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  • You can register your domicile in Iceland if

    • You are an EEA/EFTA citizen.
    • You have a job in Iceland for which you get paid. 
    • You have an employment contract or a confirmation from your employer.

  • When we process your application, we assess specifically and individually whether you are employed. This means among other things that : 

    • Your work must be actual and real and you must carry out work for which you are paid.
    • Your employment contract must normally be for at least for 10 weeks.
    • You must have a confirmation from your employer, see form A-272

    Registers Iceland can take other factors into consideration while assessing employment.

    Note: Abuse of rights or fraud may result in the revocation of a person‘s right to reside in Iceland.

  • As an EEA/EFTA citizen you have the right to reside and work in Iceland with or without registering. 

    In Iceland, an ID number (kennitala) is necessary in many situations, for example to open a bank account. 

    You can bring your family to Iceland. They must also register using the application form.

    After 5 years in Iceland, you may be entitled to a permanent right of residence, if you meet the requirements.

  • If you plan to stay in Iceland for less than 3 months, you do not meet the requirements for domicile registration in Iceland and you should apply for a system ID, see more here. However if you are seeking employment, you can remain in Iceland for up to 6 months before applying for a legal domicile registration.

    If you plan on being in Iceland for longer than 3 months, you need to apply for a legal domicile in Iceland. You can stay in Iceland as long as you meet the requirements for legal domicile registration in Iceland. 

  • You will retain your worker status when you no longer have a job if these conditions apply:

    • You are temporarily unable to work due to an accident or illness. 

    • You are involuntarily unemployed after working for over a year. You must be actively seeking employment.

    • You are involuntarily unemployed after the termination of an employment contract of less than one year or you are involuntarily unemployed during that period and are actively seeking employment. In this situation you will retain your status as a worker for at least 6 months.

    • You begin an internship; if you are not involuntarily unemployed you will only retain your status as a worker if the internship is connected to your former employment.

    If you have grounds for residence as a worker and the above conditions don‘t apply to you, you do not meet the requirements for residing in Iceland anymore unless you fulfill the requirements for residence on one of the other residence categories : 

    • A person residing in Iceland on the basis of sufficient funds
    • As a student
    • As a family member

    If you are leaving Iceland because you no longer have a job, you must notify us that you are leaving and submit a notification of moving from Iceland using form A-251.

  • Individuals can stay abroad for up to 6 months on a yearly basis without registering their domicile out of Iceland.  

    Please note that you do not need to register out of Iceland for a stay abroad for more than 6 months if any of the following conditions apply:

    - Longer absence on one or more occasions for compulsory military service.

    - A single absence of a maximum of 12 consecutive months for urgent reasons, such as pregnancy and child birth, serious illness, study or vocational training or work to which the person concerned is sent to in another EEA/EFTA country or third country.

    If you leave Iceland for more than 6 months and the above mentioned reasons don't apply, you are required to register your legal domicile out of Iceland here. For more information regarding moving from Iceland, see here.

    If you have registered out of Iceland, but have returned, you will need to re-apply for legal domicile registration within 3 months, using form A-271. 

    If you have acquired permanent residence, you will not lose it unless you leave Iceland for a period exceeding two consecutive years.

    Please note that it is not permitted to have a legal domicile registration in two countries at the same time according to pgr. 1 of art. 2 of the law of legal domicile no. 80/2018.

  • You can apply using application A-271 or click on the application form on the right.

    With your application, you must always submit a valid passport or ID card along with the required documents to demonstrate that you meet the requirements for legal domicile registration.

    It is optional to submit the following documents with the application : 

    • Birth certificate
    • Marital status certificate. Applicants are encouraged to submit their marital status certificate because marital status may affect an individual's rights and their children (if relevant)

    Upon arrival in Iceland, applicants must visit a registration office and present the original copies of the following documents

    • Passport or legal travel document
    • Birth certificate and/or marital status certificate, if they were submitted in the application process.

    All documents must be in Icelandic or English. In cases where documents are in another language, a certified translation is required along with the original document.

Apply for legal domicile registration here!

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Employers confirmation

The employer must log in to the employer portal and confirm the applicants employment within 30 days after the application has been submitted.

Confirm employment here