvia no longer signs declarations of existence. A link to local notary services in Latvia has been added.
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First published.