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.

In February 2016 Icelandic passport ranked 10th in the world (tied with Czech Republic and Hungary), with 167 countries its holders may visit without a visa or by obtaining a visa on arrival, according to the Visa Restrictions Index.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Icelandic citizens

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required
Albania	Visa not required	90 days
Algeria	Visa required
Andorra	Visa not required
Angola	Visa required
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required	3 months
Argentina	Visa not required	90 days
Armenia	Visa not required	180 days
Australia	eVisitor	90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted
Austria	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Azerbaijan	Visa required
Bahamas	Visa not required	3 months
Bahrain	Visa on arrival	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	30 days
Barbados	Visa not required	3 months
Belarus	Visa required	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.
Belgium	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Belize	Visa not required	1 month
Benin	Visa required
Bhutan	Visa required
Bolivia	Visa not required	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required	90 days
Botswana	Visa not required	90 days
Brazil	Visa not required	90 days
Brunei	Visa not required	90 days
Bulgaria	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival	1 month
Burundi	Visa on arrival	3 months
Cambodia	Visa on arrival	30 days. Visa is also obtainable online.
Cameroon	Visa required
Canada	Visa not required	6 months; eTA required if arriving by air from March 15, 2016.
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival
Central African Republic	Visa required
Chad	Visa required
Chile	Visa not required	90 days
China	Visa required	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 Hongqiao and Pudong international airports, Railway Station and port.
Colombia	Visa not required	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one year period
Comoros	Visa on arrival
Republic of the Congo	Visa required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required
Costa Rica	Visa not required	90 days
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required
Croatia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Cuba	Tourist Card required
Cyprus	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Czech Republic	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Denmark and territories	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Djibouti	Visa on arrival
Dominica	Visa not required	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa not required	90 days
Ecuador	Visa not required	90 days
Egypt	Visa on arrival	30 days
El Salvador	Visa not required	3 months
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required
Eritrea	Visa required
Estonia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Ethiopia	Visa required
Fiji	Visa not required	4 months
Finland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
France and territories	Visa not required	Freedom of movement (in Regions of France)
Gabon	eVisa	Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required	90 days
Georgia	Visa not required	360 days
Germany	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Ghana	Visa required
Greece	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Grenada	Visa not required	3 months
Guatemala	Visa not required	90 days
Guinea	Visa required
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	90 days
Guyana	Visa required
Haiti	Visa not required	90 days
Honduras	Visa not required	3 months
Hungary	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
India	e-Tourist Visa	30 days, eTV holders must arrive via 16 designated airports.
Indonesia	Visa not required	30 days. Select ports of entry.
Iran	Visa on arrival	30 days
Iraq	Visa required	Visa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
Ireland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Israel	Visa not required	3 months
Italy	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Jamaica	Visa not required	90 days
Japan	Visa not required	90 days
Jordan	Visa on arrival	Conditions apply
Kazakhstan	Visa required
Kenya	eVisa	3 months
Kiribati	Visa not required	90 days
North Korea	Visa required
South Korea	Visa not required	90 days
Kuwait	eVisa	3 months
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required	60 days
Laos	Visa on arrival	30 days
Latvia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Lebanon	Visa on arrival	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
Liberia	Visa required
Libya	Visa required
Liechtenstein	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Lithuania	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Luxembourg	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Macedonia	Visa not required	90 days
Madagascar	Visa on arrival	90 days
Malawi	Visa on arrival
Malaysia	Visa not required	3 months
Maldives	Visa on arrival	30 days
Mali	Visa required
Malta	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Marshall Islands	Visa not required	90 days
Mauritania	Visa on arrival	Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required	90 days
Mexico	Visa not required	180 days
Micronesia	Visa not required	90 days
Moldova	Visa not required	90 days
Monaco	Visa not required
Mongolia	Visa required
Montenegro	Visa not required	90 days
Morocco	Visa not required	30 days
Mozambique	Visa on arrival	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa	28 days. eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports.
Namibia	Visa not required
Nauru	Visa required
Nepal	Visa on arrival	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required	Freedom of movement (European Netherlands)
New Zealand	Visa not required	3 months
Nicaragua	Visa not required	90 days
Niger	Visa required
Nigeria	Visa required
Norway	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Oman	Visa on arrival
Pakistan	Visa not required	3 months
Palau	Visa not required	90 days
Panama	Visa not required	180 days
Papua New Guinea	Visa on arrival	60 days
Paraguay	Visa not required	90 days
Peru	Visa not required	90 days
Philippines	Visa not required	30 days
Poland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Portugal	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Qatar	Visa on arrival	1 month
Romania	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Russia	Visa required
Rwanda	Visa required	Visa is obtained online.
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa not required	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required	1 month
Samoa	Visa not required	90 days
San Marino	Visa not required
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa required	Visa is obtained online.
Saudi Arabia	Visa required
Senegal	Visa not required	90 days
Serbia	Visa not required	90 days
Seychelles	Visa not required	3 months
Sierra Leone	Visa required
Singapore	Visa not required	30 days
Slovenia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Slovakia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Solomon Islands	Visitor's permit on arrival	3 months
Somalia	Visa required	Visa may be obtained on arrival, provided an invitation letter by the sponsor had been submitted to the authorities before arrival.
South Africa	Visa not required	90 days
South Sudan	Visa required
Spain	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization	30 days
Sudan	Visa required
Suriname	Tourist Card on arrival	90 days
Swaziland	Visa required
Sweden	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Switzerland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Syria	Visa required
Tajikistan	Visa on arrival	45 days at Dushanbe International Airport. Visa also available online. E-visa holders can enter through all border points.
Tanzania	Visa on arrival
Thailand	Visa not required	30 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival	7 days
Tonga	Visa not required	90 days in any 180-days
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required	30 days
Tunisia	Visa not required	3 months
Turkey	Visa not required	3 months
Turkmenistan	Visa required
Tuvalu	Visa not required	90 days
Uganda	Visa on arrival	May apply online.
Ukraine	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
United Arab Emirates	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days
United Kingdom	Visa not required	Freedom of movement (in Constituent countries)
United States	Visa Waiver Program	90 days on arrival from overseas; ESTA (valid for 2 years when issued) required if arriving by air or cruise ship.
Uruguay	Visa not required	90 days
Uzbekistan	Visa required
Vanuatu	Visa not required	90 days
Vatican City	Visa not required
Venezuela	Visa not required	90 days
Vietnam	Visa required
Yemen	Visa required
Zambia	Visa on arrival	90 days; also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival	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.
• 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.
• Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required.
• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus — Visa free access for 3 months. Passport required.
• UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
• Gibraltar — Visa not required.
• Jan Mayen — permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
• Kosovo — visa free for 90 days.
• 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). Travellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.
• South Ossetia — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
• Transnistria — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.

