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Still current at: 26 November 2009
Updated: 09 November 2009
This advice has been reviewed and reissued with an amendment to the Summary (consular assistance figures).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.

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Travel advice for this country

Local laws and customs

You should not become involved with drugs. Possession of even very small quantities of drugs can lead to lengthy pre-trial detention and possible custodial sentences.

The consumption of alcoholic drinks in public is prohibited. Drinking in public may lead to detention and a financial penalty.
 
For identification purposes, you should carry a photocopy of your passport at all times. If possible your passport and other important documents should be left in hotel safes.

Travellers should be aware that on the spot fines will be imposed if found travelling without a ticket or a ticket which has not been validated. Tickets can be brought from the driver or from shops/kiosks but must be validated by using machines sited within the bus/tram.

For more general information for different types of travellers see your trip.

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Contacts

Latvia, Riga, British Embassy

Address:

British Embassy
5, J. Alunana Street
Riga LV-1010

Telephone:

(371) 6777 4700 Switchboard

Fax:

(371) 6777 4707

Email: british.embassy@apollo.lv

Email: consularrigaa@fco.gov.uk

Office hours:

GMT:
Mon-Fri: 0700-1100 / 1200-1500
Visa section: Mon-Fri: 0730-1030
Summer working hours 1 June – 1 September
Mon-Thu 0630-1100 / 1200-1500
Fri 0630-1130

 

Website: http://www.ukinlatvia.fco.gov.uk

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