Visa Information

Overview

Every applicant, including children/infants, must submit his/her Schengen visa application in person and by appointment only on their appointment date, which needs to be booked online (see Schedule an Appointment) by the applicant.

Regarding school pupils

Please be aware that children traveling to Iceland as part of a school trip, and are nationals of a country whose citizens fall under Schengen visa requirements, are not required to obtain a visa before traveling to Iceland.

Please see HERE what nationalities are required to have a visa when traveling to the Schengen area.

For Non EU citizens who are not sure whether a Schengen visa is required to travel to the Schengen Area, please click Do I need a visa? to find out.

Eligibility

Applicant must at least meet the following criteria in order to be eligible to submit a Schengen visa application:

1. holding a valid passport/travel document
2. holding a valid Irish residence permit. In case applicant holds a short stay visa for the Ireland, a C type visa (see example here), then applicant needs to apply for a Schengen visa from his/her residence country.
3. applying for a short stay visa (Tourist: including Minors, Visitor Family/Friends, Business, EEA/EU and Swiss national family member or Airport Transit)

Please Note

1. EU Family Members and are holders of a residence permit card explicitly stating “Stamp4 EU FAM” do not need a visa when travelling to Iceland
   

   The following Irish residence cards have a visa-exempting effect under Directive 2004/38/EC (also referred to as ‘Irish residence permit cards with Stamp 4 EU fam’):

   • Article 10 residence cards issued to family members of those EU citizens who have moved to a Member State other than that of their nationality.
   • Permanent residence cards issued under Article 20 of Directive 2004/38/EC (replacing the five-year residence card issued under Article 10 of Directive 2004/38/EC).
   • Holders of the above-mentioned residence cards do not need a short-stay visa to travel for up to 90 days in a 180-day period to any EU Member State, regardless of the participation of the issuing or visited Member State in the Schengen area without controls at internal borders, and independently of whether or not the holder of the card accompanies or joins the EU citizen.
2. Visa required spouses of Irish citizens fall under the EU family member facilitation, As such they do not have to pay the visa fee
3. Refugees/Stateless persons residing in an EU country (Ireland) and holding travel documents issued by that country do not need a visa when travelling to Iceland
4. Students on a school trip do not need a visa when travelling to Iceland

Irish travel documents

Are you a holder of a refugee travel document or a travel document for stateless person and a national of a country that is required to have a visa when traveling to the Schengen area? If so, then you are not required to have a visa before traveling to Iceland.

Visa Fees

Applicable visa fee, in Euros (€) and may be subject to change without notice.

VFS service fee €75 (inclusive of VAT) is charged per visa application, in addition to the applicable visa fee.

All fees can be paid by cash or Credit/Debit card.

Cheque payments and direct bank transfers are not accepted.

All fees are non-refundable.

Documents Required

In order to ensure quick and efficient visa processing you must prepare all necessary documentation before you submit the application package to VFS Global. Failing to submit all relevant documentation will result in unnecessary delays or might lead to a refusal of your application. Therefore, please do not approach the visa reception before you have collected all supporting documentation. Personal appearance is requested for applicants applying for a Schengen visa to Iceland for the first time.

Information about the application will be shared with the other Schengen countries and applying under false circumstances may affect future applications for the Schengen area.

English translations must accompany the documents not originally in English. The application supporting documents should be handed in on A4 size papers.

Please see here for the requirements: Click here.

Photo Specifications

Please provide one recent (not older than 6 months) colour photograph of yourself, meeting the following requirements:

• Taken against a plain light (white or off-white) background so that features are distinguishable and contrast against the background
• Clear quality and with the face in focus
• Full face: non-smiling, no sunglasses, no hat/cap or any head covering, unless the applicant wears such items because of his/her religious belief or ethnic background
• Printed on normal photographic paper (camera print)

Photograph attached (glued) to the Visa Application Form

If the photographs presented do not meet these requirements (see examples here), then the visa application will be considered incomplete and applicant will be asked to take new photographs in the photo booth in the visa application centre.

Processing Time

Every applicant can submit his/her Schengen visa application up to 6 months before the intended travel date to the Schengen Area.

