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IcelandFree movement

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

The basis is citizenship of an EEA/EFTA state. The registration covers citizens of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland. Nordic nationals (Denmark incl. the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland, Finland, Norway, Sweden) use a separate Nordic procedure.

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  • https://island.is/en/registration-of-eea-efta-foreign-nationals
    This registration form is valid for citizens of: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland.
  • https://island.is/en/registration-of-eea-efta-foreign-nationals
    If you are a Nordic national from Denmark (including the Faroe Islands, Greenland and the Åland Islands), Finland, Norway or Sweden you should go to the following page: I am a Nordic national

Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the bases on which the person may reside.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

EEA/EFTA nationals staying in Iceland longer than three months must register with Registers Iceland. Registration includes a legal domicile and an Icelandic ID number. Processing can take up to ten working days once all documents are received.

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Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

Non-EEA family members may live in Iceland on the EEA/EFTA citizen's rights: a spouse (married or cohabiting); children or grandchildren under 21 or dependent; dependent parents or grandparents; and a custodial parent living with an EEA/EFTA child under 18. For stays over three months, they must apply to the Directorate of Immigration for a residence card. If the EEA/EFTA citizen is a student, only the spouse and descendants under 21 qualify.

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When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm when permanent rights arise and the continuity or absence rules.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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