Latvian Embassy for Austria - Address / Phone Number

Latvian Embassy in Austria

Address: Stefan Esders Platz 4, 1190 Wien
City: Vienna (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT +2 hours)
Tel.:  (+43 / 1) 403 31 12
Fax: (+43 / 1) 403 31 12 27

Emergency tel.: (+43 / (0) 664) 530 29 69
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 17.00
Consular hours: Monday to Thursday, 9.00 - 15.00
* Please contact the embassy in advance by calling to (43) 1 403 31 12 to schedule convenient appointments for consular services

The main services provided by the Embassy include:

• Visas
• Births, deaths and marriages
• Passports and emergency travel documents
• Travel advice
• Legalisation Service
• Notarial services, etc.

The Embassy can assist with the following emergencies:

• Issue of a temporary travel document
• Material Assistance
• Assistance in case of an illness or an accident
• Assistance in case of death

Theft or loss of a valid passport must be reported to the police and a police report should be presented when applying for a new passport. Otherwise a passport is applied as normally. When reporting a lost passport to the police it should be noted that a report made by telephone and a registration number given  on the basis of that might not be adequate proof to the insurance company. The report can be made in person at a police station so that a report of the crime is available in writing.

The Return Certificate is a temporary travel document, which assures the identity of a person under jurisdiction of the Republic of Latvia and replaces travel document (passport) issued by the Republic of Latvia. The Return Certificate gives its holder the right to cross the border of the Republic of Latvia one time only, when returning from abroad. The Return Certificate can be received if the person requesting it, while abroad, has lost his/her travel document issued by the Republic of Latvia (passport) or if the document has been stolen or has become invalid for further use. In extreme situations, the Return Certificate can be issued within 24 hours' time. The validity of the Return Certificate is 30 days.

The Embassy is closed on the following holidays:

• 1st January New Year's Day
• *Good Friday, Easter and Easter Monday
• 1st May Labour Day
• 4th May Declaration of Independence Day
• 23rd June Midsummer Eve
• 24th June John's Day
• 18th November Latvian National Day
• 24th, 25th and 26th December Christmas
• 31st December New Year's Eve