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# Working as a physician in Latvia

In Latvia, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes physicians, earns ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022). Physician is a regulated profession in Latvia. Foreign qualifications go through: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V. In Latvia, physicians are listed on the EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Doctor in basic and specialised medicine both listed in Annex V; General system of recognition - primary application; Doctor in Basic (listed) and Specialised Medicine in field not listed in Annex V; Doctor in Basic Medicine; Doctor in Basic medicine and General medical practice; AIC assesses foreign documents and sends a statement to the competent body; the result may be recognition, recognition with additional requirements, or refusal. EU doctor diplomas use the special system.
- Recognition authority: AIC is the information institution; the Ministry of Health's official pathway note routes doctor qualification recognition to the Latvian Medical Association and registration to the Health Inspectorate.
- Language requirement: AIC states physicians must know Latvian at C1; foreign-trained applicants submit language proof before registration.
- Shortage list: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission

## Sources

JSON list[].id=658919; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=19&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC
Named professions in the current legislation. — https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/26021-on-the-regulated-professions-and-the-recognition-of-professional-qualifications
NCO.json key=1; A=AT; B=2025; C=2143; D=Environmental engineers; E=Shortage; F=Low — https://eures.europa.eu/living-and-working/labour-shortages-and-surpluses-europe_en
Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_25) — https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/earn_ses22_25?lang=en&format=JSON&freq=A&sex=T&indic_se=ERN&sizeclas=10-49&unit=EUR&geo=LV

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Physician in Latvia: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/latvia/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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