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04 January 2022

Agreement between Iceland and the United Kingdom on Youth Mobility

UK nationals can now apply for Working Holiday residence permits in Iceland and Icelandic nationals are eligible to apply for Youth Mobility Scheme visas in the UK. This is based on an agreement between Iceland and the UK on Youth Mobility.

21 December 2021

Joint statement by the Nordic Ministers of Defence on Ukraine

The Nordic Ministers of Defence, including Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation of Iceland, issued the following statement on 21 December 2021.

03 December 2021

Foreign Minister Gylfadóttir attended NATO and OSCE ministerial meetings

Thórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, who took office as Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation of Iceland, earlier this week, took part in two international ministerial meetings, signed an Air Services Agreement with Ukraine, and had several bilateral meetings, all in her first days in office.

27 November 2021

COVID-19: Stricter border measures due to new Omicron variant

All passengers that have stayed in a defined high-risk zone for more than 24 hours in the past 14 days shall undergo a PCR test upon arrival followed by quarantine that ends with another test five days later. These measures apply to everyone that has stayed in a defined high-risk zone irrespective of vaccination status or prior COVID-19 infection.…

24 November 2021

COP26 results a cause for optimism, says Iceland‘s Environment Minister

Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Iceland‘s Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, says that the final results of COP26 in Glasgow is a source of optimism for the most urgent task of the 21st Century: To avert a climate catastrophe.

17 November 2021

Iceland elected to the UNESCO Executive Board

Iceland has been elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation at its ongoing General Conference in Paris. Iceland received 168 votes in today’s election.

12 November 2021

COVID-19: Stricter measures, a 50 person restriction on the number of people at gatherings, and a substantial vaccination push

The Minister of Health has, in keeping with the recommendations of the Chief Epidemiologist, decided to implement much stricter disease-prevention measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 infections. These measures will enter into force at midnight.…

10 November 2021Embassy of Iceland in Paris

Iceland’s candidacy emphases presented at the UNESCO General Conference

Delegates of Iceland have presented their points of emphases for Iceland’s Executive Board candidacy to the UNESCO General Conference. Iceland has been increasing its activities and contributions to development cooperation within UNESCO in recent years.

09 November 2021

Iceland‘s message at COP26: We need to upgrade our pledges

The message from Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir at the UN Climte Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow was clear. We need to do more, since the Paris pledges will not suffice to keep global warming within safe limits.

04 November 2021

COVID-19: Quarantine measures at the border to remain unchanged until 15 January 2022

The Minister of Health has decided to extend the application of the regulation on COVID-19 quarantine measures at the border in line with the recommendation of the Chief Epidemiologist. The regulation will remain in force until 15 January 2022.

22 October 2021

Active participation from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs at the Arctic Circle assembly

Guðlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development, and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, took an active part in the Arctic Circle assembly at Harpa in Reykjavík, which concluded last weekend.

29 September 2021

COVID-19: The rules about restrictions at the border will be changing as of 1 October

The requirement that individuals with ties to Iceland must present a certificate of a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival in Iceland will be abolished. Connecting passengers who do not leave the border station will also be exempt from presenting such a certificate. Individuals with ties to Iceland, except children born in 2005 or later, will still have to undergo testing after arrival.