Visa requirements for Icelandic citizens

Icelandic passport

Visa requirements for Icelandic citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Iceland by the authorities of other states.

Icelandic passport ranks 10th in the world, with 167 countries its holders may visit without a visa or by obtaining a visa on arrival according to the Visa Restrictions Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Icelandic citizens

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	Visa not required[3]	90 days
Algeria	Visa required[4]
Andorra	Visa not required[5]
Angola	Visa required[6]
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[7]	3 months
Argentina	Visa not required[8]	90 days
Armenia	Visa not required[9]	180 days
Australia and territories	eVisitor[10]	90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted
Austria	Visa not required[11]	Freedom of movement
Azerbaijan	Visa required[12]
Bahamas	Visa not required[13]	3 months
Bahrain	Visa on arrival[14]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival[15]	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required[16]	3 months
Belarus	Visa required[17]	Visas are issued on arrival at the Minsk International Airport if the support documents were submitted not later than 3 business days before expected date of arrival.[18]
Belgium	Visa not required[19]	Freedom of movement
Belize	Visa not required[20]	1 month
Benin	Visa required[21]
Bhutan	Visa required[22]
Bolivia	Visa not required[23]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[24]	90 days
Botswana	Visa not required[25]	90 days
Brazil	Visa not required[26]	90 days
Brunei	Visa not required[27]	90 days
Bulgaria	Visa not required[28]	Freedom of movement
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival[29]	1 month
Burundi	Visa on arrival[30]	3 months
Cambodia	Visa on arrival[31]	30 days. Visa is also obtainable online.[32]
Cameroon	Visa required[33]
Canada	Visa not required[34]	6 months; eTA required if arriving by air from March 15, 2016.[35]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[36]
Central African Republic	Visa required[37]
Chad	Visa required[38]
Chile	Visa not required[39]	90 days
China	Visa required[40]	72-hours visa free visit when in transit at Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guilin, Harbin, Kunming, Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xi'an and Xiamen. 144-hours visa free visit when in transit at Hangzhou, Nanjing and Shanghai's airports, Railway Station and port.
Colombia	Visa not required[41]	180 days
Comoros	Visa on arrival[42]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[43]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[44]
Costa Rica	Visa not required[45]	90 days
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required[46]
Croatia	Visa not required[47]	Freedom of movement
Cuba	Tourist Card required[48]
Cyprus	Visa not required[49]	Freedom of movement
Czech Republic	Visa not required[50]	Freedom of movement
Denmark and territories	Visa not required[51]	Freedom of movement
Djibouti	Visa on arrival[52]
Dominica	Visa not required[53]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa not required[54]	90 days
Ecuador	Visa not required[55]	90 days
Egypt	Visa on arrival[56]	30 days
El Salvador	Visa not required[57]	3 months
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required[58]
Eritrea	Visa required[59]
Estonia	Visa not required[60]	Freedom of movement
Ethiopia	Visa required[61]
Fiji	Visa not required[62]	4 months
Finland	Visa not required[63]	Freedom of movement
France and territories	Visa not required[64]	Freedom of movement (in Regions of France)
Gabon	eVisa[65]	Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required[66]	90 days
Georgia	Visa not required[67]	360 days[68]
Germany	Visa not required[69]	Freedom of movement
Ghana	Visa required[70]
Greece	Visa not required[71]	Freedom of movement
Grenada	Visa not required[72]	3 months
Guatemala	Visa not required[73]	90 days
Guinea	Visa required[74]
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[75]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[76]
Haiti	Visa not required[77]	90 days
Honduras	Visa not required[78]	3 months
Hungary	Visa not required[79]	Freedom of movement
India	e-Tourist Visa[80]	30 days, eTV holders must arrive via 16 designated airports.[81]
Indonesia	Visa not required[82]	30 days. Select ports of entry.
Iran	Visa on arrival[83]	30 days[84]
Iraq	Visa required[85]	Visa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
Ireland	Visa not required[86]	Freedom of movement
Israel	Visa not required[87]	3 months
Italy	Visa not required[88]	Freedom of movement
Jamaica	Visa not required[89]	90 days
Japan	Visa not required[90]	90 days
Jordan	Visa on arrival[91]	Conditions apply[92]
Kazakhstan	Visa required[93]
Kenya	eVisa[94]	3 months; also visa on arrival until 1 September 2015
Kiribati	Visa required[95]
North Korea	Visa required[96]
South Korea	Visa not required[97]	90 days
Kuwait	Visa on arrival[98]	3 months
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required[99]	60 days
Laos	Visa on arrival[100]	30 days
