The application and the documents required for the preparation of the certificate can be submitted in the most appropriate way:
- sending it to an address by post: Bruninieku Street 72B, Riga, LV-1009;
- sending it electronically to e-mail: pasts@ic.iem.gov.lv, digitally signed.
For questions and uncertainties, and to make sure that documents have been received, you can call +371 67219111 or +371 67208218.
The prepared statement may be received by post by registered letter within the borders of Latvia or e-mail signed with a secure electronic signature (in such case the statement request shall be signed with the secure electronic signature of the submitter himself or herself or payment for the statement shall be made from the personal account of the submitter).
Documents for the preparation of a statement may be submitted electronically by using an e-service.
You can find information about your changes by calling 67219111.
A person located abroad, a statement from the punishment Register may be ordered and received through the intermediation of the diplomatic missions of Latvia. Information regarding the representations of the Republic of Latvia is available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
When requesting data on (non)conviction of a Private Person:
- Request
- State tax payment order.
When requesting data on (non)conviction of a Legal Person:
- Request
- State tax payment order.
| If requesting data on a Private Person |
If requesting data on a Legal person |
| Forename (forenames), family name of the person (if the person has changed his/her forename or family name, all former forenames and family names shall be listed in the request) | Name of the legal person |
| Personal ID code (if no ID code, please specify the date of birth) |
Registration number |
| Residential address | Registered office |
| Residential address and telephone of the person | |
| What data are required (On criminal and/or administrative offences) |
What data are required (On administrative penalties and compulsory measures applied on the Person) |
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In what language would you prefer your certificate: Latvian, Russian, English
Attention! |
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| Reason for issuance of the certificate (if the submitter requires inclusion of any specific data into their certificate) |
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| State and the institution issuing the certificate (if the submitter requires inclusion of any specific data into their certificate) |
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Time of execution of the certificate:
Attention! Urgent certificates of (non)conviction are prepared on the next working day. In case the request for receiving the urgent certificate has been submitted right before the weekend or holidays, the certificate will be prepared on the first following working day |
In case physical person is absent, the request may be submitted by any other person. However, the certificate may be received only by an authorized person, presenting a certified Power of Attorney. Parents or tutors submit the request and receive the certificate for the person which has not reached the age of 18 yet, for the person which is in charge – the trustee.
When requesting data from the actual database of the Register, information on:
- Valid convictions (undeleated),
- Administrative penalty applied on the private or legal person, from the date of which less than a year has passed;
- On compulsory measures applied on the legal person.
When requesting data from the register archive database, the person, along with the data accrued in the actual database of the register, will receive information on the following:
- Deleted conviction,
- Administrative penalty applied on the private or legal person, from the date of which more than a year has passed,
- Executed compulsory measures applied on the legal persons.
The state tax and the provided services may be paid for in the Information Centre by payment card or the necessary payments may be done in credit institutions before submission of the documents.
Certificates are issued in accordance with the payment tariffs specified in Regulations No.693 adopted on 8 November, 2022 by the Cabinet of Ministers (https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/259396 )
State tax shall be as follows: EUR 20,80 for issuance of the certificate according to express tariffs (to the following business day); EUR 10,40 for issuance of the certificate according to standard tariffs (within five business days).
In case person wants to receive the certificate in English/Russian and/or if receiver of the certificate is located in Latvia and wants to receive the certificate by registered mail, the submitter shall attach to the request evidence on the settlement of the respective paid service.
Paid services of the Information Centre of the Ministry of the Interior are rendered in accordance with the pay tariffs prescribed in the Regulations No.693 adopted on 8 November, 2022 by the Cabinet of Ministers (https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/259396).
State tax shall be as follows:
- EUR 12,80 for translation of the certificate in English or Russian according to the express tariff (available in the next business day);
- EUR 6,40 for certificate according to standard tariff (available within five business days);
- EUR 4,20 for delivery of the certificate to a given mailing address within the territory of the Republic of Latvia;
- EUR 10.90 for delivery of the certificate statement to the indicated postal address outside the territory Republic of Latvia.
Attention!
The amount of the price for the service “Translation of the certificate of the Punishment register into English or Russian “ is reduced:
for 50 percents when providing the corresponding document original or the registration number, issuer and date of coming into force of the document certifying the status of the person:
- Politically repressed persons;
- Disabled persons;
- Low income persons.
for 10 percents for tax payers who are certified members of the Extended Cooperation Programme.
Payment for paid services may be settled in credit institution prior to submission of documents
| Beneficiary | MI Information Centre, Registration Certificate No.:90000289913 |
| Beneficiary institution (Bank) |
the State Treasury, Code: TRELLV22; Sub-account: LV96TREL2140088026000 |
| Purpose of the payment order shall state | IKK 21399 |
Persons who need the certificate for the USA visa processing have to add the payment order on the request copying and certificate issue in the sealed up envelope to the payment order on the state tax pay for the certificate on (non)conviction receipt.