A foreign national or stateless person, 18-20 years old, can obtain Icelandic citizenship by notifying the Directorate of Immigration of their wish.

The permit is granted to an individual, 67 years or older, who has an adult child in Iceland.

Residence permits on grounds of marriage or cohabitation are granted to individuals intending to move to Iceland to live with their spouse.

Subsidiary protection is for those at risk of death, torture, other inhumane treatment or suffering serious damage from armed conflict in their home country.

A spouse of a refugee in Iceland is entitled to international protection through family reunification unless there are special reasons to the contrary.

People who are granted collective protection on the basis of mass flight from Ukraine are issued a residence permit for humanitarian reasons.

A person aged 18-25 may apply for a residence permit if they intend to come to Iceland and work as an au pair for a host family.