No visa needed

Do citizens of Latvia need a visa for Palestine?

Citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for Palestine. 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 — Jerusalem: ≈ 2,930 km, about 4 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

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

Yes, citizens of Latvia don’t need a visa for Palestine. A valid passport is enough.

Palestine 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; Palestine passport: 10.
Citizens of Latvia and Palestine can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Seychelles, Dominica, Malaysia, Venezuela, Eswatini, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Palestine, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Latvia. Latvia visa for citizens of Palestine

Travelling to Palestine: good to know

Riga — Jerusalem: about 2,930 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Egyptian Pound, Israeli New Shekel, and Jordanian Dinar.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EGP 52.
Palestine is the 56th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Latvia.