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Directorate of Immigration: Citizenship
Do unemployment benefits affect applications for Icelandic citizenship?
No.
When can I apply for citizenship?
Can I stay abroad for 3 or 18 months without it affecting an application for Icelandic citizenship?
Will the Directorate of Immigration inform me when I have lived in Iceland long enough to apply for citizenship?
How long can I have stayed abroad if I want to apply for Icelandic citizenship?
How long do I have to live in Iceland to apply for Icelandic citizenship?
I am a citizen of the Nordic countries, when can I apply for citizenship?
I do not live in Iceland. Can I apply for citizenship?
I am the spouse of an Icelandic citizen, how long do I have to live in Iceland to apply for citizenship?
I am cohabiting with an Icelandic citizen, how long do I need to live in Iceland in order to apply for a citizenship?
How do I apply?
How do children obtain Icelandic citizenship?
Can children apply for Icelandic citizenship themselves?
I have been granted Icelandic citizenship. Where do I apply for an Icelandic passport?
How do I submit additional documents after I have submitted my application for citizenship?
Can I get help applying for citizenship?
Can I get an application form to apply for Icelandic citizenship?
How do I apply for Icelandic citizenship for my child?
Can I submit all documents with my citizenship application electronically?
How do I apply for citizenship?
How do I add my newborn child to an application for Icelandic citizenship that I have already submitted?
How can my spouse apply for citizenship?
What documentation must be included in the application for citizenship?
Conditions
I am a refugee and I cannot provide a birth certificate or a criminal record with a citizenship application, can I be exempted?
Do I need to have a valid permanent residence permit when I apply for Icelandic citizenship?
Does Iceland allow dual nationality?
Can an applicant hand in a application before all the requirements are fulfilled?
I received a request for confirmation of school enrollment, do I have to submit a certificate from all the schools I have attended?
Means of support
What debts is it okay to have when applying for citizenship?
Is it okay to submit a citizenship application although it's not yet three years since I received financial assistance from a muncipality?
May I owe the bank, but not the tax?
Do unemployment benefits affect applications for Icelandic citizenship?
Which benefits will affect the application for citizenship?
How do I demonstrate that I have sufficient funds to support myself financially?
How do I get a confimation of not having received financial support from a municipality?
Icelandic exam
I have finished a diploma in Icelandic as a second language, do I still need to take an Icelandic exam for citizenship applicants?
What exceptions are there to Icelandic examinations for citizenship applicants?
How do I demonstrate that I finished elementary school in Iceland?
I finished primary school in Iceland, do I still have to pass an Icelandic language test?
Maintain citizenship
What documents do I have to submit with an application to retain Icelandic citizenship?
What are the conditions for retaining citizenship?
How do I apply to retain Icelandic citizenship?
Apply again, cancel application
I have applied for citizenship before, do I have to submit all my documentation again?
How can I cancel my citizen application?
Criminal record certificate in connection with a citizenship application
Is a criminal record the only supporting document I need from my home country when applying for citizenship?
Do I need to submit more than one criminal record with an application for citizenship?
How can I get a criminal record from my home country?
Do I have to go abroad to get a criminal record?
Is it enough to submit a copy of a criminal record with an application for Icelandic citizenship?
Criminal documents - issuing authority
I filed a criminal record when I applied for a residence permit, do I have to resubmit it?
How do I apply for an FBI criminal record certificate?
Originals, copies and document requirements
What is a certified copy and how do I approach it?
Application to Althingi
Can I get a confirmation that I have applied for citizenship to Althingi?
I was granted Icelandic citizenship by law from Althingi. What now?
How do I apply for citizenship to Althingi?
Before what date do I need to submit an application to Alþingi?
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