Iceland: visas, documents and safety

Iceland at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC)

19:47:38

November 6, 2026

Capital

Reykjavik

Data status

Update delayed

4.7 °C

Cloudy

High 6.6°

Low 3.6°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 2.1 m/s

Today · Nov 6

Rain

3.6° / 6.6°

Precipitation 0.6 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 7

Heavy rain

7.4° / 8.1°

Precipitation 10.7 mm

Sunday · Nov 8

Heavy rain

4.9° / 7.4°

Precipitation 16.7 mm

Weather: Reykjavik (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Icelandic kr+�na (ISK)
Language: Icelandic
Capital: Reykjavik
Population: 391,810
Timezone: UTC

Country overview

The Italian presence in Iceland brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Iceland

Planning a trip to Iceland means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Iceland.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

Freedom of movement

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Stay window · 180 days (rolling)

The EU's Your Europe portal says EU nationals have the right to travel freely in the 27 EU member countries and in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland carrying either a valid passport or a national identity card.

Passport validity: Valid passport required for the stay (per source text).
Travel insurance: Schengen visa applicants need travel medical insurance valid throughout the territory of the Member States for the entire intended stay, with minimum coverage of EUR 30,000 (Visa Code, Article 15). No official source we could read states an insurance requirement for visa-exempt visitors.
National ID card: A national ID card may be accepted only under conditions stated in the ministerial source.

Passport validity: Valid passport required for the stay (per source text). Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-08-18
National ID card: A national ID card may be accepted only under conditions stated in the ministerial source. Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-08-18

Entry & documents

Open the «Travel without surprises» checklist for this destination

Safety

Travel advisory: Level 1 - Exercise Normal Precautions

Reissued after periodic review without changes. Exercise normal precautions in Iceland.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

1 office listed

Office

Italian office in Iceland

Honorary consulate general - Reykjavik

honorary consulate · Reykjavik

Office switchboard: 3546981223

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Iceland.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 8 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 6 Nov 2026, 18:18 · Retrieved: 6 Nov 2026, 20:01 · Update delayed

Official source Terms NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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