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| Field | 🇱🇻LatviaStartup Founder Residence — Latvia 2026 |
|---|---|
| Country | Latvia (LV) |
| Route | Startup Founder Residence — Latvia 2026 |
| Route family | Other |
| Route type | entrepreneur visa |
| Summary | Current Latvia startup-founder residence framework, including the 2026 Immigration Law expansion and LIAA's founder-evaluation process. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-23 |
| Official/supporting source count | 2 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2 |
| Best-fit work models | Startup founder, Business ownerSource 1Source 2 |
| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Investment requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Government fees | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Validity | LIAA's 2026 Startup Visa/founder-residence evaluation materials describe the temporary-residence framework as available for up to three years. The founder must fit the statutory innovative-product/startup framework and undergo LIAA idea/progress evaluation; the maximum is not an automatic grant.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Renewal | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Local-work rules | The founder route is for developing an innovative product and planned startup activity under the statutory founder framework. Company registration by itself does not grant residence or unrestricted work rights.As of 2026-10-09Source 1Source 2 |
| Application location | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Permanent-residence pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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