The minimum processing time of a visa application is 15 days, so applicants are advised to leave enough time - between the appointment date and travel date - for the Mission to process their visa application; no guarantees can be given on the visa application’s actual return date as delays may occur.

This period may be extended to up to 45 days if a more detailed examination of the application and/or additional documents are required.

In order to avoid any delays in the visa application process, it is paramount that the visa application is complete and its documents submitted are as per the Mission’s requirements (see Documents Required for the different visa categories).

Applicants also need to be aware that, especially during busy season around Easter, Summer holidays (July and August) and Christmas, the appointments (see Schedule an Appointment) are being booked very quickly as the Mission only processes a fixed amount of visa applications on a daily basis.

Furthermore applicants need to consider that VFS/Mission’s closures and holidays (see Public Holidays/Closures) may extend the visa application processing time.

Therefore VFS recommends all applicants:

to book their appointment as soon as they know they’ll be travelling

1. to ensure that their visa application’s documentation meets the Mission’s requirements
2. to leave enough processing time for the Mission

Applicants submitting their visa application in our satellite centre in Dublin need to calculate 2-3 extra working days to their minimum processing time as their visa application will first be dispatched to the VFS London office, from where it is forwarded to the Mission in London the following day.

The Mission may always request for additional information/documents or invite applicants for an interview during the visa application process and this may cause delays in the visa process, which applicants accept responsibility for.

Download Form

In order to apply for Iceland visa applicants needs to provide two visa application forms (VAF).

Form No.1

1. Click Schengen Visa Application form in English (Application form in Icelandic)
2. Duly complete the online visa application form (as per the passport’s details)
3. Select File in Menu bar
4. Select Print and confirm Printing
5. Bring the signed visa application form with the supporting documents on his/her appointment day

Form No.2

Please click here for the second form which needs to be fill in and printed for the appointment.

Overview

Every applicant, including children/infants, must submit his/her Schengen visa application in person and by appointment only on their appointment date, which needs to be booked online (see Schedule an Appointment) by the applicant.

For Non EU citizens who are not sure whether a Schengen visa is required to travel to the Schengen Area, please click Do I need a visa? to find out.

In regards to conference/congress/fair/seminar/workshop the following applicants can also apply for a Business visa:

1. Applicants-employees going to attend a conference/congress/fair/seminar/workshop organised by their company or another company directly related to their company
2. Applicants-employees going to be actively involved in a conference/congress/fair/seminar/workshop

Employer letter needs to confirm clearly the purpose of attending the conference/congress/fair/seminar/workshop, if not, applicant will need to apply as Tourist.

Eligibility

Applicant must at least meet the following criteria in order to be eligible to submit a Schengen visa application:

1. holding a valid passport/travel document
2. holding a C type visa, then applicant needs to apply for a Schengen visa from his/her residence country.
3. applying for a short stay visa (Tourist: including Minors, Visitor Family/Friends, Business, EEA/EU and Swiss national family member or Airport Transit)

Please Note

1. EU Family Members and are holders of a residence permit card explicitly stating “Stamp4 EU FAM” do not need a visa when travelling to Iceland
   

   The following Irish residence cards have a visa-exempting effect under Directive 2004/38/EC (also referred to as ‘Irish residence permit cards with Stamp 4 EU fam’):

   • Article 10 residence cards issued to family members of those EU citizens who have moved to a Member State other than that of their nationality.
   • Permanent residence cards issued under Article 20 of Directive 2004/38/EC (replacing the five-year residence card issued under Article 10 of Directive 2004/38/EC).
   • Holders of the above-mentioned residence cards do not need a short-stay visa to travel for up to 90 days in a 180-day period to any EU Member State, regardless of the participation of the issuing or visited Member State in the Schengen area without controls at internal borders, and independently of whether or not the holder of the card accompanies or joins the EU citizen.
2. Visa required spouses of Irish citizens fall under the EU family member facilitation, As such they do not have to pay the visa fee
3. Refugees/Stateless persons residing in an EU country (Ireland) and holding travel documents issued by that country do not need a visa when travelling to Iceland
4. Students on a school trip do not need a visa when travelling to Iceland

Irish travel documents

Are you a holder of a refugee travel document (or a travel document for stateless person and a national of a country that is required to have a visa when traveling to the Schengen area? If so, then you are not required to have a visa before traveling to Iceland.

