Visa requirements for Icelandic citizens explained
Visa requirements for Icelandic citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Iceland by the authorities of other states.
As a member state of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Icelandic citizens enjoy the freedom of movement to live and work in other EFTA countries under the EFTA convention.[1] Moreover, under Iceland's membership of the European Economic Area (EEA), Icelandic citizens also enjoy freedom of movement within all EEA member states.
The Citizens' Rights Directive[2] defines the right of free movement for citizens of the EEA, and all EFTA and EU citizens are not only visa-exempt but are legally entitled to enter and reside in each other's countries, solely on the strength of their identity cards.
Icelandic citizens can travel on their Icelandic identity card within EU, EEA and EFTA states. Additionally, within the Nordic Passport Union no identity card, is formally required. Travel to other countries requires a passport.
As of 2024, Icelandic citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 184 countries and territories, ranking the Icelandic passport 10th tied with passports from Lativa, Slovakia and Slovenia in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.[3]
Visa requirements
Territories and disputed areas
Visa requirements for Icelandic citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:
- Europe
- — Visa required.[61]
- Mount Athos — Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[62] [63]
- Brest and Grodno — Visa not required for 10 days.[64]
- — Visa free access for 3 months. Passport required.[65]
- UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.[66]
- Gibraltar — Visa not required.
- Jan Mayen — permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[67] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[68]
- — visa free for 90 days.[69]
- — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[70] [71]
- — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.[72] [73]
- Africa
- Asia
- Caribbean and North Atlantic
- Oceania
- South America
- Galápagos — Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[109]
- South Atlantic and Antarctica
- — A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival, The maximum validity period is 1 month.[110]
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[111] [112]
- Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for,,, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[113] [114] [115] [116] [117] [118] [119] [120] [121] [122] [123] [124]
- — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel, because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.
Vaccination
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.[125]
Passport validity
Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.[126]
Consular protection of Icelandic citizens abroad
When in a country with no Icelandic representation, Icelandic citizens may seek assistance from public officials in the foreign services of any of the Nordic countries. This is afforded by the Helsinki Treaty which states that public officials in the foreign services of any of the Nordic countries shall assist citizens of another Nordic country if that country is not represented in the territory concerned.[127] [128]
See also: List of diplomatic missions of Iceland.
See also
References and Notes
- References
- Notes
External links
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