Applications cannot be completed unless a copy of all requested documents is included as an attachment in pdf format.
Note that some supporting documents must also be submitted to the Directorate of Immigration in paper format. They can be sent by regular mail to the Directorate of Immigration or delivered to the drop box in the Directorate's lobby in Dalvegur 18 in Kópavogur.
If you believe that any necessary supporting documents for your application are already at the Directorate of Immigration, we ask you to have this confirmed by contacting us before submitting the application.
You must send copies of pages with personal data, signature and stamps.
Applicants must submit criminal records from all the states in which they have been resident since the age of 15, see conditions.
The certificate must be a legally authenticated original. If the certificate is in a language other than Icelandic, English or a Nordic language, a certified translation must also be submitted, see document requirements.
The certificate must also be submitted to the Directorate of Immigration in paper format.
Documents confirming that you have sufficient income or financial means to support yourself legally in Iceland, see further in conditions.
Withholding tax statement from Skatturinn for the last 12 months, payslips or other documents in confirmation of sufficient funds.
Confirmed copies of tax returns for the last three years, see instructions on the website of Skatturinn (in Icelandic).
A certificate from the municipalities in which you have lived during the past three years, confirming that you have not received financial assistance.
The certificate must have been issued within the last 30 days before an application is submitted.
The certificate must be a confirmed copy of the legally authenticated original, see document requirements.
If the certificate is in a language other than Icelandic, English or a Nordic language, a certified translation must also be submitted, see document requirements.
The certificate must also be submitted to the Directorate of Immigration in paper form.
Additional documents for children
If you also apply for your child under the age of 18, you must submit the following documents for the child.
You must send copies of pages with personal data, signature and stamps.
The certificate must be a confirmed copy of the legally authenticated original. If the certificate is in a language other than Icelandic, English or a Nordic language, a certified translation must also be submitted, see document requirements.
The certificate must also be submitted to the Directorate of Immigration in paper format.
If one parent exercises sole custody over a child, you must submit documents in confirmation of that.
The Directorate of Immigration may derogate from the conditions for submission of documents from the home state or previous state of residence if the applicant's circumstances are unusual or there are compelling reasons for fairness to do so. The authorization for exemption is intended for applicants who, due to their circumstances, cannot obtain satisfactory identification documents or criminal record certificates. Examples of this are refugees who have received international protection due to persecution by the government of their home states or refugees from war-torn areas where infrastructure is lacking. In order for an exemption being made the applicant must meet the other conditions for being granted citizenship.
