Child Residence Permit

Please note that the child must be younger than 18 when the application is submitted.

The child has a parent that lives in Iceland og meets the criteria below.

The child will live with its parent in Iceland.

The child's parent lives in Iceland and is an Icelandic citizen, a holder of a permanent residence permit or a holder of a temporary residence permit for work requiring expert knowledge for athletes due to a shortage of labour on the basis of a collaboration or service contract for students - and is enrolled in full-time university studies leading to a Bachelor's, Master's or Doctoral degree. for students on grounds of international protection on humanitarian grounds or based on special ties to Iceland.

The child's parent may not, in the past five years, have been convicted or subjected to security measures for offences against the following chapters of the General Penal Code

The child is in the custody of and provided for by the parent it want to be reunited with in Iceland.

A person holding custody of a child without being its biological parent, does not have the right to family reunification for the child unless having also adopted the child. The adoption procedure must be completed before an application is submitted and the procedure must be in conformity with Icelandic law.

If both parents have custody of the child, the parent who is not applying for family reunification must agree to the child receiving a residence permit in Iceland.

For a child under the age of 18, provided for by a parent or legal guardian residing in Iceland, there is no need to demonstrate independent financial support.

An insurance certificate must be submitted, confirming that the applicant has taken out (purchased) a health insurance that is valid in Iceland, for at least three months from the date of the registration of the applicant's legal domicile in Iceland, with a minimum coverage of ISK 2,000,000.

A residence permit for children is generally granted for one year at a time, but for a maximum of two years.

If the permit is granted on the basis of family reunification with the holder of a temporary residence permit, its duration cannot be longer than the residence permit of that person.

The permit may be renewed even though the child has reached the age of 18 if the child is studying or working in Iceland, lives with its parent and is neither married nor in cohabitation.

A child that has a valid residence permit may work without a work permit until the age of 18.

The residence permit may be the basis for a permanent residence permit.