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Here you find a recent report on matters of immigrants, foreign nationals and refugees in 2025, in Icelandic: arsskyrsla-innflytjendur-erl-rikisborgarar-flottafolk-2025.pdf

On July 8, 2026, amendments to Act No. 97/2002 on Foreign Nationals’ Right to Work entered into force. The amendments include, among other things, that responsibility for processing and issuing temporary work permits under the Act will be tra…

Responsibility for work permits is transferred to the Directorate of Immigration On 18 June 2026, the Icelandic Parliament (Althingi) approved amendments to Act No. 97/2002 on the Employment Rights of Foreign Nationals. Among other changes,…

Support Hubs is an informative and practical support for refugees. Offered by the Icelandic Red Cross and provided by Red Cross volunteers through chats and one-to-one support. From September 1st 2026: Mondays 10:00-12:00 and Wednesdays 13:00-15…

Municipal elections will be held on May 16th 2026. In municipal elections, voting rights are based on domicile and apply to the municipality where a person is registered as domiciled. For information on who can vote, where to vote and more: http…

All foreign born residents who are 18 years old on election day and have legal domicile in Iceland for three years in a row can vote in the municipal elections 16 May. Follow this website for election day countdown and a daily video  Facebook

An interesting conference ahead intended to respond to calls from society, immigrants, higher education providers and universities regarding the importance of a consultation forum regarding teaching Icelandic as a second language, specifically a…

Información sobre la declaración de impuestos de 2024 en español. Информация на русском языке о подаче налоговой декларации в 2024 году. Informacje odnośnie zenznaia podatkowego 2024. معلومات عن الاقرار الضريبي الفردي لعام 2024  The tax return 2…

Información sobre la declaración de impuestos de 2024 en español. Информация на русском языке о подаче налоговой декларации в 2024 году. Informacje odnośnie zenznaia podatkowego 2024. معلومات عن الاقرار الضريبي الفردي لعام 2024  The tax return 2…

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour and the Immigrant Council invite applications for grants from the Development Fund for Immigrant Issues. The fund’s purpose is to enhance research and development projects in the field of immigrati…

The Cancer Screening Coordination Centre encourages foreign women to participate in cancer screenings in Iceland. The participation of women with foreign citizenship in cancer screenings is very low. A pilot project is now ongoing where women ca…

RÚV ORÐ is a new website, free to use, where people can use TV content to learn Icelandic. One of the goals of the website is to facilitate immigrants’ access to Icelandic society and thus contribute to greater and better inclusion. On thi…

The number of immigrants has increased proportionally the most in Iceland over the past decade of all OECD countries. Despite the very high employment rate, the growing unemployment rate among immigrants is a cause for concern. The inclusion of …

Amendments to the Foreign Nationals Act, approved by parliament on June 14th, have now entered into force. The amendments concern access to the asylum procedure and the legal effects of international protection. The website of the Directorate of…

Presidential elections in Iceland will be held on the 1st of June 2024. Early voting before election day begins no later than 2nd of May. Voting may take place before election day, such as with District Commissioners or abroad. For information a…

The company LS retail is offering study support, a scholar- and mentorship program called LS Retail Future Leaders Program. The support program is for “gifted, yet underrepresented computer science students looking to jump-start their career” as…

Información sobre la declaración de impuestos de 2024 en español. Информация на русском языке о подаче налоговой декларации в 2024 году. Informacje odnośnie zenznaia podatkowego 2024. معلومات عن الاقرار الضريبي الفردي لعام 2024  The tax return 2…

Registration for Icelandic language exams this spring, starts on the 8th of March. Registration ends on April 19th, 2024. It is not possible to register for an exam after the registration deadline has passed. Here below are they  dates for the s…

Продовження терміну дії посвідки на проживання на підставі масового виїзду The Minister of Justice has decided to extend the period of validity of Article 44 of the Aliens Act, on collective protection cause of mass emigration from Ukraine, due …

A conference entitled Við vinnum með íslensku  (We work with Icelandic), aimed at professionals in the field, will take place on February 29th, 2024, at 09.00-15.00, at Hotel Hilton Nordica. At the conference, experts will “examine challen…

The City Library runs an ambitious program, provides all kinds of services and organises regular events for children and adults, all for free. The library is buzzing with life. For example there is The Story Corner, Icelandic practise, Seed Libr…

To ensure the voices of immigrants and refugees are reflected in the policy on the matters of this group, conversation and consultation with immigrants and refugees themselves is very important. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour would li…

A volcanic eruption has started near Grindavík on the Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland. The police has issued the following statement: “Tomorrow (Tuesday 19th of December) and in the coming days, all roads to Grindavík will be closed to everyo…

On December 8 (2023), an electronic briefing on the Nordplus programme grants will be held. The reason is that the next grant application deadline is February 1, 2024. Here you find (in English) information about the Nordplus programme. In Icela…

Next exam for Icelandic for those applying for Icelandic citizenship, will be held in November 2023. Registration starts on the 21st of September. A limited number will be admitted in each test round. Registration ends, 2nd of November. It is no…

Do you want to help research about immigrant women‘s experiences in the workplace and in intimate partnerships? A research on this matter is now being conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Iceland. Surveys have been put out and…

A new website of the Multicultural Information Centre has now been opened. It’s our hope that it will make it even easier for immigrants, refugees and others to find useful information. The website provides information on many aspects of e…