Embassies and consulates in Iceland

Outside Reykjavik, Egilsstaðir has 1 foreign mission.

Iceland is outside the European Union but part of the Schengen area. Of the 198 passports in the visa data, 93 can enter visa-free and 105 need a visa from an embassy or consulate for Iceland. As a Schengen state, Iceland counts every short stay towards the shared limit of 90 days in any 180.

In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) the United States issued 1,698 nonimmigrant visas to citizens of Iceland, the 149th highest number of the 206 nationalities listed. Visitor visas (B1/B2) made up 40%, transit and crew visas 31% and student visas 13%. That is 4% fewer than in fiscal year 2024 (1,763).

From October 2025 to February 2026, citizens of Iceland received 398, 48% fewer than in the same months a year earlier.

For visitor visas (B1/B2) the State Department reports an adjusted refusal rate of 5.4% for citizens of Iceland in fiscal year 2025 (fiscal year 2024: 5.8%).

In the other direction, Iceland runs 80 missions in 42 countries. Its largest networks are in the United Kingdom (13), Germany (8), France (8), Turkey (4) and Belgium (3).

Where the embassies are

All 15 embassies are in the capital, Reykjavik. The largest foreign networks in Iceland are those of China (2), Russia (2) and Sweden (2).

Travel advice for Iceland

Foreign ministries’ advice on travel to Iceland: the US State Department rates Iceland at Level 1, exercise normal precautions (updated 4 May 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Iceland (updated 11 August 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Iceland (updated 14 October 2026). Each ministry writes for its own citizens.