Residence permits for parents and children who applied for international protection in Iceland before 1 August 2021
Residence permit granted
If you meet all the requirements for a residence permit, the permit is granted and you receive a notification that the application has been approved.
Issuing a residence permit
Before a residence permit can be issued you must attend a photo appointment for the residence permit card, either at the Directorate of Immigration, where you need to make an appointment, or at district commissioners outside the capital area.
When you have attended the photo appointment, the residence permit is issued and a residence permit card is ordered. When the card has been ordered, you will be sent an email and five days later you can pick up the card at the same place where you had the photo appointment.
The Directorate of Immigration sends a request for your legal domicile to be registered in the National Registry to Registers Iceland which allocates you a personal identification number (kennitala).
End of services as an applicant for international protection
When the residence permit is issued, the right to services as an applicant for international protection ceases. However, the right to housing and maintenance shall be guaranteed for three months after the permit is issued.
When you have found your own place to stay you need to notify Registers Iceland about your new address.
Service provider
Directorate of Immigration