Latvia	Visa not required[101]	Freedom of movement
Lebanon	Visa on arrival[102]	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[103]
Liberia	Visa required[104]
Libya	Visa required[105]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[106]	Freedom of movement
Lithuania	Visa not required[107]	Freedom of movement
Luxembourg	Visa not required[108]	Freedom of movement
Macedonia	Visa not required[109]	90 days
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[110]	90 days
Malawi	Visa on arrival[111]
Malaysia	Visa not required[112]	3 months
Maldives	Visa on arrival[113]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[114]
Malta	Visa not required[115]	Freedom of movement
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival[116]	90 days
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[117]
Mauritius	Visa not required[118]	90 days
Mexico	Visa not required[119]	180 days
Micronesia	Visa not required[120]	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required[121]	90 days
Monaco	Visa not required[122]
Mongolia	Visa required[123]
Montenegro	Visa not required[124]	90 days
Morocco	Visa not required[125]	30 days
Mozambique	Visa on arrival[126]	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa[127]	28 days. eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports.
Namibia	Visa not required[128]
Nauru	Visa required[129]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[130]	90 days
Netherlands and territories	Visa not required[131]	Freedom of movement (European Netherlands)
New Zealand and territories	Visa not required[132]	3 months
Nicaragua	Visa not required[133]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[134]
Nigeria	Visa required[135]
Norway	Visa not required[136]	Freedom of movement
Oman	Visa on arrival[137]
Pakistan	Visa not required[138]	3 months
Palau	Visa not required[139]	90 days
Panama	Visa not required[140]	180 days
Papua New Guinea	Visa on arrival[141]	60 days
Paraguay	Visa not required[142]	90 days
Peru	Visa not required[143]	90 days[144]
Philippines	Visa not required[145]	30 days
Poland	Visa not required[146]	Freedom of movement
Portugal	Visa not required[147]	Freedom of movement
Qatar	Visa on arrival[148]	1 month
Romania	Visa not required[149]	Freedom of movement
Russia	Visa required[150]
Rwanda	Visa required[151]	Visa is obtained online.[152]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[153]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa not required[154]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[155]	1 month
Samoa	Visa not required[156]	90 days[157]
San Marino	Visa not required[158]
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa required[159]	Visa is obtained online.[160]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[161]
Senegal	Visa not required[162]	90 days
Serbia	Visa not required[163]	90 days
Seychelles	Visa not required[164]	3 months
Sierra Leone	Visa required[165]
Singapore	Visa not required[166]	30 days
Slovenia	Visa not required[167]	Freedom of movement
Slovakia	Visa not required[168]	Freedom of movement
Solomon Islands	Visitor's permit on arrival[169]	3 months
Somalia	Visa on arrival[170]	30 days, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted to the Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival.
South Africa	Visa not required[171]	90 days
South Sudan	Visa required[172]
Spain	Visa not required[173]	Freedom of movement
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization[174]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required[175]
Suriname	Tourist Card on arrival[176]	90 days
Swaziland	Visa required[177]
Sweden	Visa not required[178]	Freedom of movement
Switzerland	Visa not required[179]	Freedom of movement
Syria	Visa required[180]
Tajikistan	Visa on arrival[181]	45 days
Tanzania	Visa on arrival[182]
Thailand	Visa not required[183]	30 days
Timor-Leste	Visa not required[184]	90 days[185]
Togo	Visa on arrival[186]	7 days
Tonga	Visa not required[187]	90 days in any 180-days
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[188]	30 days
Tunisia	Visa not required[189]	3 months
Turkey	Visa not required[190]	3 months
Turkmenistan	Visa required[191]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[192]	1 month
Uganda	Visa on arrival[193]
Ukraine	Visa not required[194]	90 days
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required[195]	90 days within 180 days[196]
United Kingdom excluding some Overseas territories	Visa not required[197]	Freedom of movement (in Constituent countries)
United States	Visa Waiver Program[198]	90 days on arrival from overseas; ESTA (valid for 2 years when issued) required if arriving by air or cruise ship.[199]
Uruguay	Visa not required[200]	90 days
Uzbekistan	Visa required[201]
Vanuatu	Visa not required[202]	90 days[203]
Vatican City	Visa not required[204]
Venezuela	Visa not required[205]	90 days
Vietnam	Visa required[206]
Yemen	Visa required[207]
Zambia	Visa on arrival[208]	90 days; also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival[209]	3 months; also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia.

