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Iceland: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Iceland. 177 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 12 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 131Visa-free
  • 17ETA
  • 29On arrival
  • 31eVisa
  • 18Visa required
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Iceland
Rank12
No prior visa177
CodeISL

Passport strength

A strong passport 12

Rank 12 of 199. 177 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 20.

United KingdomETA180 daysUnited StatesETACanadaETA180 daysAustraliaETA90 daysNew ZealandETA90 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA90 daysChinaVisa-free30 daysSingaporeVisa-free30 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 49

A prior visa is needed for 49 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

IndiaeVisaVietnameVisaCubaeVisaAfghanistaneVisaAlgeriaVisa requiredAzerbaijaneVisaBenineVisaBhutaneVisa
Taxes14/100up to 46.3%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Iceland passport gives

80of 100
rank 18 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility91177 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law95score 1.58 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life100HDI 0.972
  • Health and longevity8882.7 years life expectancy
  • Education100education index 0.96
  • Taxes14up to 46.3%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access50no E-2, entry with ESTA
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 131

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEuropeAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAnguillaCaribbean · 90 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 90 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArmeniaMiddle East · 180 daysArubaCaribbean · 30 daysAustriaEuropeBahamasCaribbean · 240 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 90 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericasBoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBruneiAsia · 90 daysBulgariaEuropeCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysCayman IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsia · 30 daysColombiaAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 90 daysCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominicaCaribbean · 90 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 30 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 90 daysEstoniaEuropeFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceania · 120 daysFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGermanyEuropeGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysHungaryEuropeIrelandEuropeItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbean · 90 daysJapanAsia · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 60 daysLatviaEuropeLesothoAfrica · 14 daysLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMacaoAsia · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMaltaEuropeMauritiusAfrica · 180 daysMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 90 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceaniaNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPalauOceania · 90 daysPanamaAmericas · 90 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 90 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysPolandEuropePortugalEuropeQatarMiddle East · 90 daysRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSamoaOceania · 90 daysSan MarinoEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 90 daysSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSouth AfricaAfrica · 90 daysSpainEuropeSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsia · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 90 daysTongaOceania · 90 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysTunisiaAfrica · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysTuvaluOceania · 90 daysUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVatican CityEuropeVenezuelaAmericas · 90 days

ETA 17

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:United KingdomUnited StatesSouth KoreaIsraelSri LankaAustralia
American SamoaOceaniaAustraliaOceania · 90 daysCanadaAmericas · 180 daysGuamOceania · 90 daysIsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaPalestineMiddle EastPuerto RicoCaribbean · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 60 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysUnited KingdomEurope · 180 daysUnited StatesAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 29

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptIndonesiaMaldivesSaudi ArabiaTanzania
BahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysFalkland IslandsAmericas · 30 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle East · 30 daysKuwaitMiddle East · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 60 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysSt. HelenaAfrica · 90 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 31

Applied for online before travel

Popular:VietnamIndiaCuba
AfghanistanAsiaAzerbaijanEuropeBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMyanmarAsiaNicaraguaAmericasNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaRussiaEuropeSierra LeoneAfricaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaUgandaAfricaVietnamAsia

Visa required 18

Through a consulate

AlgeriaAfricaCentral African RepublicAfricaChadAfricaEritreaAfricaEswatiniAfricaGambiaAfricaGhanaAfricaGuyanaAmericasLiberiaAfricaMaliAfricaNauruOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaRepublic of the CongoAfricaSudanAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaVanuatuOceaniaYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 11Liechtenstein179
  2. 11Lithuania179
  3. 11United States179
  4. 12Bulgaria177
  5. 12Iceland177
  6. 12Romania177
  7. 13Hong Kong176
  8. 13Monaco176
  9. 14Cyprus174

Frequently asked questions

Iceland: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 177 of 226 countries and territories, 131 visa-free, 17 with an ETA and 29 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 12 of 199.

Iceland: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. This is a Schengen country, its citizens have freedom of movement.

Iceland → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Electronic authorisation online.

Iceland → United States: is a visa needed?

ETA. Electronic authorisation online.

Iceland → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Sierra Leone adds 16 destinations without a prior visa, Guinea-Bissau adds 14. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.