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India → Iceland

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
India
To
Iceland
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
158
Change since 2018
+315.8%
Share of all arrivals in Iceland, 2023
0.95%
Inflow 2023158OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from India to Iceland

Inflows of nationals of India recorded by Iceland; stock of nationals of India living there; and acquisitions of Iceland's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

90180200020032006200920122015201820212023
901802000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200027
200135
200217
200313
200418
200517
200641
200741
200864
200917
201021
201116
201224
201327
201423
201524
201635
201724
201838
201942
202067
2021127
2022180
2023158
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—509—
202315844410
20221803016
20211271975
2020671454
2019421298
2018381194
2017241151
2016351063
2015241099
201423101—
201327942
201224803
201116733
2010218611
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in India who live in Iceland: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

29458819901995200020052010201520202024
29458819902000201020202024
Data table
199062
1995105
2000148
2005213
2010272
2015305
2020389
2024588
Estimate, 2024
588
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.60%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
28
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Iceland's consulates in India

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Iceland's consulates located in India.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20245,2574,27883515.9%
20233,0432,9041224.0%
20221,8611,7421025.5%
202192965325026.9%
20208667119711.2%
20196445567712.0%

Applications by year

2,6295,257201920202021202220232024
2,6295,257201920202021202220232024
Data table
2019644
2020866
2021929
20221,861
20233,043
20245,257
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Iceland

First residence permits issued by Iceland to citizens of India (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family46
  2. Work24
  3. Education12
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
202582000
20241160431
202314801030
20221880627
20211310518
2020590414
2019480810
2018280413
2017180110
2016240315
2015200915
2014180014
2013230216
201222030
201120030
2010210110
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)22
  2. Other paid activities2
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
566
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
23
Changed status into work, 2025
4
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Iceland in India, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyNew Delhigovernment.is
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Iceland, 2023; India ranks 21.

Inflows to Iceland, 2023
  1. Poland4,357
  2. Ukraine1,659
  3. Romania1,211
  4. Lithuania1,022
  5. Latvia667
  6. Spain540
  7. Czechia441
  8. Vietnam411
  9. Germany411
  10. Portugal391
  11. United States366
  12. Italy340
Other destinations for people from India, 2023
  1. Canada139,785
  2. United States68,420
  3. Australia55,277
  4. Germany54,123
  5. New Zealand47,163
  6. Italy13,691
  7. Portugal12,185
  8. Netherlands12,073
  9. Japan10,547
  10. Spain10,063
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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