Riga Civil Aviation Engineers Institute

You need a secondary level diploma or high school diploma and academic transcript for college or Bachelor level (undergraduate) study programmes.

The academic transcript is named together with the secondary school certificate for Bachelor level study programmes.

The application package usually includes a copy of passport or ID, copies of education documents and an English proficiency certificate, but the package may vary in different universities.

A copy of your passport or ID goes into the application package that the university asks for.

The Academic Information Centre may request translations of documents into Latvian or any other official language of the European Union.

The Academic Information Centre may request legalization under the Document Legalization Law; Latvia (in force 30 January 1996) and Uzbekistan (15 April 2012) are both parties to the Hague Apostille Convention, so an apostille replaces consular legalisation.

You submit a document certifying the necessary subsistence; the required subsistence is 500 euros per month.

A photography is one of the documents named for the residence permit request.

All students applying for studies in Latvia need to demonstrate sufficient study language proficiency (mostly English language), and the level of knowledge must be equal or higher than standard B2 according to the CEFR.

The B2 rule is written about the study language whichever it is, so a Latvian-taught programme asks for the same level in Latvian; the page names no Latvian test.

Your secondary education certificate must correspond to the Latvian standard - it should be at least 12 years at secondary level education institution.

The Academic Information Centre of Latvia determines the equivalence of your diploma; the time necessary for a recognition conclusion is approximately 1 month, but sometimes it may take longer.

The Centre asks for an application, a copy of an identity document, the education credential and its supplement (transcript); the fee for academic recognition and evaluation is 54.60 euros.

The file is a full copy of a passport, a definite sample form for a residence permit request, a photography, a document certifying the necessary subsistence, a document confirming the state duty payment and an agreement on studies in the Republic of Latvia.

You collect all the necessary documents for a visa or residence permit, submit them at the Embassy of Latvia in your country and attend an embassy interview; regulations may vary depending on your country of residence.

Universities may set their own requirements: assessment of previous marks in academic transcripts, exams and tests in specific subjects, as well as online interviews.

The institution decides what other documents need to be submitted according to its entrance regulations, and may add exams and tests in specific subjects.

The migration service page read here lists the residence permit file and does not name health insurance, so ask the Latvian embassy which policy it wants before you travel.