[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":249},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fopen-beauty-salon-latvia":3,"blog-more-\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fopen-beauty-salon-latvia":237},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"date":216,"description":217,"draft":218,"extension":219,"faq":220,"homeTeaser":218,"meta":225,"navigation":227,"path":228,"relatedPosts":229,"seo":233,"stem":234,"updated":235,"__hash__":236},"blog_en\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fopen-beauty-salon-latvia.md","How to open a beauty salon in Latvia: registration, hygiene rules and the first month","Tervita",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":200},"minimark",[10,14,22,39,44,59,68,72,112,116,136,140,148,151,155,160,163,167,170,174,177,181,184,188],[11,12,5],"h1",{"id":13},"how-to-open-a-beauty-salon-in-latvia-registration-hygiene-rules-and-the-first-month",[15,16,17,21],"p",{},[18,19,20],"strong",{},"Short answer:"," choose a business form and register with the State Revenue Service (VID) or the Register of Enterprises. Then notify the Health Inspectorate (VI) that you are starting; no permit is needed. Premises and instruments must meet Cabinet Regulation No. 631, every provider without a medical qualification needs a hygiene course certificate, and you need an instrument cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation plan before the first client. Since 1 January 2026 the rules for high-risk services are stricter.",[15,23,24,25,32,33,38],{},"This guide was prepared in October 2026 from Health Inspectorate explanations and LV portāls articles. It is not legal advice. Check the current wording on ",[26,27,31],"a",{"href":28,"rel":29},"https:\u002F\u002Flikumi.lv\u002Fta\u002Fid\u002F302349",[30],"nofollow","likumi.lv"," and the ",[26,34,37],{"href":35,"rel":36},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.vi.gov.lv\u002Flv\u002Fhigienas-prasibas-skaistumkopsana-jautajumi-un-atbildes",[30],"Health Inspectorate's Q&A page"," (in Latvian) before you decide.",[40,41,43],"h2",{"id":42},"business-form-and-registration","Business form and registration",[15,45,46,47,50,51,54,55,58],{},"There are three ways to provide beauty services in Latvia: as a ",[18,48,49],{},"self-employed person"," registered with VID, as an ",[18,52,53],{},"individual merchant (IK)"," or as a ",[18,56,57],{},"limited liability company (SIA)",", both registered with the Register of Enterprises. A self-employed person and an IK are liable with all their own assets; an SIA separates the owner's risk but brings more accounting. Tax regimes and rates have changed several times in recent years, so work out your case with an accountant or VID.",[15,60,61,62,67],{},"The order is: VID or Register of Enterprises first, then the notification to VI under ",[26,63,66],{"href":64,"rel":65},"https:\u002F\u002Flikumi.lv\u002Fta\u002Fid\u002F278396",[30],"Cabinet Regulation No. 693",". The notification is not a permit. You submit it through the latvija.lv e-service, by e-mail with a secure e-signature or by post, with the exact address and every service you plan to offer. Since 7 March 2026 a new notification must also state the provider's qualification, or that the skills were learned on courses. Processing takes up to two weeks, and the public list is updated twice a month. Changes of address, services or contact details must be notified within five working days (Regulation No. 693, point 7, as amended by Regulation No. 102 from 7 March 2026), and so must a break in work longer than six months; check the current wording. Employees on an employment contract who are not registered with VID themselves do not notify.",[40,69,71],{"id":70},"hygiene-rules-for-premises-and-instruments-regulation-no-631","Hygiene rules for premises and instruments (Regulation No. 631)",[73,74,75,82,88,94,100,106],"ul",{},[76,77,78,81],"li",{},[18,79,80],{},"Sink:"," every work room needs a sink with hot and cold running water and drainage. A sink in the toilet or a portable sink does not count.",[76,83,84,87],{},[18,85,86],{},"Surfaces:"," no minimum room size, but furniture, floors and walls must be non-porous and easy to clean.",[76,89,90,93],{},[18,91,92],{},"Instruments:"," they are grouped into low, medium and high infection risk. Only high-risk instruments must be sterilised. Manicure and pedicure instruments are medium risk and need high-level (sporicidal) disinfection.",[76,95,96,99],{},[18,97,98],{},"Steriliser:"," it must be a medical device with a CE mark and a notified body number. UV lamps, ultrasonic baths and glass bead devices are not sterilisers.",[76,101,102,105],{},[18,103,104],{},"Hygiene course:"," a single 8-hour programme since 1 January 2026 (tattooing and piercing have separate rules, check with VI), repeated