Published: 22.09.2026
Latvia’s new immigration law generally limits employment-based temporary residence permits to one year and establishes separate rules for Belarusian citizens. Belarusians who officially worked in Latvia for at least three months and paid income tax may receive a renewed one-year temporary residence permit, while some residence grounds available to other foreigners are excluded for them except in specified cases.
For Belarusian citizens considering Latvia as a relocation destination, documented employment and income-tax payments become especially important. After at least three months of official work, a temporary residence permit may be renewed for one year, but the available residence grounds are narrower than for some other foreign nationals. The sources also identify separate pathways for students and humanitarian cases, so the appropriate route depends on the purpose of stay. Workers and students planning a longer stay in Latvia should pay close attention to these rules.