No visa needed

Do citizens of Taiwan need a visa for Latvia?

Citizens of Taiwan don’t need a visa for Latvia and can stay up to 90 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 Taiwan: the passport opens 74 countries visa-free; Taipei — Riga: ≈ 8,130 km, about 10.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of Taiwan don’t need a visa for Latvia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Latvia visa rules at a glance

With a Taiwan passport you can visit 74 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 40 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Taiwan passport ranks 87th of 199.
Taiwan passport: visa-free access to 74 countries; Latvia passport: 118.
Citizens of Taiwan and Latvia can travel together visa-free to 73 countries, for example: Macau, Philippines, South Korea, China, Japan, Brunei, Palau, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, and Fiji.
Citizens of Latvia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Taiwan. Taiwan visa for citizens of Latvia

Travelling to Latvia: good to know

Taipei — Riga: about 8,130 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Taipei 12:00 — Riga 07:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Latvian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Latvia is the 60th closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Taiwan.