Visa requirements for Icelandic citizens

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 freedom of movement to live and work in other EFTA countries in accordance with the EFTA convention.^[1] Moreover, by virtue of 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,^[3] 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.

In order to travel to another country an Icelandic citizen requires a passport, except within the Nordic Passport Union where no identity card is formally required. However, identification such as an Icelandic driving licence is useful. A passport is also not required for holders of the Icelandic identity card for travel to EFTA or EU countries, as well as certain other countries.

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 Latvia, Slovakia and Slovenia in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.^[4]

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[5]
Albania	Visa not required[6]	90 days
Algeria	Visa required[7]
Andorra	Visa not required[8]
Angola	Visa not required[9]	30 days	maximum 3 entries per calendar year 30 days per trip, but no more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year for tourism purposes only.[10] Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation.[11] An International Certificate of Vaccination is required.
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[12]	3 months
Argentina	Visa not required[13]	90 days
Armenia	Visa not required[14]	180 days
Australia	eVisitor[15]	90 days	90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted.
Austria	Visa not required[16]	Freedom of movement
Azerbaijan	eVisa[17][18]	30 days
Bahamas	Visa not required[19]	8 months
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival[20]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[21]	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required[22]	90 days
Belarus	Visa not required[23]	30 days[24]	Visa-free until 31 December 2024
Belgium	Visa not required[25]	Freedom of movement
Belize	Visa not required[26]
Benin	eVisa[27][28]	30 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	eVisa[29][30]		Must pay 100 USD person per day for Sustainable Development Fee
Bolivia	Visa not required[31]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[32]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period.
Botswana	Visa not required[33]	90 days
Brazil	Visa not required[34]	90 days
Brunei	Visa not required[35]	90 days
Bulgaria	Visa not required[36]	Freedom of movement
Burkina Faso	eVisa / Visa on arrival[37][38]	1 month
Burundi	Visa on arrival[39]	1 month
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[40][41]	30 days
Cameroon	eVisa[42][43]
Canada	Visa not required[44]	6 months	eTA required if arriving by air from March 15, 2016.[45]
Cape Verde	Visa not required[46][47]	30 days
Central African Republic	Visa required[48]
Chad	Visa required[49]
Chile	Visa not required[50]	90 days
China	Visa not required[51]	30 days	Visa-free from 8 November 2024 to 31 December 2025.[52] 24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China, allows domestic travel through different airports.[Note 1] 72-hour visa-free transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin airports, or Beihai port. 144-hour visa-free transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi'an airports, or Dalian, Guangzhou, Lianyungang, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Xiamen and Zhoushan ports.[54] Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies.
Colombia	Visa not required[55]	90 days
Comoros	Visa on arrival[56]	45 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[57]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	eVisa[58][59]	7 days
Costa Rica	Visa not required[60]	90 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa[61][62]	3 months	e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa not required[63]	Freedom of movement
Cuba	Tourist card required[64]	90 days	Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee.
Cyprus	Visa not required[65]	Freedom of movement
Czech Republic	Visa not required[66]	Freedom of movement
Denmark	Visa not required[67]	Freedom of movement
Djibouti	eVisa[68][69]	90 days
Dominica	Visa not required[70]	90 days
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[71]	30 days	Can be extended up to 120 days for fee
Ecuador	Visa not required[72]	90 days
Egypt	eVisa / Visa on arrival[73][74]	30 days
El Salvador	Visa not required[75]	90 days
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa[76][77]		Must arrive via Malabo Interbational Airport, processing fee 75 USD
Eritrea	Visa required[78]
Estonia	Visa not required[79]	Freedom of movement
Eswatini	Visa required[80]
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[81][82]	up to 90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
Fiji	Visa not required[83]	4 months
Finland	Visa not required[84]	Freedom of movement
France and territories	Visa not required[85]	Freedom of movement (in Regions of France)
Gabon	eVisa[86][87]	90 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa required[88]
Georgia	Visa not required[89]	1 year
Germany	Visa not required[90]	Freedom of movement
Ghana	Visa required[91]
Greece	Visa not required[92]	Freedom of movement
Grenada	Visa not required[93]	3 months
Guatemala	Visa not required[94]	90 days
Guinea	eVisa[95][96]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[97]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[98]
Haiti	Visa not required[99]	90 days
Honduras	Visa not required[100]	90 days
Hungary	Visa not required[101]	Freedom of movement
India	eVisa[102]	30 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports[Note 2] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 3][103] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[citation needed] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[104]
Indonesia	e-VOA / Visa on arrival[105]	30 days[106]
Iran	eVisa[107][108]	30 days
Iraq	eVisa[109]
Ireland	Visa not required[110]	Freedom of movement
Israel	Visa not required[111]	3 months
Italy	Visa not required[112]	Freedom of movement
Jamaica	Visa not required[113]	90 days
Japan	Visa not required[114]	90 days
Jordan	eVisa / Visa on arrival[115][116]	30 days	Conditions apply.[117] Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings. (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge)
Kazakhstan	Visa not required[118]	30 days
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[119][120]	90 days	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa not required[121]	90 days	90 days within any calendar year period
North Korea	Visa required[122]
South Korea	Visa not required[123][124]	90 days	Electronic Travel Authorisation (K-ETA) normally required, exempt temporarily until 31 December 2025.[125] The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval.[126]
Kuwait	eVisa / Visa on arrival[127][128]	3 months
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required[129]	60 days
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[130]	30 days	17[Note 4] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[131] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 5] and in Boten (road and railroad).[132] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 6] and 6 border crossings.[Note 7][131] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[133]
