Latvian Visa is not required for Mauritians
Stay Duration: 90 days
Entry Requirements
- Mauritius citizens intending to visit Latvia for a duration of 90 days are not required to obtain a visa.
- Passports of citizens must be six months beyond the period of stay in Latvia.
- Certificate of vaccination against diseases is not necessary for Mauritius citizens visiting Latvia.
- Visitors are required to provide at least one blank page for entry stamps.
- Currencies beyond the equivalent of 10,000 Euros are not allowed from entry and exit.
- Travellers are not required to pay any airport tax upon their departure from the airport.
- The estimated flight time from Port Louis, Mauritius to Latvia is 11 hours, 46 minutes.
- Latvia adopts Eastern European Summer Time zone (GMT+3) this means that Mauritius is 1 hour ahead of Latvia.
- Guns are permitted at entry provided the traveller has import permission from the Latvian Police department.
- Works of art more than 50 years old require permission from Latvian authorities at entry and departure.
- Pet animals must be accompanied by a health certificate and veterinarian documents.
- Latvia has a temperate climate that has been described in various sources as either humid continental or oceanic.
- Winter starts in Latvia starts from mid-December and lasts until mid-March with an average temperature of −6 °C. Summer, on the other hand, starts in June and lasts until August with warm and sunny days and cool evenings and nights.
- Most of the country is composed of fertile lowland plains and moderate hills.
- The typical Latvian landscape consists of a mosaic of vast forests alternates with fields, farmsteads, and pastures.
- Latvia has hundreds of kilometres of undeveloped seashore lined by pine forests, dunes, and continuous white sand beaches.
- Latvia’s national parks are Guaja Nation in Vidzeme, Kemeri National Park in Zemgale, Slitere National Park in Kurzeme and Razna National Park in Latgale.
- Approximately 30,000 species of flora and fauna have been registered in Latvia. Common species of wildlife in Latvia include deer, wild boar, moose, lynx, bear, fox, beaver and wolves.
- The largest religion in Latvia is Christianity followed by Judaism and Islam. There are more than 600 Latvian neopagans called the Deivturi whose religion is based on Latvian mythology.
- Latvian cuisine is made up of recipes such as potatoes, wheat, barley, cabbage, onions, eggs, and pork.
- Ice hockey is usually considered the most popular sport in Latvia. Other popular sports include football, floorball, tennis, volleyball, cycling, bobsleigh and skeleton.