• Individuals are required to register with a health insurance institution in their new country of residence. Tryggingastofnun calls for the documents it needs directly from Iceland Health. 

• Individuals shall familiarise themselves with the rules of the country in question on access to the social security system. 

• Individuals must deregister their legal domicile in Iceland with Registers Iceland. 

• Individuals must register with Iceland Health Administration in their new country of residence, which will then request the documents it requires directly from Iceland Health. 

• Old-age and disability pensioners are obliged to register in the country of residence in question. S1 certificates are not issued between the Nordic countries. In other countries of residence within the EEA, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, an S1 certificate from Iceland Health must be presented when registering with Iceland Health Administration.

• Individuals are obliged to register their legal domicile in the country in question when moving their residence from Iceland. 

A student refers to a person who is not in employment, who is engaged in studies or vocational training that culminates in the issuance of a certificate of education that is recognized by the authorities. 

If a student takes up permanent residence or paid employment in the country of study, he/she must notify Registers Iceland of this, in which case he/she will no longer be covered by Icelandic insurance coverage. 

Studying in the Nordic Region 

Individuals who go to study in the Nordic countries usually have to take up residence there and are therefore covered by the social security rules of the country in question. 

Healthcare is provided in accordance with the rules of the country in question, and payment participations may vary between countries. 

Students in the Nordic countries who come to Iceland during their studies are entitled to temporary health insurance during their stay in Iceland. 

• An application for temporary health insurance must be submitted two weeks before arrival in Iceland. 

• It must be accompanied by a confirmation of studies. 

• The data shall be sent through Gagnaskil einstaklinga. 

Study in EEA countries, the UK and Switzerland 

Students in EEA countries, the United Kingdom and Switzerland can maintain their legal residence in Iceland during their studies and retain their right to social security.  

However, students need to familiarize themselves with the rules of the country they are going to.  

Students and their families are entitled to health care there if necessary within the public health system of the country in question in accordance with EEA rules on social security. 

The European Health Insurance Card must be presented upon arrival at a public health institution. If there are problems with students regarding the European Health Insurance Card, it is possible to send an enquiry through the enquiry form of Iceland Health. 

• If a student abroad and/or his/her family members have had to pay in full medical expenses abroad, they may be entitled to reimbursement of foreign medical expenses in part from Iceland Health. 

• When moving to the United Kingdom, special attention should be paid to the rules and fees on student social security. 

Studying outside EEA countries and Switzerland 

Students from outside EEA countries can apply for an insurance declaration for themselves and their families. It is a confirmation of Iceland Health's payment participation of the medical expenses that a student may incur during their studies. 

Health insurance then participates in health care costs as if they were domestic costs, but in addition, Iceland Health pays a certain percentage of the excess costs. 

Student insurance declarations can, as the case may be, reduce the part of the tuition fees that would otherwise be used to insure the student's health. Individuals themselves must check whether the insurance declaration of Iceland Health is satisfactory or not. 

A study confirmation must be submitted during the application process. This creates an insurance declaration in the digital mailbox that can be printed out and taken with you. 

Attention is drawn to the fact that it is not sufficient confirmation to show that a student has been accepted to commence a certain course of study, but it must be stated when the student is expected to commence studies and when it ends. 

Old-age and disability pensioners who move to another country must notify Iceland Health.  

It is not permitted to co-pay for medical expenses for health care services in the country of residence to which S1 has been issued. S1 guarantees rights in both the new country of residence and the previous one, and the individual enters the system of the new country of residence like other health insured persons there 

Old-age and disability pensioners who move to another EEA country for 6 months or more must: 

• Apply for an S1 certificate. 

• Register with the health insurance of the country you moved to and show an S1 certificate. 

In this way, an individual will be covered by health insurance there and receive all the same services as other health insured individuals in that country.  

However, the individual also continues to be covered by health insurance in Iceland. 

A pensioner who is issued an S1 certificate can apply for such a certificate for spouses and children under the age of 18. 

S1 certificates are not generally issued between the Nordic countries.