Latvia	Visa not required[134]	Freedom of movement
Lebanon	Free visa on arrival[135]	1 month	Visa extendable for 2 additional months issued upon arrival. Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho	Visa not required[136]	14 days	44 days eVisa also available.[137]
Liberia	Visa required[138]
Libya	eVisa[139][140]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[141]	Freedom of movement
Lithuania	Visa not required[142]	Freedom of movement
Luxembourg	Visa not required[143]	Freedom of movement
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[144]	60 days
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival[145][146]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required[147]	90 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival[148]	30 days	Can be extended
Mali	Visa required[149]
Malta	Visa not required[150]	Freedom of movement
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival[151][152]	90 days
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[153]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required[154]	180 days	180 days per calendar year for tourism, 120 days per calendar year for business
Mexico	Visa not required[155]	180 days
Micronesia	Visa not required[156]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Moldova	Visa not required[157]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Monaco	Visa not required[158]
Mongolia	Visa not required[159]	30 days	The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia has exempted visas for 34 countries from January 2023 to December 2025.
Montenegro	Visa not required[160]	90 days
Morocco	Visa not required[161]	90 days
Mozambique	eVisa / Visa on arrival[162][163]	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa[164][165]	28 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. e-Visa is available for tourism only.
Namibia	Visa not required[166]	3 months	3 months within a calendar year.
Nauru	Visa required[167]
Nepal	Online Visa / Visa on arrival[168][169]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required[170]	Freedom of movement (European Netherlands)
New Zealand	Electronic Travel Authority[171]	3 months	International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.[172] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[173] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.[172]
Nicaragua	Visa not required[174]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[175]
Nigeria	eVisa[176][177]	90 days
North Macedonia	Visa not required[178]	90 days
Norway	Visa not required[179]	Freedom of movement
Oman	Visa not required / eVisa[180][181]	14 days / 30 days
Pakistan	eVisa[182]	90 days	Free of charge
Palau	Visa not required[183]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Panama	Visa not required[184]	90 days
Papua New Guinea	Easy Visitor Permit[185][186]	60 days	Available at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul).
Paraguay	Visa not required[187]	90 days
Peru	Visa not required[188]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period.
Philippines	Visa not required[189]	30 days
Poland	Visa not required[190]	Freedom of movement
Portugal	Visa not required[191]	Freedom of movement
Qatar	Visa not required[192]	90 days
Romania	Visa not required[193]	Freedom of movement
Russia	eVisa[194][195]	16 days
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[196][197]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[198]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa not required[199]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[200]	3 months
Samoa	Visa not required[201]	90 days	90 days within 180 days period
San Marino	Visa not required[202]
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa not required[203]	15 days[204]
Saudi Arabia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[205][206]	90 days
Senegal	Visa on arrival[207]	90 days
Serbia	Visa not required[208]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period.
Seychelles	Visa not required[209][210]	3 months
Sierra Leone	eVisa[211][212]	1 month
Singapore	Visa not required[213]	30 days
Slovenia	Visa not required[214]	Freedom of movement
Slovakia	Visa not required[215]	Freedom of movement
Solomon Islands	Free Visitor's permit on arrival[216]	90 days	90 days within 180 days period.
Somalia	Visa on arrival[217]		Available at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports.[citation needed] 30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.[citation needed]
South Africa	Visa not required[218]	90 days
South Sudan	eVisa[219][220]		Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
Spain	Visa not required[221]	Freedom of movement
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival[222][223]	60 days / 30 days	The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period.[224] Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
Sudan	Visa required[225]
Suriname	Visa not required[226][227]	90 days	An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival.[228] Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[229]
Sweden	Visa not required[230]	Freedom of movement
Switzerland	Visa not required[231]	Freedom of movement
Syria	eVisa[232]
Tajikistan	Visa not required[233]	30 days	At Dushanbe International Airport. 60 days e-Visa holders can enter through all border points.[234]
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival[235][236]	90 days
Thailand	Visa not required[237]	60 days
Timor-Leste	Visa not required[238]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Togo	eVisa[239][240]	15 days
Tonga	Visa not required[241]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[242]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Tunisia	Visa not required[243]	3 months
Turkey	Visa not required[244]	90 days
Turkmenistan	Visa required[245]
Tuvalu	Visa not required[246]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
Uganda	eVisa[247][248]	3 months
Ukraine	Visa not required[249]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required[250]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period.[251]
United Kingdom	Visa not required[252]	6 months
United States	Visa Waiver Program[253][254]	90 days	ESTA is valid for 2 years from the date of issuance.[255] ESTA is also required when entering the country by cruise ship or land.[256] Visa required for nationals of VWP countries who have travelled or been present in Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, or Yemen at any time on or after 1 March 2011 (with limited exceptions), or those who have travelled or being present in Cuba at any time on or after 12 January 2021, or nationals of VWP countries who are also nationals of Iraq, Syria, Iran, North Korea or Sudan.
Uruguay	Visa not required[257]	90 days
Uzbekistan	Visa not required[258]	30 days
Vanuatu	Visa required[259]
Vatican City	Visa not required[260]
Venezuela	Visa not required[261]	90 days
Vietnam	eVisa[262][263]	90 days	30 days when visit Phu Quoc Island
Yemen	Visa required[264]
Zambia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[265]	90 days	Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival[266]	30 days	Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.

