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Delay in issuing travel documents for refugees

The Directorate of Immigration's stock of travel documents for refugees is depleted. The documents have been ordered and are expected in June. Until the order has been delivered the Directorate of Immigration cannot issue travel documents for refugees. Please contact the Directorate in case of emergency.

No visas issued at the Danish representations abroad due to IT problems

Due to a malfunction in the electronic visa system VIS, it is currently not possible to process visa applications or to issue visas at the Danish missions abroad or at the Danish Immigration Service. This has influence on the issuing of visas to Iceland in those countries where the Danish missions abroad also represent Iceland. The Danish Immigration Service notified about the problem on its website last week, it says that it is currently not possible to say anything about when the IT problems will be solved.

The Directorate of Immigration will be closed Friday 6th May

The Directorate of Immigration will be closed Friday 6th May 2016 due to staff training.

Deadline for residence permit applications for students is July 1st 2016

Applicants for a residence permit for students must adhere to the deadlines for submitting applications for each semester, ensuring that all supporting documentation is included. Applications received by the deadline are given priority handling and effort made to grant permits in time for start of the semester. If the application is received late, or if documents are missing/not complete, granting of permit before semester starts cannot be guaranteed.

Application and all supporting documents must be received by the Directorate no later than July 1st, in order to grant the permit before fall semester starts.

Residence permits for most students are granted for six months, or one semester at a time. Permits for doctorate students are issued for one year at a time. It is the applicant’s responsibility to apply for a renewal of the permit at least four weeks before it expires.

Application must be submitted before the applicant arrives in Iceland. If the applicant comes to Iceland as a tourist before the application is approved, processing of the application will be halted and a permit will not be issued. If the applicant is in Iceland, but wants to be granted a residence permit, he/she must leave the country. Visas for travelling to Iceland (if applicable) will not be issued until a permit is granted.

Re-granting of Icelandic citizenship

The Icelandic Directorate of Immigration draws attention to the fact that the deadline for applying for the re-granting of Icelandic citizenship under the Interim Provision of the Icelandic Citizenship Act, No. 100/1952 is 1 July 2016.

Under this provision, persons who acquired the citizenship of another state before 1 July 2003, and lost their Icelandic citizenship in consequence without this being demanded by the state concerned, may apply to the Directorate of Immigration to be granted Icelandic citizenship anew. Applicants shall be domiciled in Iceland or shall meet the residence requirements stated in Article 12 of the Act.

Further information on the re-granting of Icelandic citizenship is available on the website of the Directorate.

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Delay in issuing travel documents for refugees

No visas issued at the Danish representations abroad due to IT problems

The Directorate of Immigration will be closed Friday 6th May

Deadline for residence permit applications for students is July 1st 2016

Re-granting of Icelandic citizenship

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