• Naturalisation rate in Latvia has not changed since Russia cancelled visa requirements for non-citizens

Telegraf reports that the statistics of the Naturalisation Board shows that the naturalisation rate in Latvia has not changed since Russia cancelled visa requirements for non-citizens. According to a representative of the Naturalisation Board, there is a constant inflow of young people who want to receive Latvian citizenship. Diena reports that this week Latvian citizenship will be given to 130,000^th person since the naturalisation procedure was launched in 1995. However, 372,421 persons still are non-citizens. Telegraf, Diena