- Travel Advice
DFAT advice for Latvia
When travelling to Latvia, you should always get travel insurance in case the worst happens. To help you ensure you travel safely, we have included the travel advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Latvia.
| Latvia overall | This Advice is current for Monday, 08 September 2008. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
[top]Summary
- We advise you to be alert to your own security in Latvia.
- Exercise common sense and look out for suspicious behaviour, as you would in Australia.
- Australia has a Consulate in Latvia headed by an Honorary Consul which provides only limited consular assistance. The Australian Embassy in Sweden provides full consular assistance to Australians in Latvia.
- Be a smart traveller. Before heading overseas:
- organise comprehensive travel insurance and check what circumstances and activities are not covered by your policy
- register your travel and contact details, so we can contact you in an emergency
- subscribe to this travel advice to receive free email updates each time it's reissued.
