What applications are being processed?
Processing time of applications for residence permits
Processing time of applications for Icelandic citizenship
Processing time of applications for international protection
What applications are being processed?
All applications submitted and payed for prior to the dates displayed in the table below are being processed.
The information is updated every two weeks, this update is from August 9, 2019.
Application type |
Applications for first permits |
Applications for renewals |
|
Residence permits based on family reunification |
January 16, 2019 |
April 3, 2019 |
|
Residence permits based on work |
April 15, 2019 |
June 5, 2019 |
|
Residence permits for an au-pair |
May 20, 2019 |
|
|
Residence permits for students |
July 1, 2019 | June 18, 2019 |
|
Permanent residence permits |
March 7, 2019 |
- |
|
Icelandic citizenship |
December 4, 2018 |
- |
Applications are processed in the order they are received.
If you submitted your application later than the displayed dates, your application is not being processed yet.
If your application is not yet being processed, no information regarding your application can be provided by telephone or email.
The Directorate will contact the applicant or his agent if the application is insufficient or if further documentation is required.
Students
Applications for residence permits for students, which are submitted with all required supporting documents within the deadline, will be processed before the school semester starts. The deadlines for submitting applications are June 1st for the fall semester and November 1st for the spring semester each year.
Processing time of applications for residence permits
A first time applicant can expect it to take up to 180 days from the time an application is submitted and paid for until it is processed at the Directorate.
Applications for a permit renewal are processed within 90 days from being submitted and paid for.
The majority of applications is processed within this estimated timeframe. Some applications may take longer to evaluate.
The processing time might be longer if:
- the application has not been properly filled out,
- further documentation is required,
- the applicant needs to be interviewed or
- the applicant has requested exemptions from conditions for the residence permit.
If the application has not been processed within the timeframe, it is not necessary to contact the Directorate.
The Directorate will contact the applicant or his agent if the application is insufficient or if further documentation is required.
Processing time of applications for Icelandic citizenship
Applicants for Icelandic citizenship may need to wait for up to twelve months for an answer to their application.
Processing time of applications for international protection
The average processing time of applications for international protection in the first quarter of 2019 was:
- 9 days in priority procedure
- 225 days in substantive procedure
- 162 days in Dublin procedure
- 138 days when applicants had already been granted protection in another country