Published: 01.11.2020.
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An old-age pension shall be granted to persons if they have reached the age specified for the granting of an old-age pension and their length of insurance is not less than 20 years. in 2025, the retirement age is 65. The old-age pension granted shall be recalculated at the request of the pension recipient, taking into account:

  • accrued pension capital after the granting\/recalculation of the pension;
  • the completed period of insurance until 31 December 1995;
  • Supplied contributions before pension allocation\/recalculation.

Starting from January 1, 2025, the personal income tax rate is 25.5% and the pensioner's non-taxable minimum is EUR 1000 per month.

For non-working pensioners, the non-taxable minimum of EUR 1000 is automatically applied.

For a working pensioner, the pensioner's non-taxable minimum shall be applied taking into account the place of submission of the payroll tax book indicated in the electronic Declaration system (EDS) of the State Revenue Service (SRS). If the payroll tax book has been submitted:

  • SSIA, then EUR 1000 is applied to pension,
  • for the employer, then EUR 500 is applied to the pension and EUR 500 to the wage.

The pension recipient has the option to choose how to apply the 1000 euro non-taxable minimum by changing the place of submission of the payroll tax book to the SRS EDS.

If the payroll tax book has been submitted by the 15 th day of the month, the SSIA shall apply another amount of the non-taxable minimum to the pension from the first day of the following month, if after the 15 th day, it shall apply from the first day of the following month.

  • Process description
  • Related documents

Process description

  1. Service requests
    The pension must be claimed not earlier than 1 month before the date of attainment of the specified retirement age. If the application has been submitted later, the pension rights shall be not earlier than 6 months prior to the date of submission of the application.

    In order to claim a pension, a specific form of application addressed to the SSIA must be completed.

    May submit a submission:
    • on the www.latvija.lv portal;
    • on-site (if requested for service, a personal identification document (passport or ID card) must be produced);
    • electronically (the application must be signed with a secure electronic signature containing the time stamp);
    • through the competent foreign authority.

    The application may be submitted to any VSAA customer service centre. An application for the conversion of a pension in connection with the accumulated capital may also be submitted to the unified customer service centres of the State and local governments.
    A remote, personalized consultation with the VSAA specialist is available in Oblina, Ilusta, Vikek, Viehite, Ruben, Pebrin, Drusta, Gautousa, Varina, Eagle, Stopple, Aluksne, Rundal and Vecumnieku VKAC.

    Together with a request for the granting of a pension or an application for the conversion of a pension in the context of the extended length of insurance up to 31 December 1995, the evidence of the length of insurance must be produced:
    • workbook,
    • Colhozner's workbook,
    • the contract of employment and the documents relating to its performance, indicating the completion of the working period concerned,
    • a cardiologist,
    • a training certificate (certificate, refusal, diploma, statement of the educational institution), documents of the State Archives of Latvia or other State Archives, etc., which prove the length of insurance until 31 December 1995.

    Requesting the conversion of a pension in connection with:
    • accrued retirement capital,
    • in the case of additional contributions prior to the granting of a pension,
    No additional documents need to be submitted.

    The submission shall indicate the preferred method of receiving the decision.

  2. Receipt of services
    A decision regarding the granting or conversion of a pension may be received in person, by post, in the official electronic address or in the portal www.latvija.lv, in accordance with the type of receipt of the decision indicated in the application.

    The service shall, at the choice of the recipient, be transferred to the account of the Latvian credit institution or postal settlement system (PNS) or delivered at the place of residence of the recipient of the service.
    or paid through the competent authority of the contracting country.

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