The Honorary Consulate of Latvia in Chernivtsi is a volunteer-run office that assists Latvian citizens in Ukraine; passport and visa applications go to the Latvian Embassy in Kyiv.
Contact Details
| Address | R. F. Kaindlia Street 2, 58002 Chernivtsi, Ukraine |
| Telephone | +380 50 338 02 47 |
| khochi51@gmail.com | |
| Head of Mission | Illya Khoch, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Chernivtsi
The honorary consulate represents Latvia in Chernivtsi. According to the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs page “Honorary Consuls of Latvia”, the honorary consul is Illya Khoch. Its consular district covers Chernivtsi region. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +380 50 338 02 47 or e-mail khochi51@gmail.com.
The Latvian list gives the region, the consul, a telephone number and an e-mail address, but no street address; the address shown comes from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Latvia page (Internet Archive copy of 16 July 2025).
Chernivtsi, in Chernivtsi Oblast, lies about 410 km in a straight line from the centre of Kyiv. Ukraine’s airspace remains closed to civil flights, according to GOV.UK travel advice (October 2026).
Holders of ordinary Latvian passports do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days within any 180-day period in Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine’s entry-regime table (as of 8 June 2023). Ukraine is not part of the Schengen area and applies its own visa rules.
Which Latvian office issues passports and visas?
Passports, visas and other formal consular services for Latvian citizens are handled by the Latvian Embassy in Kyiv.
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Latvia and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Latvian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Closing days
Article 73 of the Labour Code of Ukraine lists nine public holidays, among them Christmas (25 December), Constitution Day (28 June) and Independence Day (24 August), but under martial law these are working days (Law No. 2136-IX, Article 6). Martial law remains in force throughout Ukraine, according to GOV.UK travel advice. The honorary consulate may close on Latvia’s national day (18 November) and on other days set by its own government.
Emergency assistance
In Ukraine, dial 103 for an ambulance, 101 for the fire service and 102 for the police (GOV.UK travel advice). Ukrainian citizens who need help in Latvia can contact the Embassy of Ukraine in Riga.
Latvian missions in Ukraine
Measured in a straight line from Chernivtsi, the nearest other Latvian office is the Honorary Consulate in Vinnytsia (about 210 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Kyiv (about 410 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Chernivtsi.
- Kyiv (410 km) – Embassy of Latvia in Ukraine
- Chernihiv (520 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Chernivtsi – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Lviv (220 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Odesa (410 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Vinnytsia (210 km) – Honorary Consulate
- Zaporizhzhia (680 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Honorary Consuls of Latvia (updated 12 October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – Latvia page (Internet Archive copy of 16 July 2025), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – directory “Diplomatic missions of foreign states and representations of international organisations in Ukraine” (October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine – Entry regime to Ukraine for foreign citizens (table as of 8 June 2023), Labour Code of Ukraine, Article 73 (public holidays), Law of Ukraine No. 2136-IX on labour relations under martial law, Article 6, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Ukraine (getting help, safety; still current 18 October 2026).
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