Irish Embassy for Latvia - Address / Phone Number

Irish Embassy in Latvia

Address: Alberta iela 13, LV 1010 Riga, Latvia
City: Riga (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2 hours)
Tel.: (371) 670 393 70
Fax: (371) 670 393 71
Emergency tel.: + 371 6703 9370
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.30 - 16.30
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 9.30 - 12.30 (by appointment only)

A range of consular services are provided by the Embassy of Ireland in Latvia.  The Embassy can assist you with obtaining Irish citizenship, advise you on the documents necessary to marry in Latvia, and provide assistance in emergency situations.  In addition they hold a monthly drop-in at the Chancery where you will meet other Irish citizens living in Latvia.  The Embassy encourages Irish citizens resident in Latvia to register with the Embassy so that they can keep you informed about cultural events throughout the year, and can contact you in case of an emergency.

The Embassy operates an out-of-hours service for Irish citizens requiring emergency assistance.  If you are in need of emergency assistance, please ring +371 6703 9370.  Alternatively, you may contact the Duty Officer at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin at +353 1 408 2000.  A list of local emergency numbers is provided below.   Riga City Tourism Police provide a 24-hour, English-language service on +371 671 81818.

Emergency funds can be transferred from a friend or relative in Ireland via Western Union to any Latvian Post Office (the person transferring money in Ireland will be given a password which they must give to the recipient in Latvia).

If your passport is lost or stolen in Riga, you should firstly report the loss or theft to the police station at Matīsa iela 9 (between Brīvības and Tērbatas, map tel.: 67086213).  This station is responsible for the Old City area. 

In order for the Embassy to issue an Emergency Travel Document, you will need to present the police report and two passport photographs, an alternative form of identification.  One should contact the Embassy as soon as you obtain the police report to arrange for the production of an Emergency Travel Document.  Passport photographs are available from photographic shops and, outside of normal hours, at a kiosk in Riga's international bus station (Prāgas iela 1, near the Central Market).  Access is available 24 hours through the side entrance.

In case of an arrest the Embassy can assist with the following:

• Arrange for you to be visited by an Embassy official    
• Provide you with a list of local English-speaking solicitors    
• Advise you about the prison system and about your entitlement to visits, post   and other facilities    
• Bring details of any medical condition you may have to the attention of prison officials    
• Pursue with the prison authorities on your behalf any complaints about ill-treatment or discrimination    
• Pass messages to and from your family

The Department of Foreign Affairs can authenticate documents executed in Ireland that are to be used in other countries. Irish Diplomatic and Consular Missions abroad can legalise documents executed abroad for use in Ireland.