The ordinary administrative route combines seven years of legal domicile and continuous residence with qualifying status, Icelandic-language proof and personal conditions. Reduced residence routes apply only to defined groups.
Europe passport
Iceland passport rank
Global rank#12
Mobility score183
Destinations tracked227
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Passport overview
About the Iceland passport
The Iceland passport is grouped with Europe in this index. It ranks #12 globally and #9 among 49 Europe passports, with a mobility score of 183.
Its current access profile includes 126 visa-free destinations,37 visas on arrival, and 20 destinations using an ETA. The detailed list below separates these from eVisas, traditional visas, and any officially documented entry restrictions.
Icelandic tax residence can arise through domicile or presence and can continue after departure. Worldwide-income reporting, domestic-source liability and treaty relief must be considered separately from citizenship.
Entry rules can change without notice. Treat this as a comparison tool and verify official requirements before travel.
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Not sure how an ETA differs from an eVisa?Africa
57AlgeriaVisa requiredAngolaVisa-freeBenineVisaBotswanaVisa-freeBurkina FasoeVisaBurundiVisa on arrivalCamerooneVisaCape Verde IslandsVisa-freeCentral African RepublicVisa requiredChadVisa requiredComoro IslandsVisa on arrivalCongo (Dem. Rep.)eVisaCongo (Rep.)Visa requiredCôte d'IvoireVisa on arrivalDjiboutiVisa on arrivalEgyptVisa on arrivalEquatorial GuineaeVisaEritreaVisa requiredeSwatiniVisa requiredEthiopiaVisa on arrivalGabonVisa on arrivalGhanaeVisaGuineaETAGuinea-BissauVisa on arrivalKenyaETALesothoVisa-freeLiberiaeVisaLibyaeVisaMadagascarVisa on arrivalMalawiVisa on arrivalMaliVisa requiredMauritaniaeVisaMauritiusVisa-freeMayotteVisa-freeMoroccoVisa-freeMozambiqueeVisaNamibiaVisa on arrivalNigerVisa requiredNigeriaeVisaReunionVisa-freeRwandaVisa on arrivalSão Tomé and PríncipeVisa-freeSenegalVisa requiredSeychellesETASierra LeoneVisa on arrivalSomaliaETASouth AfricaVisa-freeSouth SudaneVisaSt. HelenaVisa on arrivalSudanVisa requiredTanzaniaVisa on arrivalThe GambiaVisa-freeTogoeVisaTunisiaVisa-freeUgandaeVisaZambiaVisa-freeZimbabweVisa on arrival
Americas
25ArgentinaVisa-freeBelizeVisa-freeBermudaVisa-freeBoliviaVisa-freeBrazilVisa-freeCanadaETAChileVisa-freeColombiaVisa-freeCosta RicaVisa-freeEcuadorVisa-freeEl SalvadorVisa-freeFalkland IslandsVisa-freeFrench GuianaVisa-freeGuatemalaVisa-freeGuyanaVisa requiredHondurasVisa-freeMexicoVisa-freeNicaraguaVisa-freePanamaVisa-freeParaguayVisa-freePeruVisa-freeSurinameVisa-freeUnited StatesETAUruguayVisa-freeVenezuelaVisa-free
Caribbean
25AnguillaVisa-freeAntigua and BarbudaeVisaArubaVisa-freeBarbadosVisa-freeBonaire; St. Eustatius and SabaVisa-freeBritish Virgin IslandsVisa-freeCayman IslandsVisa-freeCubaeVisaCuracaoVisa-freeDominicaVisa-freeDominican RepublicVisa-freeFrench West IndiesVisa-freeGrenadaVisa-freeHaitiVisa-freeJamaicaVisa-freeMontserratVisa-freePuerto RicoETASaint Martin (French part)Visa-freeSt. Kitts and NevisETASt. LuciaVisa on arrivalSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-freeThe BahamasVisa-freeTrinidad and TobagoVisa-freeTurks and Caicos IslandsVisa-freeUS Virgin IslandsETA
Asia
32AfghanistanVisa requiredBangladeshVisa on arrivalBhutaneVisaBruneiVisa-freeCambodiaVisa on arrivalChinaVisa-freeHong Kong (SAR China)Visa-freeIndiaeVisaIndonesiaVisa on arrivalJapanVisa-freeKazakhstanVisa-freeKyrgyzstanVisa-freeLaoseVisaMacao (SAR China)Visa-freeMalaysiaVisa-freeMaldivesVisa on arrivalMongoliaVisa-freeMyanmarVisa on arrivalNepalVisa on arrivalNorth KoreaVisa requiredPakistanETAPhilippinesVisa-freeSingaporeVisa-freeSouth KoreaETASri LankaETATaiwan (Chinese Taipei)Visa-freeTajikistanVisa-freeThailandVisa-freeTimor-LesteVisa on arrivalTurkmenistanVisa requiredUzbekistanVisa-freeVietnameVisa
Europe
52AlbaniaVisa-freeAndorraVisa-freeAustriaVisa-freeAzerbaijaneVisaBelarusVisa-freeBelgiumVisa-freeBosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-freeBulgariaVisa-freeCroatiaVisa-freeCyprusVisa-freeCzechiaVisa-freeDenmarkVisa-freeEstoniaVisa-freeFaroe IslandsVisa-freeFinlandVisa-freeFranceVisa-freeGeorgiaVisa-freeGermanyVisa-freeGibraltarVisa-freeGreeceVisa-freeGreenlandVisa-freeHungaryVisa-freeIcelandCitizenshipIrelandVisa-freeItalyVisa-freeKosovoVisa-freeLatviaVisa-freeLiechtensteinVisa-freeLithuaniaVisa-freeLuxembourgVisa-freeMaltaVisa-freeMoldovaVisa-freeMonacoVisa-freeMontenegroVisa-freeNetherlandsVisa-freeNorth MacedoniaVisa-freeNorwayVisa-freePolandVisa-freePortugalVisa-freeRomaniaVisa-freeRussian FederationeVisaSan MarinoVisa-freeSerbiaVisa-freeSlovakiaVisa-freeSloveniaVisa-freeSpainVisa-freeSwedenVisa-freeSwitzerlandVisa-freeTürkiyeVisa-freeUkraineVisa-freeUnited KingdomETAVatican CityVisa-free
Middle East
15Oceania
21American SamoaETAAustraliaETACook IslandsVisa on arrivalFijiVisa-freeFrench PolynesiaVisa-freeGuamETAKiribatiVisa-freeMarshall IslandsVisa on arrivalMicronesiaVisa-freeNauruVisa requiredNew CaledoniaVisa-freeNew ZealandETANiueVisa on arrivalNorthern Mariana IslandsETAPalau IslandsVisa-freePapua New GuineaeVisaSamoaVisa on arrivalSolomon IslandsVisa on arrivalTongaVisa requiredTuvaluVisa on arrivalVanuatuVisa required
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Human Development Index
0.9720–1 · 2023
UNDP's development measure; not a passport or relocation score.
Iceland · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
UNDP · Human Development Report 2025Source, reuse and review
UNDP Human Development Report 2025, composite indices time series. Selected observations; display rounded to three decimals. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · CC BY 3.0 IGOLife expectancy at birth
82.8years · 2024
Population-level period estimate; not an individual prediction or healthcare-access rating.
Iceland · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
World Bank · World Development Indicators, updated 2026-07-13Source, reuse and review
World Bank: World Development Indicators, SP.DYN.LE00.IN; UN World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat. Selected observations; display rounded to one decimal. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
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