Working Holiday or Youth Mobility Residence Permit

For Andorran citizens

For Canadian citizens

For Chilean citizens

For Japanese citizens

For UK citizens

You are 18 to 30 years old when the application is submitted, including both years.

You are 18 to 30 years old when the application is submitted.

The permit includes an unlimited work permit, this means that the holder may work and change their employer without applying for a work permit.

You have not previously been granted a Working Holiday permit in Iceland.

The purpose of your stay is to experience the culture and general way of life in Iceland.

You live in your home country.

You do not intend to take up residence in Iceland.

You may not engage as a professional in employment for which you are not qualified or as a professional sportsperson, including as a coach.

You must submit a sworn declaration regarding the purpose of your stay along with the application.

259.951 ISK for individuals per month.

Means of support must be secure for three months after the issuance of a residence permit.

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 Working Holiday / Youth Mobility can be granted for up to one year.

Andorran, Canadian, Chilean and UK citizens can renew the permit for up to one year.

Japanese citizens can not renew the permit.

The permit does not confer the right to family reunification

The permit is not a basis for a permanent residence permit