If your family members are citizens of an EU/EFTA member state, they can travel to Latvia freely and stay here for three months without undergoing any immigration procedures.

If your family members are citizens of a country outside the EU/EFTA, they need to undergo specific immigration procedures. You may invite your closest relatives (parents, siblings, husband/wife, children) to Latvia if you have completed your immigration procedures and have a valid Registration Card (EU/EFTA) or Temporary Residence Permit (non-EU/EFTA). Please follow this link to learn more about the procedures: https://www.pmlp.gov.lv/en/procedure-having-letter-invitation-approved. You will have to file an application with the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs (OCMA) in Riga. The application must be in Latvian. For more information, contact the International Office at your chosen university. Remember that you will have to pay the state fee for the invitation.

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