every 5 years, certificate before you start. Exempt: medical professionals, and those who completed a beauty qualification or a similar course in the last five years.",[76,107,108,111],{},[18,109,110],{},"No medical book:"," since 31 July 2018 beauty workers do not need mandatory health checks.",[40,113,115],{"id":114},"what-changed-on-1-january-2026","What changed on 1 January 2026",[15,117,118,123,124,129,130,135],{},[26,119,122],{"href":120,"rel":121},"https:\u002F\u002Flikumi.lv\u002Fta\u002Fid\u002F361961",[30],"Amendments to Regulation No. 631"," took effect on 1 January 2026. According to ",[26,125,128],{"href":126,"rel":127},"https:\u002F\u002Flvportals.lv\u002Fnorises\u002F379291-no-nakama-gada-stasies-speka-stingrakas-prasibas-skaistumkopsanas-pakalpojumu-sniedzejiem-2025",[30],"LV portāls",", high infection risk services and the use of medical devices and Annex XVI devices of Regulation 2017\u002F745 (lasers, IPL, lipolysis devices) are now reserved for certified medical professionals with beauty competence. High-risk services may not be provided as mobile services, and while clients already had to be told about risks before a high-risk service, the warning must now also cover possible complications and be given before a medical device is used. Under ",[26,131,134],{"href":132,"rel":133},"https:\u002F\u002Fvestnesis.lv\u002Fta\u002Fid\u002F365321",[30],"Cabinet Regulation No. 782"," (point 49), providers who are not certified medical professionals with a beauty qualification may keep using Annex XVI devices until 30 June 2028 if they already offered such services by 31 December 2025, but only under the supervision of a certified medical professional with a beauty qualification. Check the current wording.",[40,137,139],{"id":138},"records-to-keep","Records to keep",[15,141,142,143,147],{},"The most common violation found in inspections is a missing or incomplete hygiene plan. Keep from day one: the instrument cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation plan; records of instrument disinfection and sterilisation; hygiene course certificates; confirmation of the VI notification; steriliser documents and maintenance records. Accounting and cash records depend on your business form; agree them with your accountant. Client data is personal data, and health notes are a special category: see ",[26,144,146],{"href":145},"\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fgdpr-for-salons-and-clinics\u002F","GDPR basics for salons and clinics",".",[15,149,150],{},"Tervita does not keep the hygiene plan or sterilisation records, and no booking software makes a salon compliant with hygiene rules.",[40,152,154],{"id":153},"frequently-asked-questions","Frequently asked questions",[156,157,159],"h3",{"id":158},"do-i-need-a-permit-from-the-health-inspectorate-to-open-a-salon-in-latvia","Do I need a permit from the Health Inspectorate to open a salon in Latvia?",[15,161,162],{},"No. There is no permit or opinion to wait for, and no inspection before you start. You notify the Health Inspectorate (VI) that you are starting the business under Cabinet Regulation No. 693. VI inspects salons according to its annual plan and after complaints.",[156,164,166],{"id":165},"who-needs-the-hygiene-training-course","Who needs the hygiene training course?",[15,168,169],{},"Every beauty service provider who is not a medical professional, for example hairdressers and nail technicians. Since 1 January 2026 it is a single 8-hour (480-minute) programme. There are exemptions, for example a beauty qualification or a similar course completed within the last five years. You need the certificate before you start work, and the course is repeated every 5 years.",[156,171,173],{"id":172},"can-i-work-from-home-or-visit-clients","Can I work from home or visit clients?",[15,175,176],{},"For some services, yes, if you follow the hygiene rules for mobile providers and have notified VI. Since 1 January 2026 high infection risk services, such as those that pierce the skin, may not be provided as mobile services.",[156,178,180],{"id":179},"does-tervita-help-with-the-hygiene-requirements","Does Tervita help with the hygiene requirements?",[15,182,183],{},"No. Tervita is booking and salon software: a booking link, calendar, reminders, client records and point of sale. The hygiene plan, instrument processing records and training certificates are yours to keep outside Tervita. Tervita does not keep them and does not make a salon compliant.",[40,185,187],{"id":186},"get-started","Get started",[15,189,190,191,195,196,147],{},"Start with a booking link on day one. While you wait for the VI list and finish the fit-out, add your services, durations, prices and hours, so you can post the link on Google and social media on opening day. 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