The material says that from February 24 to August 9, 4,513 visas were issued to Russians.

Among them are 813 workers, 659 humanitarian visas, 14 tourist visas, and another one was issued to a student studying in the country.

At the same time, for the entire last year, Russian citizens received 31,297 documents, including 17,388 workers, about a thousand educational and 95 travel documents.

Earlier it was reported that the Latvian authorities plan not to renew residence permits (permits) for Russians and restrict the entry of Russian citizens into the republic on Schengen visas.