Latvia residency for Bahraini nationals.

changed 2026-09-15: permit term cut from up to 5 years to up to 2 years

Minimum

€50,000 · about $56k

What counts

€50,000 (companies with up to 50 staff and up to €10m turnover or balance sheet) or €100,000 (larger companies) in a Latvian company's share capital, plus €10,000 to the state budget; the company must pay at least €40,000 (or €100,000 for larger companies) in taxes each year; at most 10 foreign investors per company under the €50,000 option

Processing

the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs decides within 30 days of accepting all documents; it can extend this to up to 4 months

Permit

2 years, renewable

Time you must spend there

No rule published

Path to a passport

Permanent residence after 5 years; the route itself sets no timetable for citizenship.

Family

spouse, minor children

Tax

Not published

Not open to

Russia, Belarus

Official source · Second source · checked 2026-10-20

closed 2026-09-15 (new Immigration Law; applications lodged by 14 Sep 2026 decided under the old law)

Minimum

€250,000 · about $280k

What counts

Former route: one property worth €250,000+ in Riga, Jurmala or other listed towns and districts (or up to two properties totalling €250,000+ elsewhere), bought by bank transfer, with no agricultural or forest land, plus a state fee of 5% of the property value; gave a temporary permit of up to 5 years

Processing

Not published

Permit

5 years, existing holders can apply for a further permit of up to 5 years while the property still qualifies, paying €1,000 to the state budget for each permit year, less sums already paid

Time you must spend there

No rule published

Path to a passport

No set path to permanent residence or citizenship through this route.

Family

spouse, minor children

Tax

Not published

Not open to

Russia, Belarus

Official source · Second source · checked 2026-10-20

not yet open (created by the Immigration Law in force since 15 Sep 2026, but the state fund it needs has not been set up; a bill sent to the Saeima on 10 Sep 2026 would remove the route)

Minimum

€150,000 · about $168k

What counts

€150,000 with the manager of a state-established alternative investment fund for at least 5 years, plus €10,000 to the state budget

Processing

the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs decides within 30 days of accepting all documents; it can extend this to up to 4 months

Permit

5 years, permit stays valid while the investment agreement runs and the balance is at least €150,000

Time you must spend there

No rule published

Path to a passport

Permanent residence after 5 years; the route itself sets no timetable for citizenship.

Family

spouse, minor children

Tax

Not published

Not open to

Russia, Belarus

Official source · Second source · checked 2026-10-20