Visa Fees

Applicable visa fee, in Euros (€) and may be subject to change without notice.

VFS service fee €75 (inclusive of VAT) is charged per visa application, in addition to the applicable visa fee.

All fees can be paid by cash or Credit/Debit card.

Cheque payments and direct bank transfers are not accepted.

All fees are non-refundable.

Documents Required

In order to ensure quick and efficient visa processing you must prepare all necessary documentation before you submit the application package to VFS Global. Failing to submit all relevant documentation will result in unnecessary delays or might lead to a refusal of your application. Therefore, please do not approach the visa reception before you have collected all supporting documentation. Personal appearance is requested for applicants applying for a Schengen visa to Iceland for the first time.

Information about the application will be shared with the other Schengen countries and applying under false circumstances may affect future applications for the Schengen area.

English translations must accompany the documents not originally in English. The application supporting documents should be handed in on A4 size papers.

Please see here for the requirements: Click here.

Photo Specifications

Please provide one recent (not older than 6 months) colour photograph of yourself, meeting the following requirements:

• Taken against a plain light (white or off-white) background so that features are distinguishable and contrast against the background
• Clear quality and with the face in focus
• Full face: non-smiling, no sunglasses, no hat/cap or any head covering, unless the applicant wears such items because of his/her religious belief or ethnic background
• Printed on normal photographic paper (camera print)

Photograph attached (glued) to the Visa Application Form

If the photographs presented do not meet these requirements (see examples here), then the visa application will be considered incomplete and applicant will be asked to take new photographs in the photo booth in the visa application centre.

Processing Time

Every applicant can submit his/her Schengen visa application up to 6 months before the intended travel date to the Schengen Area.

The minimum processing time of a visa application is 15 days, so applicants are advised to leave enough time - between the appointment date and travel date - for the Mission to process their visa application; no guarantees can be given on the visa application’s actual return date as delays may occur.

This period may be extended to up to 45 days if a more detailed examination of the application and/or additional documents are required.

In order to avoid any delays in the visa application process, it is paramount that the visa application is complete and its documents submitted are as per the Mission’s requirements (see Documents Required for the different visa categories).

Applicants also need to be aware that, especially during busy season around Easter, Summer holidays (July and August) and Christmas, the appointments (see Schedule an Appointment) are being booked very quickly as the Mission only processes a fixed amount of visa applications on a daily basis.

Furthermore applicants need to consider that VFS/Mission’s closures and holidays (see Public Holidays/Closures) may extend the visa application processing time.

Therefore VFS recommends all applicants:

to book their appointment as soon as they know they’ll be travelling

1. to ensure that their visa application’s documentation meets the Mission’s requirements
2. to leave enough processing time for the Mission

Applicants submitting their visa application in our satellite centre in Dublin need to calculate 2-3 extra working days to their minimum processing time as their visa application will first be dispatched to the VFS London office, from where it is forwarded to the Mission in London the following day.

The Mission may always request for additional information/documents or invite applicants for an interview during the visa application process and this may cause delays in the visa process, which applicants accept responsibility for.

Download Form

In order to apply for Iceland visa applicants needs to provide two visa application forms (VAF).

Form No.1

1. Click Schengen Visa Application form in English (Application form in Icelandic)
2. Duly complete the online visa application form (as per the passport’s details)
3. Select File in Menu bar
4. Select Print and confirm Printing
5. Bring the signed visa application form with the supporting documents on his/her appointment day

Form No.2

Please click here for the second form which needs to be fill in and printed for the appointment.

Overview

Every applicant, including children/infants, must submit his/her Schengen visa application in person and by appointment only on their appointment date, which needs to be booked online (see Schedule an Appointment) by the applicant.

For Non EU citizens who are not sure whether a Schengen visa is required to travel to the Schengen Area, please click Do I need a visa? to find out.

