Latvia Passports

Online Records

 * 1918-1940: Latvia, Riga International Passport Holders Index, 1918-1940 at MyHeritage ($), index

Internal Passport Applications
Records were created by police departments during the inter-war period (1918-1940). Internal passports served as an identification card, required of everyone over the age of fifteen. Passport applications include information such as name, birth date and place, residences, family relationships and a photograph. These are an excellent source of genealogical information for an individual and can be the beginning point for tracing back to earlier generations. They supplement metrical books and provide additional detail. The photograph is of significant personal value to descendants. Up to 60% of the adult population may have been identified in these records.

Generally these records contain the following information: • 2 Only a limited number of these records have survived. Those that are still extant are deposited at the State Historical Archive in Riga.