Citizenship for Nordic citizens

A Danish, Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish citizen who has become such automatically may, subject to certain conditions, acquire Icelandic citizenship by requesting it from the Directorate of Immigration.

To acquire citizenship automatically means that the person in question was not granted citizenship by law or an equivalent, but was granted such a right at birth.

Conditions

• The applicant must have turned 18 years old,

• have been domiciled in Iceland for the last three years, and

• have not been sentenced to prison, to be placed in detention or to be placed in an institution under the provisions of the Icelandic penal code during that period.

If a Nordic citizen does not meet the conditions above, he/she may submit a general application for Icelandic citizenship, in which case he/she must have been resident in Iceland for four years. See digital application for Icelandic citizenship.