> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://v2.docs.conduit.financial/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Latvia > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Latvia (LVA) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | ---------- | | Region | Europe | | ISO 3166-1 | LV / LVA | | Registry | UR | | Last updated | 2026-05-06 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Latvia and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------ | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **Reģistrācijas numurs** | VID | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **Reģistrācijas numurs** | VID | *Tax ID:* "LV" + 11-digit registration number (e.g. LV40003000000). Non-VAT-registered entities use the plain 11-digit reģistrācijas numurs as tax reference. *Registration number:* "LV" + 11-digit registration number (e.g. LV40003000000). Non-VAT-registered entities use the plain 11-digit reģistrācijas numurs as tax reference. ## Sector regulators `Latvijas Banka` · `FID` · `PTAC` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | ---------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību | SIA | Private limited-liability company; quota-based membership interests; minimum share capital EUR 2,800 (or EUR 1 for micro-SIA); the dominant SME vehicle in Latvia. Equivalent to a US LLC. | | Akciju sabiedrība | AS | Joint-stock company with freely transferable shares; minimum share capital EUR 25,000; supervisory board (padome) mandatory. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Eiropas komercsabiedrība | SE | European Company (Societas Europaea) governed by EU Regulation 2157/2001; share-capital company treated as AS under Latvian law; minimum share capital EUR 120,000; registered office may be transferred across EU member states without liquidation. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Individuālais komersants | IK | Sole trader registered with the UR; no separate legal personality from the owner; unlimited personal liability; no minimum capital requirement. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. | | Pilnsabiedrība | PS | General partnership; two or more partners, all bearing unlimited joint and several liability for partnership obligations. Equivalent to a US General Partnership (GP). | | Komandītsabiedrība | KS | Limited partnership; at least one general partner with unlimited liability and at least one limited partner whose liability is capped at their contribution. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership (LP). | | Kooperatīvā sabiedrība | ks. | Cooperative society; voluntary association of at least three natural or legal persons formed to advance members' common economic interests; has separate legal personality. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. | | Ārvalstu komersanta filiāle | — | Branch of a foreign merchant registered with the UR; organisationally independent unit operating in Latvia under the foreign parent's name and legal personality; not a separate legal entity. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office. | ## How documents combine For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below. | Evidence area | Documents needed | | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Legal Registration | *All required:* Reģistrācijas apliecība + UR izraksts | | Constitutive Documents | *Any one of:* Statūti · Dibināšanas līgums | | Tax Registration | *All required:* VID reģistrācijas apliecība + PVN reģistrācijas apliecība | | Operating Permit | Pašvaldības atļauja | | Ownership Records | *Any one of:* Dalībnieku reģistrs · Akcionāru reģistrs | | Governance Records | UR izraksts | | Signing Authority | *Any one of:* Valdes lēmums · Prokūra · Pilnvara | | Address | *Any one of:* Īres līgums · Komunālo pakalpojumu rēķins · Bankas konta izraksts | | Good Standing | UR izraksts | ## Documents to collect The physical documents you'll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil's Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed. | Document | Proves | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Reģistrācijas apliecība (UR registration certificate)** | Legal Registration | | **UR izraksts (Uzņēmumu reģistrs current extract)** | Legal Registration, Governance Records, Good Standing | | **Statūti (SIA/AS)** | Constitutive Documents | | **Dibināšanas līgums (PS/KS)** | Constitutive Documents | | **VID reģistrācijas apliecība** | Tax Registration | | **PVN reģistrācijas apliecība** | Tax Registration | | **Pašvaldības atļauja (municipal permit)** | Operating Permit | | **Dalībnieku reģistrs (SIA — members' register)** | Ownership Records | | **Akcionāru reģistrs (AS — share register)** | Ownership Records | | **Valdes lēmums (board resolution)** | Signing Authority | | **Prokūra (UR-registered commercial procuration)** | Signing Authority | | **Notariāli apliecināta pilnvara (notarised power of attorney)** | Signing Authority | | **Īres līgums** | Address | | **Komunālo pakalpojumu rēķins (≤90 dienām)** | Address | | **Bankas konta izraksts (≤90 dienām)** | Address | | **Sector-Specific License** | Latvijas Banka license (credit institution, insurance, investment firm, payment institution, e-money, CASP/MiCA) | ### Collection notes * **Legal Registration:** UR extract is the live authoritative record; certificate alone may be stale. * **Constitutive Documents:** Statūti are the constitutive document for capital companies; filed with UR and publicly retrievable. * **Tax Registration:** Non-VAT entities: VID registration confirmation suffices. VAT number = "LV" + 11-digit reg. no. * **Operating Permit:** No single universal national business license; activity-specific permits issued by relevant municipal or national authority. * **Sector-Specific License:** Latvijas Banka absorbed FKTK effective 2023-01-01 and is now sole prudential + conduct supervisor. * **Governance Records:** Board members (valdes locekļi) are listed on the public UR extract; padomes locekļi (supervisory board) appear for AS. * **Signing Authority:** Prokūra is registered with UR and appears on the extract; broader PoA must be notarized. * **Address:** Conduit universal policy: lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement, with utility/bank dated within 90 days. Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks. * **Good Standing:** Latvia's Uzņēmumu reģistrs issues timestamped UR izraksts extracts reflecting current active/inactive status in real time; no separate Certificate of Good Standing document is issued. A recently dated lv\_current\_ur\_extract under business\_registration satisfies this requirement. ## Person roles When you submit a person on the application body, set their `role` to one of Conduit's canonical `BusinessPersonRole` values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role. | Local role | Canonical API role | Description | | ------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Valdes loceklis (board member, executive) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Member of valde (management board); exercises day-to-day executive authority and represents the company. | | Valdes priekšsēdētājs (board chair) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Chair of the management board; operational lead, not a separate supervisory role in SIA. | | Padomes loceklis (supervisory board member — AS) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Member of padome (supervisory council); governance/oversight role in AS; cannot simultaneously be valdes loceklis. | | Prokūrists (procurist) | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Holder of prokūra (registered procuration); authorized to legally bind the company; registered with UR. | | Pilnvarnieks (attorney-in-fact) | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Holder of notarized pilnvara (power of attorney); broader or limited authority as specified. | ## Additional fields Country-specific fields you'll need to collect during onboarding, beyond the document uploads. | Field | Applies to | Reason | | ---------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `Personal identity code (personas kods)` | shareholder | UR requires the Latvian personal identity code (or passport number for non-residents) for all natural-person UBOs registered in the PLG register. | ## Notes * The VAT number and the registration number are the same 11 digits — the VAT number is simply "LV" prepended. Do not treat them as separate identifiers; confirm VAT registration status separately via VID's online registry. * Latvijas Banka absorbed the FKTK (Financial and Capital Market Commission) on 2023-01-01. Any reference to "FKTK" in documents pre-dating 2023 now maps to Latvijas Banka's supervision department. Legacy FKTK license numbers remain valid. * AS must have a supervisory board (padome) by statute for all joint-stock companies; padome is optional for SIA. Padomes locekļi (supervisory-board members) and valdes locekļi (management-board members) both roll up to CONTROLLING\_PERSON; capture each individually when both bodies exist. * Micro-SIA (share capital \< EUR 2,800, min EUR 1) is a valid legal form but subject to profit distribution restrictions until capital reaches EUR 2,800; flag during onboarding if share capital appears below standard threshold.