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Working in Latvia: contracts, the minimum wage, leave and unemployment benefit
Working in Latvia: the written contract, the 780 euro minimum wage, probation, four weeks of leave, notice, severance and unemployment benefit rules.
6 min readFamily and workSelf-employed in Latvia: VID registration, micro-enterprise tax and the SIA
Self-employed in Latvia: free VID registration, general regime or 25% micro-enterprise tax, the 50,000 euro VAT threshold and setting up an SIA.
7 min readFamily and workSchools in Latvia for expat children: kindergarten, Latvian-language schooling and international options
Schools in Latvia for expat children: free public schooling in Latvian, kindergarten places, language support, the AEFE school and diploma recognition.
6 min readFamily and workRetiring in Latvia: the S1, tax on your foreign pension and the Latvian state pension
Retiring in Latvia: registering your S1, tax on foreign pensions (25.5% after a 12,000 euro allowance) and the Latvian pension at 65 with 20 years.
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