In Latvia there was only an 8% increase in the number of first residence permits issued. The figure was 9 027 in 2024 and 9 073 in 2025.
Of that total, 1 367 permits were issued for family reasons, and 2 981 were for educational reasons.
Employment was the main reason for issuing new permits in the EU, accounting for approximately one-third of all first residence permits issued in 2025 (1.3 million or 33.6%). Family reasons were the second most common, with 1.1 million fir...