Eligibility

Applicant must at least meet the following criteria in order to be eligible to submit a Schengen visa application:

1. holding a valid passport/travel document
2. holding a valid Irish residence permit. In case applicant holds a short stay visa for Ireland, a C type visa (see example here), then applicant needs to apply for a Schengen visa from his/her residence country
3. applying for a short stay visa: Tourist (including Minors), Visitor Family/Friends, Business, EEA/EU and Swiss national family member or Airport Transit

Please Note

1. EU Family Members and are holders of a residence permit card explicitly stating “Stamp4 EU FAM” do not need a visa when travelling to Iceland
   

   The following Irish residence cards have a visa-exempting effect under Directive 2004/38/EC (also referred to as ‘Irish residence permit cards with Stamp 4 EU fam’):

   • Article 10 residence cards issued to family members of those EU citizens who have moved to a Member State other than that of their nationality.
   • Permanent residence cards issued under Article 20 of Directive 2004/38/EC (replacing the five-year residence card issued under Article 10 of Directive 2004/38/EC).
   • Holders of the above-mentioned residence cards do not need a short-stay visa to travel for up to 90 days in a 180-day period to any EU Member State, regardless of the participation of the issuing or visited Member State in the Schengen area without controls at internal borders, and independently of whether or not the holder of the card accompanies or joins the EU citizen.
2. Visa required spouses of Irish citizens fall under the EU family member facilitation, As such they do not have to pay the visa fee
3. Refugees/Stateless persons residing in an EU country (Ireland) and holding travel documents issued by that country do not need a visa when travelling to Iceland
4. Students on a school trip do not need a visa when travelling to Iceland

UK travel documents

Are you a holder of a refugee travel document (or a travel document for stateless person and a national of a country that is required to have a visa when traveling to the Schengen area? If so, then you are not required to have a visa before traveling to Iceland.

Visa Fees

Applicable visa fee, in Euros (€) and may be subject to change without notice.

VFS service fee €75 (inclusive of VAT) is charged per visa application, in addition to the applicable visa fee.

All fees can be paid by cash or Credit/Debit card.

Cheque payments and direct bank transfers are not accepted.

All fees are non-refundable.

Documents Required

In order to ensure quick and efficient visa processing you must prepare all necessary documentation before you submit the application package to VFS Global. Failing to submit all relevant documentation will result in unnecessary delays or might lead to a refusal of your application. Therefore, please do not approach the visa reception before you have collected all supporting documentation. Personal appearance is requested for applicants applying for a Schengen visa to Iceland for the first time.

Information about the application will be shared with the other Schengen countries and applying under false circumstances may affect future applications for the Schengen area.

English translations must accompany the documents not originally in English. The application supporting documents should be handed in on A4 size papers.

Please see here for the requirements: Click here.

Photo Specifications

Please provide one recent (not older than 6 months) colour photograph of yourself, meeting the following requirements:

• Taken against a plain light (white or off-white) background so that features are distinguishable and contrast against the background
• Clear quality and with the face in focus
• Full face: non-smiling, no sunglasses, no hat/cap or any head covering, unless the applicant wears such items because of his/her religious belief or ethnic background
• Printed on normal photographic paper (camera print)

Photograph attached (glued) to the Visa Application Form

If the photographs presented do not meet these requirements (see examples here), then the visa application will be considered incomplete and applicant will be asked to take new photographs in the photo booth in the visa application centre.

Processing Time

Every applicant can submit his/her Schengen visa application up to 6 months before the intended travel date to the Schengen Area.

The minimum processing time of a visa application is 15 days, so applicants are advised to leave enough time - between the appointment date and travel date - for the Mission to process their visa application; no guarantees can be given on the visa application’s actual return date as delays may occur.

This period may be extended to up to 45 days if a more detailed examination of the application and/or additional documents are required.

In order to avoid any delays in the visa application process, it is paramount that the visa application is complete and its documents submitted are as per the Mission’s requirements (see Documents Required for the different visa categories).

Applicants also need to be aware that, especially during busy season around Easter, Summer holidays (July and August) and Christmas, the appointments (see Schedule an Appointment) are being booked very quickly as the Mission only processes a fixed amount of visa applications on a daily basis.

