Letters to the Dead Man - Latvia Continues to Surprise

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Publiation data: 08.04.2026 15:20
Letters to the Dead Man - Latvia Continues to Surprise

Our little kingdom continues to surprise - writes user bi.staystrong on the social network Threads.

After the registration of the death, the deceased receives an email with notifications about the cancellation of e-signatures, smart ID, etc. But the catch is that to read the letters, one must log into latvija.lv. Firstly, you cannot log in with revoked access rights, and secondly, it is not quite relevant to log in for a dead person!

Another woman pointed out that the government should have thought in advance about how relatives would receive official notifications addressed to the deceased.

"This is how it happens for us. Many years ago, my husband's father passed away. During his life, he had legal issues (theft), and shortly after his death, letters began to arrive from the police and from collectors.

I called once, explained that the person was no longer alive, and asked to stop the mailings. I was told: 'Okay.'

But a month later, the letters came again. I called again — and said once more that he had died. Then I was told: 'Oh, yes... now we see this in the system. Thank you for letting us know, the letters will no longer be sent,'" says Liene.

"A friend of mine had an even more absurd situation. She received a letter addressed to her husband, who died more than ten years ago. With trembling hands, she opened it — inside was a demand to pay for the land rental at the cemetery where he was buried... This is how our government services work :))))" shares Nauris.

At the same time, the situation did not surprise everyone — IT specialists reacted to it more calmly. One of them wrote that the system is essentially working correctly.

"These are informational letters, and the topic already makes it clear what it is about. Why log into latvija.lv if the person is no longer there? If there was an error in the system somewhere, such cases help to identify it.

Moreover, the fact of death does not negate the requirement that decisions must be sent through a secure environment — and this is being done. Overall, the complaint seems contrived," it is noted in the comments.

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