No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for Armenia?

Citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for Armenia and can stay up to 180 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Latvia: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Riga — Yerevan: ≈ 2,370 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

Can I travel to Armenia without a visa on a Latvia passport?

Yes, citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for Armenia for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Armenia visa rules at a glance

With a Latvia passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 37 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Latvia passport ranks 27th of 199.
Latvia passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Armenia passport: 33.
Citizens of Latvia and Armenia can travel together visa-free to 29 countries, for example: Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Serbia, Albania, Georgia, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, United Arab Emirates, China, Seychelles, and Macau.
Citizens of Armenia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of Armenia

Travelling to Armenia: good to know

Riga — Yerevan: about 2,370 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Riga 12:00 — Yerevan 13:00.
Local currency: Armenian Dram.
Languages: Armenian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ AMD 363.
Armenia is the 43rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.