1. Summary
A sole proprietor is a natural person engaged in economic activity. A sole proprietor shall be liable for its obligations with all of its property.
When starting the online service to register a new sole proprietorship, the applicant may choose to use system-generated documents or upload documents prepared in advance. The registration fee must be paid online after completing the application, based on the calculated amount.
| Review period is 1–3 business days (excluding the day of submission)* | 
| Fee EUR 30.00 | 
| Submit documents via the e-service |
| * The statutory time limit for reviewing documents may be extended pursuant to Section 64(2) of the Administrative Procedure Law. | |||||
| Useful Information on Registration Services | |
| Documents in foreign languages, electronic document submission, etc. | General procedures: registration at a pre-selected time, pre-submission document verification, etc. |
| Explanations (beneficial owners, etc.) | Details and payments |
| Laws and Regulations | Contacts |
Documents to be submitted:
- application form KR2 (signatures must be certified – either with a secure e-signature for electronic submission or with notarisation for paper submission);
- if the application is submitted by post, proof of payment of the state fee (receipt or copy, online banking payment confirmation, or payment details in free text).
A foreigner (foreign national) who has legal ties with Latvia, on the basis of which mutual rights and obligations in the field of commercial activity and taxation arise or have arisen, but who has not been assigned a personal identity number of the Republic of Latvia, must submit a questionnaire for the inclusion of data in the Register of Natural Persons (to be signed personally by the foreign national with a secure electronic signature if submitted electronically; if a secure electronic signature is not available, this document shall not be submitted).
There is no deadline for submitting documents to the Register of Enterprises.