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RESIDENCE PERMITS

Documents to be submitted in order to receive a residence permit in the Republic of Latvia and you are an individual merchant (businessman) or a sole fonder of a commercial company registered in the Commercial Register:

You shall present a valid travel document admitted in the Republic of Latvia and submit the following documents:

• a definite sample form for a residence permit request;
• a photography;
• a statement on fluorography or x-ray examining results;
• a document confirming the necessary subsistence;
  
• document confirming the envisaged place of residence in the Republic of Latvia and the rights to stay there;
• a document confirming the state duty payment;
• a business plan approved by a sworn auditor for the envisaged operation period;
• documents confirming sufficient personal financial means to commence the activities stipulated in the business plan;
• a permit (a licence, a certificate) if you are engaged in activities which require these documents;
• a statement of the State Revenue Service about registration as a tax payer (in the first year of operation) or a confirmation that there are no taxes payment debts which are administered by the State Revenue Service (starting with the second year of operation);
• an annual report checked by a sworn auditor and a confirmation that the targets and plans envisaged by the business plan are fulfilled (starting with the second year of operation);
• a business plan checked by a sworn auditor if the former business plan has already been fulfilled (starting with the second year of operation);
• a statement issued by the State Revenue Service about the payment of the income tax and its amount (starting with the second year of operation).