Applicants who do not need a visa to travel to Iceland may be in Iceland when submitting an application and while it is being processed, provided that their stay in the Schengen Area does not exceed 90 days in the last 180-day period. If the stay exceeds this period, processing of the application will be stopped until the applicant has left Iceland and has presented a departure boarding card to prove it.

Applicants who need a visa to travel to Iceland may not be in Iceland when applying for the permit nor while it is being processed. Such an application will be refused.