Global rank
#5
Iceland • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free114 · 57%
Visa on arrival32 · 16%
eTA11 · 6%
Visa required43 · 22%
Bloc
EU / Schengen
Language required
A2 Icelandic
Years to citizenship
7 yr
Dual citizenship
Yes
Inheritable generations
2 gen
World reach
92%
Renounce required
No
About the Iceland passport
Ranked #8 out of 200 in the global passport index, the Iceland passport offers more travel freedom than 96% of passports worldwide. Alongside United States and Canada, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Iceland citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Iceland citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
The top marginal income tax rate in Iceland is 46%, with capital gains taxed at 22%. The country operates a standard mid tax regime.
Iceland is a member of the European Union, granting holders the right to live, work, and study across 27 EU member states plus 4 Schengen associates.
Where Iceland passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIndonesiaIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVatican CityVenezuelaZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlgeriaAzerbaijanBeninBhutanBurkina FasoCameroonCentral African RepublicChadCongoCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniGabonGhanaGuineaGuyanaIndiaIraqLiberiaLibyaMaliMauritaniaMyanmarNauruNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaPakistanRussiaSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTogoTurkmenistanUgandaVanuatuVietnamYemen