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 of 2 July 2019, Icelandic citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 180 countries and territories, ranking the Icelandic passport 9th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements map
Visa requirements
Territories
Visa requirements for Icelandic citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:;Europe
- — Visa required.
- — Visa required.
- Mount Athos — Special permit required. There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
- Brest and Grodno — Visa not required for 10 days.
- Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required.
- — 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.
- — 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.
- — visa free for 90 days.
- — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
- — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.
- — special permit required.
- — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required.
- * — eVisa for 3 months within any year period.
- * — Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.
- * — Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
- — undefined visa regime.
- — visa required.
- — Visa not required for 90 days.
- — Protected Area Permit required for all of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. Restricted Area Permit required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
- — Visa not required for 90 days.
- outside Pyongyang – People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide
- — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
- — Visa not required for 90 days.
- Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required and another special permit is required for Lake Sarez.
- Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required.
- Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
- UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.
- — Visa not required for 3 months.
- — Visa not required for 30 days.
- — Visa not required.
- Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months.
- — Visa not required.
- — Visa not required for 6 months.
- — Visa not required for 3 months.
- — Visa not required for 6 months.
- — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
- — Visa not required for 3 months.
- — Visa not required for 90 days.
- — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
- — Electronic authorization for 30 days.
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.
- Clipperton Island — special permit required.
- — Visa free access for 31 days.
- — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
- — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
- — 14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.
- — 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.
- Galápagos — Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.
- — Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arrival.
- — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required.
- Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for,,, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.
- — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel, because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.
Vaccination
Passport validity
Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages.Consular protection of Icelandic citizens abroad
According to the Helsinki treaty, public officials in the foreign services of any of the Nordic countries are to assist citizens of another Nordic country if that country is not represented in the territory concerned.See List of diplomatic missions of Iceland.