Latvia
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Republic of Latvia
IMPORTANT: By order of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia, transport operators are prohibited from providing non-scheduled international passenger services by bus across the state border of the Republic of Latvia - the Russian Federation when crossing the Grebneva and Terekhova border crossing points, as well as the state border between the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Belarus when crossing the Paternieki border crossing point. The measure will remain in force until October 31, 2026.
The restrictions imposed do not apply to regular/scheduled international passenger services by bus operating under intergovernmental agreements and the legislation of the Republic of Latvia.
IMPORTANT! As of 15 October 2025, the Republic of Latvia has introduced a mandatory electronic registration in the Electronic Queue Reservation System (ERRS), aimed at ensuring the prior registration of vehicles in the queue for crossing the external land border with the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
In order to leave Latvia with a vehicle crossing the external land border at active border crossing points, under the new regulations, the driver, owner, or holder of the vehicle must register in the online reservation system at: https://lvrobeza.lv/en/reserve/ before arriving at the border. The applicant must indicate the border crossing point, date, time, and the type of queue (passenger or freight vehicle). A reservation fee of EUR 9.30 per vehicle must be paid, and arrival at the selected border crossing point should take place two hours prior to the reserved time.
Registration in the ERRS is mandatory for all vehicles used for the carriage of passengers or goods, except for specific exemptions provided for in the relevant legislation, available at: https://likumi.lv/ta/id/363229 (document currently not available in English).
For freight and passenger transport between Latvia and the Republic of Belarus, only one international border crossing point remains open — Paternieki on the Latvian side and Grigorovshchina on the Belarusian side.
The Republic of Bulgaria does not have a functioning embassy in the capital Riga.
The territory of Latvia in terms of consular activities is covered by the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Warsaw, Poland.
Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Republic of Poland
Address: Al. Ujazdowskie 33/35, 00-540 Warszawa, Poland
Working hours: 08:30 – 17:00
Telephone: +48 22 629 40 71; +48 22 629 40 72
Fax: +48 22 628 22 71
Emergency out-of-hours hotline: + 48 668 668 813
Е-mail: Embassy.Warsaw@mfa.bg
Website: www.mfa.bg/embassies/poland
Consular office with consular district in the territories of Poland, Latvia and Lithuania
Wydzial konsularny Ambasady Republiki Bulgarii
Address: Al. Ujazdowskie 33/35, 00-540 Warszawa, Poland
Telephone: +48 22 629 40 71; +48 22 629 40 72
Emergency out-of-hours hotline: + 48 668 668 813
Fax: +48 22 628 13 40
Working hours: Mon – Fri, 08:30 – 17:00
Opening hours: 09:00 – 12:00
Е-mail: Consular.Warsaw@mfa.bg
Honorary Consul of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Republic of Latvia
Mrs. Mairita Solima
registered office: Riga
Address: Doma laukums/square 1, Riga, LV-1050, Latvija
Tel.: +371 7 211-776,
Fax: +371 7 503-326,
E-mail: mairita@gutenbergs.lv
The Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Warsaw, Republic of Poland is accredited for the Republic of Bulgaria
IMPORTANT! As of 15 October 2025, the Republic of Latvia has introduced a mandatory electronic registration in the Electronic Queue Reservation System (ERRS), aimed at ensuring the prior registration of vehicles in the queue for crossing the external land border with the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
In order to leave Latvia with a vehicle crossing the external land border at active border crossing points, under the new regulations, the driver, owner, or holder of the vehicle must register in the online reservation system at: https://lvrobeza.lv/en/reserve/ before arriving at the border. The applicant must indicate the border crossing point, date, time, and the type of queue (passenger or freight vehicle). A reservation fee of EUR 9.30 per vehicle must be paid, and arrival at the selected border crossing point should take place two hours prior to the reserved time.
Registration in the ERRS is mandatory for all vehicles used for the carriage of passengers or goods, except for specific exemptions provided for in the relevant legislation, available at: https://likumi.lv/ta/id/363229 (document currently not available in English).
For freight and passenger transport between Latvia and the Republic of Belarus, only one international border crossing point remains open — Paternieki on the Latvian side and Grigorovshchina on the Belarusian side.
Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Warsaw, Republic of Poland
Office: ul. Królowej Aldony 19, 03-928 Warszawa
Tel.: +22 617 11 05 (09.00-17.00)
Tel.: +601 293 611 (emergency contact phone for citizens of Latvia)
Fax: +22 617 11 06 (24 h)
E-mail: embassy.poland@mfa.gov.lv
Working hours: Mon - Fri, 09.00 - 16.00
Consular Service
Opening hours: Mon and Wed, 10.00 - 12.00
Tel.: +22 616 40 14 (09.00-17.00)
E-mail: consulate.poland@mfa.gov.lv
Honorary Consul of the Republic of Latvia in the Republic of Bulgaria
Mr. Alexander Popov
Office: 1463 Sofia, 17 Adriana Budevska St
Phone: +359 2 980 93 21; 903 34 45
Fax: +359 2 980 24 26
E-mail: honoraryconsulate_latvia@abv.bg