Furthermore applicants need to consider that VFS/Mission’s closures and holidays (see Public Holidays/Closures) may extend the visa application processing time.

Therefore VFS recommends all applicants:

to book their appointment as soon as they know they’ll be travelling

1. to ensure that their visa application’s documentation meets the Mission’s requirements
2. to leave enough processing time for the Mission

Applicants submitting their visa application in our satellite centre in Dublin need to calculate 2-3 extra working days to their minimum processing time as their visa application will first be dispatched to the VFS London office, from where it is forwarded to the Mission in London the following day.

The Mission may always request for additional information/documents or invite applicants for an interview during the visa application process and this may cause delays in the visa process, which applicants accept responsibility for.

Download Form

In order to apply for Iceland visa applicants needs to provide two visa application forms (VAF).

Form No.1

1. Click Schengen Visa Application form in English (Application form in Icelandic)
2. Duly complete the online visa application form (as per the passport’s details)
3. Select File in Menu bar
4. Select Print and confirm Printing
5. Bring the signed visa application form with the supporting documents on his/her appointment day

Form No.2

Please click here for the second form which needs to be fill in and printed for the appointment.

Overview

Application is applicable in case you are travelling for visiting Family and Friends.

Regarding school pupils

Please be aware that children traveling to Iceland as part of a school trip, and are nationals of a country whose citizens fall under Schengen visa requirements, are not required to obtain a visa before traveling to Iceland.

Please see HERE what nationalities are required to have a visa when traveling to the Schengen area.

A visa normally grants you the right to stay in the entire Schengen region. The Schengen countries are Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

A visa allows you to stay a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period in Iceland and is normally valid for the entire Schengen region.

Decisions about visa applications must normally be made within 15 days (from the day Embassy receives it, excluding submission time at VFS). In some cases applications will require further enquiry or documentation. So processing time in these cases might prolong. Applicants might also be asked to appear for an Interview at the Embassy.

A visa does not allow you to work in Iceland unless the Immigration Service has explicitly granted you this right.

Please Note

1. EU Family Members and are holders of a residence permit card explicitly stating “Stamp4 EU FAM” do not need a visa when travelling to Iceland
   

   The following Irish residence cards have a visa-exempting effect under Directive 2004/38/EC (also referred to as ‘Irish residence permit cards with Stamp 4 EU fam’):

   • Article 10 residence cards issued to family members of those EU citizens who have moved to a Member State other than that of their nationality.
   • Permanent residence cards issued under Article 20 of Directive 2004/38/EC (replacing the five-year residence card issued under Article 10 of Directive 2004/38/EC).
   • Holders of the above-mentioned residence cards do not need a short-stay visa to travel for up to 90 days in a 180-day period to any EU Member State, regardless of the participation of the issuing or visited Member State in the Schengen area without controls at internal borders, and independently of whether or not the holder of the card accompanies or joins the EU citizen.
2. Visa required spouses of Irish citizens fall under the EU family member facilitation, As such they do not have to pay the visa fee
3. Refugees/Stateless persons residing in an EU country (Ireland) and holding travel documents issued by that country do not need a visa when travelling to Iceland
4. Students on a school trip do not need a visa when travelling to Iceland

Irish travel documents

Are you a holder of a refugee travel document or a travel document for stateless person and a national of a country that is required to have a visa when traveling to the Schengen area? If so, then you are not required to have a visa before traveling to Iceland.

Visa Fees

Applicable visa fee, in Euros (€) and may be subject to change without notice.

VFS service fee €75 (inclusive of VAT) is charged per visa application, in addition to the applicable visa fee.

All fees can be paid by cash or Credit/Debit card.

Cheque payments and direct bank transfers are not accepted.

All fees are non-refundable.

Documents Required

In order to ensure quick and efficient visa processing you must prepare all necessary documentation before you submit the application package to VFS Global. Failing to submit all relevant documentation will result in unnecessary delays or might lead to a refusal of your application. Therefore, please do not approach the visa reception before you have collected all supporting documentation. Personal appearance is requested for applicants applying for a Schengen visa to Iceland for the first time.

Information about the application will be shared with the other Schengen countries and applying under false circumstances may affect future applications for the Schengen area.

