The Foreign Nationals Act No. 80/2016 has now been translated into English with the aim to enable foreigners to familiarise themselves with foreigners' rights in Iceland.

The English translation is available here.

Telephone hours of lawyers, regarding residence permits, visas and Icelandic citizenship, are cancelled between December 11 and January 28, 2019.

We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Plese note that questions can be sent to the Directorate by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . 

One of the basic requirements for a residence permit in Iceland and Icelandic citizenship is that the applicant can show that he/she can support him-/herself securely.

The minimum subsistence criteria that the Directorate of Immigration uses is based on the financial support criteria in Reykjavík.

As of January 1st 2019 the Directorate of Immigration will apply the support criteria decided by the Department of Welfare in Reykjavik in April 2018.

The minimum subsistence amount for an individual, 18 years or older, will then be 189.875 ISK per month and 284.813 ISK for a couple per month. The amounts refers to pre-tax income.

The new criteria will be applied for applications submitted as of January 1st 2019.

Registration for Icelandic test for applicants for Icelandic citizenship is ongoing on www.mimir.is.

Next tests will take place in:

• Akureyri, Símey: Tuesday November 13, 2018 at 13.00
• Ísafjörður, Fræðslumiðstöð Vestfjarða: Wednesday November 14, 2018 at 13.00
• Egilsstaðir, Austurbrú: Thursday November 15, 2018 at 13.00
• Reykjavík, Mímir: November 19 - 23, 2018 at 9.00 and 13.00