Step 1: Check your eligibility.
Step 2: Complete an Icelandic language course or pass a language proficiency test.
Step 3: Gather all the required documents.
Step 4: Apply online via the Icelandic Directorate of Immigration’s website using an electronic certificate.
Step 5: Pay the application fee online while submitting the form. The basic application fee is 16,000 ISK (Rs 11,574 approximately).
Step 6: Wait for the decision while maintaining a valid residence permit.
Documents Required
- Permanent residence application form (D-200).
- A valid passport and copies of the personal information and signature pages.
- Certificate proving completion of an Icelandic language course.
- Proof of financial means.
- A certificate of no criminal record.
- Health insurance or proof of insurance coverage.
- Recent passport-sized photographs.
- Additional documents depending on specific circumstances:
- Students may need to present a letter of admission to an Icelandic university.
- Employees may need to show their work contract with an Icelandic employer.
- You may need to provide a child’s passport and birth certificate, marriage certificate, custody documents, etc., if applicable.