English translations must accompany the documents not originally in English. The application supporting documents should be handed in on A4 size papers.

Please see here for the requirements: Click here.

Photo Specifications

Please provide one recent (not older than 6 months) colour photograph of yourself, meeting the following requirements:

• Taken against a plain light (white or off-white) background so that features are distinguishable and contrast against the background
• Clear quality and with the face in focus
• Full face: non-smiling, no sunglasses, no hat/cap or any head covering, unless the applicant wears such items because of his/her religious belief or ethnic background
• Printed on normal photographic paper (camera print)

Photograph attached (glued) to the Visa Application Form

If the photographs presented do not meet these requirements (see examples here), then the visa application will be considered incomplete and applicant will be asked to take new photographs in the photo booth in the visa application centre.

Processing Time

Every applicant can submit his/her Schengen visa application up to 6 months before the intended travel date to the Schengen Area.

The minimum processing time of a visa application is 15 days, so applicants are advised to leave enough time - between the appointment date and travel date - for the Mission to process their visa application; no guarantees can be given on the visa application’s actual return date as delays may occur.

This period may be extended to up to 45 days if a more detailed examination of the application and/or additional documents are required.

In order to avoid any delays in the visa application process, it is paramount that the visa application is complete and its documents submitted are as per the Mission’s requirements (see Documents Required for the different visa categories).

Applicants also need to be aware that, especially during busy season around Easter, Summer holidays (July and August) and Christmas, the appointments (see Schedule an Appointment) are being booked very quickly as the Mission only processes a fixed amount of visa applications on a daily basis.

Furthermore applicants need to consider that VFS/Mission’s closures and holidays (see Public Holidays/Closures) may extend the visa application processing time.

Therefore VFS recommends all applicants:

to book their appointment as soon as they know they’ll be travelling

1. to ensure that their visa application’s documentation meets the Mission’s requirements
2. to leave enough processing time for the Mission

Applicants submitting their visa application in our satellite centre in Dublin need to calculate 2-3 extra working days to their minimum processing time as their visa application will first be dispatched to the VFS London office, from where it is forwarded to the Mission in London the following day.

The Mission may always request for additional information/documents or invite applicants for an interview during the visa application process and this may cause delays in the visa process, which applicants accept responsibility for.

Download Form

In order to apply for Iceland visa applicants needs to provide two visa application forms (VAF).

Form No.1

1. Click Schengen Visa Application form in English (Application form in Icelandic)
2. Duly complete the online visa application form (as per the passport’s details)
3. Select File in Menu bar
4. Select Print and confirm Printing
5. Bring the signed visa application form with the supporting documents on his/her appointment day

Form No.2

Please click here for the second form which needs to be fill in and printed for the appointment.

Overview

Every applicant, including children/infants, must submit his/her Schengen visa application in person and by appointment only on their appointment date, which needs to be booked online (see Schedule an Appointment) by the applicant.

For Non EU citizens who are not sure whether a Schengen visa is required to travel to the Schengen Area, please click Do I need a visa? to find out.

1. Following family members of EEA/EU and Swiss nationals are entitled to apply for a Schengen visa as EEA/EU Family member, i.e. submitting fewer documents required than regular Tourists and exempt from paying the applicable visa fee, when travelling together with their EEA/EU or Swiss Family member:
   1. Spouse
   2. Child(ren)
   3. Registered partner

Please Note

1. EU Family Members and are holders of a residence permit card explicitly stating “Stamp4 EU FAM” do not need a visa when travelling to Iceland
   

   The following Irish residence cards have a visa-exempting effect under Directive 2004/38/EC (also referred to as ‘Irish residence permit cards with Stamp 4 EU fam’):

   • Article 10 residence cards issued to family members of those EU citizens who have moved to a Member State other than that of their nationality.
   • Permanent residence cards issued under Article 20 of Directive 2004/38/EC (replacing the five-year residence card issued under Article 10 of Directive 2004/38/EC).
   • Holders of the above-mentioned residence cards do not need a short-stay visa to travel for up to 90 days in a 180-day period to any EU Member State, regardless of the participation of the issuing or visited Member State in the Schengen area without controls at internal borders, and independently of whether or not the holder of the card accompanies or joins the EU citizen.
2. Visa required spouses of Irish citizens fall under the EU family member facilitation, As such they do not have to pay the visa fee
3. Refugees/Stateless persons residing in an EU country (Ireland) and holding travel documents issued by that country do not need a visa when travelling to Iceland
4. Students on a school trip do not need a visa when travelling to Iceland

