Visas

A valid passport is necessary for visitors to Iceland, except for citizens of the nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Citizens of the following countries may enter Iceland using, instead of passports, national identity cards issued by the competent authorities in their countries of origin: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.

As a rule, visitors to Iceland should carry a passport valid for three months beyond their intended stay.

Schengen Visas

As of 25 March 2001, Iceland is an associate member of the Schengen agreement which exempts travelers from personal border controls between 13 European Union (EU) countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden) and two European Economic Area (EEA) countries (Norway and Iceland). The only EU-members which are not party to Schengen are Great Britain and Ireland.

For detailed information about visa requirements to Iceland see The Directorate of Immigration

In case you need a visa for Iceland, please contact:


Visa Office
Royal Danish Consulate General in New York                                       One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza                                                            885 Second Avenue, 18th Floor                                                       New York, NY 10017                                

Tel: 212-223-4545                                                                          Fax: 212-754-1904                                                                         information@denmark.org                                                                www.denmark.org