Directorate of Immigration
Authorisation (Power of attorney)
The Directorate of Immigration is bound by confidentiality. By law, the Directorate cannot give access to documents or information about an individual’s case without that person’s consent.
An person who has submitted an application to the Directorate of Immigration can authorise another person to act on their behalf in dealings with the Directorate.
You can grant authorisation (power of attorney) by completing the form on this page. Applicants for residence permits can also grant authorisation in the application forms.
Who can be an authorised representative?
The authorised representative (agent) must be 18 years of age or older.
Please note that a spouse is not automatically an authorised representative. A written authorisation must be provided for a spouse to receive information from the Directorate of Immigration.
Only one authorised representative can be registered at a time.
To receive information from the Directorate of Immigration, the authorised representative must be registered with the Directorate through an application or an authorisation form.
Legal entities
Authorisation can be granted to:
a lawyer,
a law firm, or
a law firm and a specific lawyer working for the firm.
The Directorate of Immigration may communicate with and deliver documents to other lawyers or employees of the same law firm as the authorised representative, provided that the authorisation is granted to both the lawyer and the law firm.
Authorisation can also be granted to other legal entities, for example municipal social services.
If authorisation is granted to a legal entity, the ID number and email address of the entity must be included in the authorisation.
Powers of the authorised representative
The authorised representative has the powers stated in the authorisation.
For example, the representative may be authorised to:
receive documents
receive information from the Directorate of Immigration, including information about the status of an application
submit an appeal to the Immigration and Asylum Appeals Board.
Limitations of an authorised representative
An authorised representative cannot sign an application on behalf of the applicant.
An authorised representative cannot transfer the authorisation to another person. Only the applicant can appoint a new authorised representative.
Requirements for authorisation
The authorisation must be in writing and clearly worded.
It must be signed by the applicant and two witnesses. The witnesses confirm the authenticity of the applicant’s signature.
Lawyers and legal entities may submit an authorisation certified by one witness.
The form must be completed on a computer or by hand and signed with a pen.
Information that must be included in the authorisation
Information about the person granting the authorisation
Name
Date of birth / national ID number
Phone number
Email address
Information about the authorised representative
Name
Date of birth / national ID number
Address
Phone number
Email address
Security number
The security number is a four-digit number used for identification when contacting the Directorate of Immigration.
Choose a number that does not contain parts of your date of birth or national ID number and is not easy to guess, such as 1234 or 4321.
Powers granted to the representative
For example: "The authorised representative is authorised to act on my behalf in all matters concerning the Directorate of Immigration."
Validity period of the authorisation
Signature of the person granting the authorisation
Signatures of two witnesses
The witnesses must clearly write their name and national ID number to confirm the authenticity of the signature.
If a witness does not have an Icelandic national ID number, a copy of their identification document (passport or driver’s licence) must be attached for the authorisation to be valid.