Ireland travel documents

Are you a holder of a refugee travel document or a travel document for stateless person and a national of a country that is required to have a visa when traveling to the Schengen area? If so, then you must apply for a visa before traveling to Iceland.

Visa Fees

Applicable visa fee, in Euros (€) and may be subject to change without notice.

VFS service fee €75 (inclusive of VAT) is charged per visa application, in addition to the applicable visa fee.

All fees can be paid by cash or Credit/Debit card.

Cheque payments and direct bank transfers are not accepted.

All fees are non-refundable.

Documents Required

In order to ensure quick and efficient visa processing you must prepare all necessary documentation before you submit the application package to VFS Global. Failing to submit all relevant documentation will result in unnecessary delays or might lead to a refusal of your application. Therefore, please do not approach the visa reception before you have collected all supporting documentation. Personal appearance is requested for applicants applying for a Schengen visa to Iceland for the first time.

Information about the application will be shared with the other Schengen countries and applying under false circumstances may affect future applications for the Schengen area.

English translations must accompany the documents not originally in English. The application supporting documents should be handed in on A4 size papers.

Please see here for the requirements: Click here.

Photo Specifications

Please provide one recent (not older than 6 months) colour photograph of yourself, meeting the following requirements:

• Taken against a plain light (white or off-white) background so that features are distinguishable and contrast against the background
• Clear quality and with the face in focus
• Full face: non-smiling, no sunglasses, no hat/cap or any head covering, unless the applicant wears such items because of his/her religious belief or ethnic background
• Printed on normal photographic paper (camera print)

Photograph attached (glued) to the Visa Application Form

If the photographs presented do not meet these requirements (see examples here), then the visa application will be considered incomplete and applicant will be asked to take new photographs in the photo booth in the visa application centre.

Processing Time

Every applicant can submit his/her Schengen visa application up to 6 months before the intended travel date to the Schengen Area.

The minimum processing time of a visa application is 15 days, so applicants are advised to leave enough time - between the appointment date and travel date - for the Mission to process their visa application; no guarantees can be given on the visa application’s actual return date as delays may occur.

This period may be extended to up to 45 days if a more detailed examination of the application and/or additional documents are required.

In order to avoid any delays in the visa application process, it is paramount that the visa application is complete and its documents submitted are as per the Mission’s requirements (see Documents Required for the different visa categories).

Applicants also need to be aware that, especially during busy season around Easter, Summer holidays (July and August) and Christmas, the appointments (see Schedule an Appointment) are being booked very quickly as the Mission only processes a fixed amount of visa applications on a daily basis.

Furthermore applicants need to consider that VFS/Mission’s closures and holidays (see Public Holidays/Closures) may extend the visa application processing time.

Therefore VFS recommends all applicants:

to book their appointment as soon as they know they’ll be travelling

1. to ensure that their visa application’s documentation meets the Mission’s requirements
2. to leave enough processing time for the Mission

Applicants submitting their visa application in our satellite centre in Dublin need to calculate 2-3 extra working days to their minimum processing time as their visa application will first be dispatched to the VFS London office, from where it is forwarded to the Mission in London the following day.

The Mission may always request for additional information/documents or invite applicants for an interview during the visa application process and this may cause delays in the visa process, which applicants accept responsibility for.

Download Form

In order to apply for Iceland visa applicants needs to provide two visa application forms (VAF).

Form No.1

1. Click Schengen Visa Application form in English (Application form in Icelandic)
2. Duly complete the online visa application form (as per the passport’s details)
3. Select File in Menu bar
4. Select Print and confirm Printing
5. Bring the signed visa application form with the supporting documents on his/her appointment day

Form No.2

Please click here for the second form which needs to be fill in and printed for the appointment.