Africa

• British Indian Ocean Territory — special permit required.
• 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).
• 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).
  • Saint Helena — Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.
  • 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.
• Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara controlled territory) — undefined visa regime.
• Somaliland — visa required (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival).

Asia

• Hong Kong — Visa not required for 90 days.
• 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.
• Macao — Visa not required for 90 days.
• Palestine — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
• Taiwan — Visa not required for 90 days.
• Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
• Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
• Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
• UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.

Caribbean and North Atlantic

• Anguilla — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Aruba — Visa not required for 30 days.
• Bermuda — Visa not required.
• Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months.
• British Virgin Islands — Visa not required.
• Cayman Islands — Visa not required for 6 months.
• Curacao — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Montserrat — Visa not required for 6 months.
• Puerto Rico — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
• Sint Maarten — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Turks and Caicos Islands — Visa not required for 90 days.
• U.S. Virgin Islands — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.

Oceania

• American Samoa — Visa not required (30 days).
• Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.
• Clipperton Island — special permit required.
• Cook Islands — Visa free access for 31 days.
• Guam — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
• Niue — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
• Pitcairn Islands — 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.
• Tokelau — Entry permit required.
• 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.

South America

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

South Atlantic and Antarctica

• Falkland Islands — Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arrival.
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
• 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.
• 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.

Passport validity

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

See also

• Visa requirements for the European Union citizens
• Icelandic passport

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