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01 September 2023
Support for students, colleagues and partners from Ukraine, both those who are now in Latvia and those who are in Ukraine at this difficult time

In order to provide support for students, colleagues and partners from Ukraine, both those who are now in Latvia and those who are in Ukraine at this difficult time, we ask students who are now in Ukraine, as well as those people whose acquaintances, friends or relatives are Latvian citizens, but who are now in Ukraine and would like to return to Latvia, to contact our visa department by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for assistance in the preparation of official documents or issuing invitations from us, as well as to contact the consular assistance in Lviv, which continues to provide consular assistance at the Hostelis Sakura, next to the post office Nova Poshta No. 17, Shevchenka 323b/ вулицяШевченка, 323b).

The telephone number of the 24-hour emergency assistance service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia: +37126337711.

Up-to-date information from the Embassy of Ukraine in Riga: www.facebook.com/UKRinLatvia/

Information on granting refugee status in English, Ukrainian and Russian is available on the Facebook page of the Latvian Center for Human Rights: https://www.facebook.com/231439980267604/posts/4820148531396703/

Please note that citizens of Ukraine who have biometric passports do not need to obtain visas to Latvia!

You can contact the Head of BIA Psychological Counseling Centre assistant professor Vera Krievina by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you need moral or psychological support, if you need to share your feelings with someone.

More information on how to act in a crisis situation: https://72.sargs.lv

If you are facing financial difficulties, need a job, or have difficulty paying your tuition fees, please contact the Vice-rector for International Cooperation Inta Buka by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Citizens of Ukraine can apply for the Latvian state scholarship for studies. In case of difficulty in obtaining letters of recommendation from Ukrainian higher education institutions, the Academy will issue certificates of readiness to accept a student, which can be uploaded to the system.

Citizens of Ukraine can also submit grades instead of academic transcripts in the form of a screenshot with information about academic performance from the internal system of Ukrainian universities as well as from student’s record books.

Up-to-date information about Latvian state scholarships is available on our website, as well as on the website of the State Education Development Agency at: https://www.viaa. gov.lv/en/studies?utm_source=https%3A%2F%2Fbsa.edu.lv%2F

The Academy allocates 6 scholarships for doctoral study programmes in law and economics in order to support young researchers and scientists from Ukraine.

Anyone who wants to help can:

#StandWithUkraine

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