Iceland Travel Advice

Entry requirements differ by country. The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office issues country specific travel advice including Health, Visa and Vaccination requirements.

You can access the FCDO advice for Iceland here https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iceland/entry-requirements

Entry requirements:

• Entry requirements: There are no COVID-19 related travel restrictions for Iceland. Entry requirements for Iceland are the same for all travellers, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status or recovery status.
• Entry requirements for children: There are no specific entry requirements for children and young people

Passport validity:

• Your passport must be issued less than 10 years before the date you enter the country and valid for at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave. Schengen area passport requirements.

Visa requirements:

• General: You can travel to countries in the Schengen area for up to 90 days in any 180-day period without a visa. To stay longer, work or study, or for other reasons, you will need to meet Icelandic entry requirements.

Travel forms:

• Proof of vaccination status: You don’t need to provide proof of your vaccination status for entry to Iceland.
• Passport stamping: Check your passport is stamped if you enter or exit the Schengen area through Iceland as a visitor. You can show evidence of when and where you entered or exited the Schengen area, and ask the border guards to add this date and location in your passport.
• UK Emergency Travel Documents: They are accepted for entry, airside transit, and exit from Iceland.

Please check with your airline and the Icelandic Directorate of Immigration for further information and updates.

Tourism Tax: A tax of ISK 666 per room per night will become effective from January 1, 2024. The lodging tax will be collected directly at the time of check-in or check-out at the hotel. Please note: If you are travelling after the 1st November 2024, we have included this tax in the cost of your holiday. Therefor you will not need to pay anything upon arrival.

Irish Passport Holders

Please note that this information is for British Passport holders only. If you hold an Irish passport then please visit the Department of Foreign Affairs for travel advice