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Possible disruptions in e-Identity verification with eID, eParaksts cards and the eParaksts mobile mobile application 12.12.2025. at 00:00 - 03:00 due to LVRTC infrastructure maintenance work.
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Employees who are posted by a Latvian employer to another EU\/EEA Member State or Switzerland (hereinafter – Member States), as well as self-employed persons who travel to another Member State for temporary activities, shall be required to obtain an A1 certificate before starting work in another Member State. The certificate certifies that the employee or self-employed person, when performing work in another Member State, continues to be subject to Latvian legislation and social security contributions are due in Latvia. A1 a certificate is also required if a person works in several Member States so that social security contributions are payable in only one country. Where an employee is posted to another Member State, the A1 certificate shall be required by his employer. Where a person works in two or more Member States without a transfer, the certificate may be requested by both the employer and the person himself.
1. Service requests Employees whose place of residence is in Latvia and who perform work in several Member States, including employees employed in international transport, need to receive an A1 certificate from the country where social security contributions are to be paid. If an employee carries out work in other Member States on behalf of one employer, the A1 certificate shall be requested by the employer. Employees with more than one employer themselves request an A1 certificate. An employer shall request an A1 certificate for employees who work in several Member States or an employee who has several employers on the Latvija.gov.lv portal by completing an e-address form entitled “request to maintain the status of a socially insured person in Latvia, usually working in two or more EU\/EEA countries, Switzerland or the United Kingdom (A1 for a certificate)”. Upon receipt of the application, you will be notified that the request has been received and released. 2. Receipt of services A1 the certificate shall be received to the official electronic address (e-address) of the employer or employee of Latvia.
• A1 for a certificate — secondment of an employee to another EU\/EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom - the application shall be submitted by the employer if it is planned to send an employee for work to another Member State for a specified period of time in order to continue applying Latvian legislation to the employee and social insurance contributions are paid in Latvia. - the application shall also be submitted in case of sending of Latvian civil servants, contract staff of the European Communities who have chosen to apply the laws of Latvia, as well as in cases when the Latvian employer sends a seafarer whose place of residence is in Latvia for work on a ship flying the flag of another Member State. • A1 for a self-employed person travelling to another EU\/EEA country\/country\/country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom - the application shall be submitted by a self-employed person who goes to temporarily perform work in a self-employed capacity in another Member State or intends to perform activities in several Member States and wishes to maintain the status of a socially insured person in Latvia. • A1 for a certificate — employment in two or more EU\/EEA countries, Switzerland or the United Kingdom - the application shall be submitted by the employer if he employs employees in two or more Member States (the employee carries out work in other Member States on behalf of one employer), including international transport. Employees who are employed by several employers and will carry out their work in two or more Member States shall themselves submit this application. The application shall also be submitted in cases when the person: - work as an official in two or more Member States or as an official in one Member State and as an employed or self-employed person in another Member State; - work simultaneously as an employee and self-employed person; - will serve as an employed flight crew Member or cabin crew Member.
Administrative acts or actual actions issued by employees of the SSIA may be contested within one month from the day of coming into force of the administrative act, submitting an application to the Director of the SSIA. The decision of the Director of the SSIA may be appealed to the Administrative District Court within one month from the day of coming into force of the decision.
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