Statistics

On Saturday, October 3, officials from the State Border Guard on the external borders and inside the country identified 27 offenders.

15 border offenders have been identified at the external borders, including:

  • One foreigner found with fake documents

One Iranian citizen was identified at the border inspection post of Riga, who provided a fake Hungarian identity card to border guards. . Criminal proceedings have been launched on the use of counterfeit documents s. The person has been placed in a temporary detention site of the State Police.

  • One Latvian citizen in search is detained

The border inspection post of Riga airport identified one Latvian citizen travelling in London who is in search of the police. A man born in 1976 was detained and handed over to State Police officials.

  • Five foreigners are denied entry to Latvia

Five Ukrainian nationals were denied entry to Latvia at the border inspection post because foreigners had violated the regulation No. of 9 June 2020. .360 “epidemiological security measures to limit the spread of Covid - 19 infection” requirement s. Persons returned to the country of exit.

  • Breach of residence conditions found for one third-country national

The border inspection post of Silene identified one Belarusian citizen who had violated the conditions of residence (over the visa period) in the countries of the Schengen area. . The person has been held to administrative responsibility.

In the framework of immigration control measures within the country, infringements of the entry or residence rules have been identified for two persons, one Polish and one Lithuanian national.


Officials of the State Border Guard called for administrative responsibility for violations in the field of the operation of vehicles and vessels or refused to cross the border to 10 persons – four citizens of Latvia, four Belarus, one Estonian and one Lithuanian citizen.

Prepared by:

Jolanta Babiško