Working as a physician in Latvia
What official sources say about working as a physician in Latvia: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
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
- Shortage list
- Listed
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals" in Latvia: ≈ 2,488 EUR/month (gross, 2022), from Eurostat. An occupation group is wider than one job title: it is the pay of everyone the group holds, not of physicians alone.
Regulation and recognition
Physician is a regulated profession in Latvia.
- 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
An exact current shortage-list record is published for physician in Latvia: EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission; EURES labour shortages and surpluses dashboard — National Coordination Office submission.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Physician in Latvia: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8fb0d1bcdeb5bf01d40a166094e42758]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/physician/latvia/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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