Territories

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

Europe

•  Abkhazia — Visa required.^[210]
• 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.^[211][212]
• Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required.^[213]
•  Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus — Visa free access for 3 months. Passport required.^[214]
• UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.^[215]
•  Gibraltar — Visa not required.^[216]
• Jan Mayen — permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours^[217] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.^[218]
•  Kosovo — visa free for 90 days.^[219]
•  Nagorno-Karabakh Republic — Visa required (issued for single entry for 21 days/1/2/3 months or multiple entry visa for 1/2/3 months).^[220][221] Travellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.^[222]
•  South Ossetia — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.^[223][224]
•  Transnistria — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.^[225][226]

Africa

•  British Indian Ocean Territory — special permit required.^[227]
•  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).^[228]
•  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  •  Ascension Island — Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance (3 months for 20/30 pounds sterling, single/double entry).^[229]
  •  Saint Helena — Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.^[230]
  •  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.^[231]
•  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara controlled territory) — undefined visa regime.
•  Somaliland — visa required (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival).^[232][233]

Asia

•  Hong Kong — Visa not required for 90 days.^[234]
•  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.^{[235][236][237][238][239]}
•  Macao — Visa not required for 90 days.^[240]
•  Taiwan — Visa not required for 90 days.^[241]
• Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.^{[242][243][244]}
• Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).^{[245][246][247]}
• Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
• UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.

Caribbean and North Atlantic

•  Anguilla — Visa not required for 3 months.^[248]
•  Aruba — Visa not required for 30 days.^[249]
•  Bermuda — Visa not required.^[250]
• Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months.^[251]
•  British Virgin Islands — Visa not required.^[252]
•  Cayman Islands — Visa not required for 6 months.^[253]
•  Curacao — Visa not required for 3 months.^[254]
•  Montserrat — Visa not required for 6 months.^[255]
•  Puerto Rico — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.^[256]
•  Sint Maarten — Visa not required for 3 months.^[257]
•  Turks and Caicos Islands — Visa not required for 90 days.^[258]
•  U.S. Virgin Islands — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.^[256]

Oceania

•  American Samoa — Visa not required (30 days).^[259]
• Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.^[260]
• Clipperton Island — special permit required.^[261]
•  Cook Islands — Visa free access for 31 days.^[262]
•  Guam — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.^[256]
•  Niue — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.^[263]
•  Pitcairn Islands — 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.^{[264][265][266]}
• 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.^{[267][268][269][270][271][272][273]}

South America

• Galápagos — Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.^[274]

South Atlantic and Antarctica

•  Falkland Islands — Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arrival.^[275]
•  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).^[276][277]
• 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.^{[278][279][280][281][282][283][284][285][286][287][288][289]}
•  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.

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.^[290]

Passport validity

Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.^[291]

See also

• Visa requirements for the European Union citizens
• Icelandic passport

References

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144. REQUERIMIENTOS DE VISAS PARA CIUDADANOS EXTRANJEROS
157. Agreement between the European Union and the independent State of Samoa on the short-stay visa waiver
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164. "Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Seychelles on the short-stay visa waiver". EUR-Lex. Official Journal of the European Union. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
185. AGREEMENT between the European Union and the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste on the short-stay visa waiver
187. Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Tonga on the short-stay visa waiver
196. EU signs visa waiver agreement with the United Arab Emirates
203. Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Vanuatu on the short-stay visa waiver
213. Foreigners Now Need Russian Visa to Visit Crimea
274. Sistema de Calificación y Control de Residencia - Consejo de Gobierno de Galápagos
290. Country list - Yellow fever vaccination requirements and recommendations; and malaria situation
291. "International Travel Information". Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 20 November 2013.

External links

• 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