Visa requirements for Icelandic citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:

Europe

•  Abkhazia — Visa required.^[267]
• 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.^[268][269]
• Brest and Grodno — Visa not required for 10 days.^[270]
•  Northern Cyprus — Visa free access for 3 months. Passport required.^[271]
• UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.^[272]
•  Gibraltar — Visa not required.^[273]
• Jan Mayen — permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours^[274] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.^[275]
•  Kosovo — visa free for 90 days.^[276]
•  South Ossetia — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.^[277][278]
•  Transnistria — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.^[279][280]

Africa

•  British Indian Ocean Territory — special permit required.^[281]
•  Eritrea (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).^[282]
•  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  •  Ascension Island — eVisa for 3 months within any year period.^[283][284]
  •  Saint Helena — Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.^[285]
  •  Tristan da Cunha — Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.^[286]
•  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara controlled territory) — undefined visa regime.
•  Somaliland — visa required (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival).^[287][288]

Asia

•  Hong Kong — Visa not required for 90 days.^[289]
•  India — Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for all of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.^{[290][291][292][293][294]}
•  Macao — Visa not required for 90 days.^[295]
•  North Korea outside Pyongyang – People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
•  Palestine — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.^[296]
•  Taiwan — Visa not required for 90 days.^[297]
• Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.^{[298][299][300]}
• Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).^{[301][302][303]}
• Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
• UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.

Caribbean and North Atlantic

•  Anguilla — Visa not required for 3 months.^[304]
•  Aruba — Visa not required for 30 days.^[305]
•  Bermuda — Visa not required.^[306]
• Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months.^[307]
•  British Virgin Islands — Visa not required.^[308]
•  Cayman Islands — Visa not required for 6 months.^[309]
•  Curacao — Visa not required for 3 months.^[310]
•  Montserrat — Visa not required for 6 months.^[311]
•  Puerto Rico — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.^[312]
•  Sint Maarten — Visa not required for 3 months.^[313]
•  Turks and Caicos Islands — Visa not required for 90 days.^[314]
•  U.S. Virgin Islands — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.^[315]

Oceania

•  American Samoa — Electronic authorization for 30 days.^[316]
• Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.^[317]
• Clipperton Island — special permit required.^[318]
•  Cook Islands — Visa free access for 31 days.^[319]
•  Guam — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.^[320]
•  Niue — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.^[321]
•  Pitcairn Islands — 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.^{[322][323][324]}
•  Tokelau — Entry permit required.^[325]
• United States Minor Outlying Islands — special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.^{[326][327][328][329][330][331][332]}

South America

• Galápagos — Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.^[333]

South Atlantic and Antarctica

•  Falkland Islands — A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival, The maximum validity period is 1 month.^[334]
•  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).^[335][336]
• Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.^{[337][338][339][340][341][342][343][344][345][346][347][348]}
•  Arab League — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel, because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.

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.^[349]

Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.^[350]

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.^[351][352]

• Icelandic passport
• Visa requirements for EFTA nationals
• Visa policy of the Schengen Area

References

Notes

• Council regulation No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement
• Council regulation No 1932/2006 of 21 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement