Iceland Visa Requirements

What documents will be required?
For the consideration of a visa application, the following documents must be presented:
– a completed application for visa and 2 photographs;
– an approved, valid travel document, in practice a passport. The passport must remain valid for at least 3 months after the intended journey has ended;
– documents showing the purpose of and the preconditions for the intended stay (e.g. an invitation, which is not, however, a condition for issuing a visa);
– sufficient funds for subsistence, considering the duration of the intended stay and a return journey to the country of departure or a possible continuation of the journey to a third country, or a document proving that the applicant can lawfully acquire such sufficient funds (e.g. cash, a credit card, tickets, a commitment of the inviter to bear the costs for the applicant’s stay, and similar evidence may be needed).

Time required to issue visa
2 days to 8 weeks, depending on nationality and resident status. Certain nationals must apply in person (contact Consulate or Consular section at Embassy for further details).

How do I apply for Iceland Visa?
Visas are primarily issued by embassies or consulates of the main destination country.
If, for instance, a business or holiday journey or a family visit is destined for another Schengen State, visa on behalf of Iceland cannot be issued, even if the applicant travelled to the destination country through the Icelandic territory.
If there is no main destination country, an embassy or consulate of the first destination country can also issue a visa.
One Schengen State can now issue visas on behalf of the others, the procedure for issuance will become different. For example, visas can no longer be issued by “Consuls”. Consequently questions of how to obtain a visa should be addressed to the competent authorities in each country. Iceland has for practical reasons decided not to issue visas for the time being. Agreements are concluded with other Nordic States and some other Schengen States to issue visas on behalf of Iceland.

Find more information directly at:

Iceland Embassy

Source & Copyright: The source of the above visa and immigration information and copyright owner/s is the:
– Ministry Of Foreign Affairs – URL: www.mfa.is
– The Directorate of Immigration – URL: www.utl.is

Country : Iceland