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Latvia visa for citizens of Uganda

Citizens of Uganda need a visa for Latvia that is issued through the embassy or a visa centre: it can’t be obtained online, because you must attend in person to submit documents and biometrics. Visago fills in the form, prepares your documents and books your appointment. The service costs $49.

For citizens of Uganda: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Kampala — Riga: ≈ 6,340 km, about 8.5 hours of flying.

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

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Document preparation and appointment bookingWe fill in the form, prepare your documents and book the visa centre appointment$49

The consular fee of $103 is paid separately when you apply.

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

No: citizens of Uganda need a visa, issued by the embassy. We prepare your documents and book the appointment for just $49.

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Latvia visa rules at a glance

With a Uganda passport you can visit 34 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Uganda passport ranks 134th of 199.
Uganda passport: visa-free access to 34 countries; Latvia passport: 118.
Citizens of Uganda and Latvia can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Zambia, Seychelles, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Gambia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and Haiti.
Citizens of Latvia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Uganda. Uganda visa for citizens of Latvia

Travelling to Latvia: good to know

Kampala — Riga: about 6,340 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Latvian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Latvia is the 117th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Uganda.