Quote: (06-18-2015 11:14 PM)browser Wrote:
Can you then use this residency permit to spend the years needed in a European country (Latvia or other) to get citizenship?
No. They grant a temporary residence permit, which gives no more rights to the rest of the EU than a tourist visa or American passport.
One would need to pass a Latvian language test in order to obtain Latvian citizenship.
Also, the value of the property must be no less than 250 thousand Euros. The threshold was increased a couple of years ago.