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 a 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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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] |
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Belgium | Visa not required [25] | Freedom of movement | |
Belize | Visa not required [26] | ||
Benin | eVisa [27] [28] | 30 days |
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Bhutan | eVisa [29] [30] |
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Bolivia | Visa not required [31] | 90 days | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required [32] | 90 days |
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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 | |
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 |
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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 |
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Croatia | Visa not required [63] | Freedom of movement | |
Cuba | Tourist card required [64] | 90 days |
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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 |
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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] |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Kazakhstan | Visa not required [118] | 30 days | |
Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation [119] [120] | 90 days |
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Kiribati | Visa not required [121] | 90 days |
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North Korea | Visa required [122] | ||
South Korea | Visa not required [123] [124] | 90 days | |
Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival [127] [128] | 3 months | |
Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required [129] | 60 days | |
Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival [130] | 30 days |
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Latvia | Visa not required [134] | Freedom of movement | |
Lebanon | Free visa on arrival [135] | 1 month |
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Lesotho | Visa not required [136] | 14 days |
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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 |
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Mexico | Visa not required [155] | 180 days | |
Micronesia | Visa not required [156] | 90 days |
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Moldova | Visa not required [157] | 90 days |
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Monaco | Visa not required [158] | ||
Mongolia | Visa not required [159] | 30 days |
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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 |
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Namibia | Visa not required [166] | 3 months |
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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 |
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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 |
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Palau | Visa not required [183] | 90 days |
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Panama | Visa not required [184] | 90 days | |
Papua New Guinea | Easy Visitor Permit [185] [186] | 60 days |
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Paraguay | Visa not required [187] | 90 days | |
Peru | Visa not required [188] | 90 days |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Somalia | Visa on arrival [217] |
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South Africa | Visa not required [218] | 90 days | |
South Sudan | eVisa [219] [220] |
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Spain | Visa not required [221] | Freedom of movement | |
Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival [222] [223] | 60 days / 30 days |
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Sudan | Visa required [225] | ||
Suriname | Visa not required [226] [227] | 90 days | |
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 |
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Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival [235] [236] | 90 days | |
Thailand | Visa not required [237] | 60 days | |
Timor-Leste | Visa not required [238] | 90 days |
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Togo | eVisa [239] [240] | 15 days | |
Tonga | Visa not required [241] | 90 days |
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Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required [242] | 90 days |
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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 |
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Uganda | eVisa [247] [248] | 3 months | |
Ukraine | Visa not required [249] | 90 days |
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United Arab Emirates | Visa not required [250] | 90 days |
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United Kingdom | Visa not required [252] | 6 months | |
United States | Visa Waiver Program [253] [254] | 90 days |
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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 |
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Yemen | Visa required [264] | ||
Zambia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [265] | 90 days |
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Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival [266] | 30 days |
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Visa requirements for Icelandic citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:
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]
Many tourists, people on working holidays, and some students and workers coming to New Zealand must pay an International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) of NZD $35.
Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand.
Visa requirements for Turkish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Turkey.
Visa requirements for Croatian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Croatia.
Visa requirements for citizens of the Republic of China (Taiwan) are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on nationals of the Republic of China (Taiwan) who have also established household registration in Taiwan. The law of Taiwan has various distinctions on its nationals' right of abode to its territory for those with or without household registration in Taiwan (NWHR and NWOHR).
Visa requirements for Swedish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Sweden.
Visa requirements for Danish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark as a sovereign state comprising the three constituent countries: Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
Visa requirements for Mexican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Mexico.
Visa requirements for Belgian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Belgium.
Visa requirements for Costa Rican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Costa Rica.
Visa requirements for Cypriot citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Cyprus.
Visa requirements for Estonian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Estonia. As of November 2024, Estonian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 185 countries and territories, ranking the Estonian passport 9th in the world, tied with Lithuanian passport and Emirati passport, according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Finnish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Finland.
Visa requirements for Luxembourg citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Luxembourg.
Visa requirements for Latvian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Latvia. As of December 2024, Latvian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 184 countries and territories, ranking the Latvian passport 10th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley-on-Thames Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Portuguese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Portugal.
Visa requirements for Ukrainian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of other states on citizens of Ukraine.
Visa requirements for Spanish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Spain.
As of 2025, Irish citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 191 countries and territories, ranking the Irish passport 4th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Greek citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Greece.
Visa requirements for Slovenian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Slovenia by the authorities of other states. As of December 2024, Slovenian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 184 countries and territories, ranking the Slovenian passport 10th overall in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Maltese citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of foreign states on citizens of Malta. As of 2025, Maltese citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 188 countries and territories, ranking the Maltese passport 7th in the world (tied with Polish, and Canadian passport in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.