The Diet of Latvia adopted a law that requires citizens not included in the EU, NATO and provide detailed information about the purpose of the visit before each entrance to the country. As LSM writes, only those entering or residence permit issued by Latvia (and not any EU country) will be released. Among the information that will be requested – the purpose of the trip, the duration, place of stay and the route. It will also be necessary to provide information about the former and current work (its and closest relatives) in state bodies and law enforcement agencies and about the army. In the Sejm, when discussing the law, they did not hide that he was primarily directed against citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus. The norm will work from September 1, a fine of up to 2000 euros is provided for violation. The full text of the law has not yet been published. It remains unclear whether it will be necessary to provide data only when entering through or and when entering other EU countries. The policy of the Latvian authorities in relation to the citizens of Russia and Belarus after the start of a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation is one of the most tough in the EU. Latvia stopped issuing short-term tourist visas, reduced the grounds for obtaining a residence permit, limited entry into its territory due to the limits of the Schengen zone, as well as the possibility of buying real estate in the country. (Tagstotranslate) News
