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United Kingdom → Iceland

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
United Kingdom
To
Iceland
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
139
Change since 2018
-45.1%
Share of all arrivals in Iceland, 2023
0.84%
Inflow 2023139OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the United Kingdom to Iceland

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

Inflows by year

152303200020032006200920122015201820212023
1523032000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200077
200183
200262
200340
200446
200575
200677
200792
2008117
2009107
2010107
2011123
2012110
2013138
2014151
2015191
2016241
2017263
2018253
2019293
2020303
2021175
2022178
2023139
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—895—
20231391,23822
20221781,24414
20211751,28526
20203031,1599
20192931,0058
20182539216
20172638295
20162417562
20151916703
20141516141
20131386032
20121106003
20111235547
20101075345
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

1,4022,80419901995200020052010201520202024
1,4022,80419902000201020202024
Data table
1990647
1995684
2000721
2005918
20101,093
20151,307
20201,857
20242,804
Estimate, 2024
2,804
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
2.8%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
9
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 the United Kingdom

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20245,5084,64778814.3%
20233,0693,023451.5%
20222,0962,049130.6%
202179879220.3%
202027270—

Applications by year

2,7545,50820202021202220232024
2,7545,50820202021202220232024
Data table
202027
2021798
20222,096
20233,069
20245,508
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 the United Kingdom (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work62
  2. Family44
  3. Education19
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025125000
202412701159
202310102298
2022141014118
202179026113
202000990
201700576
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)35
  2. Other paid activities27
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
1,503
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
11
Changed status into work, 2025
1
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 the United Kingdom, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Iceland, 2023; the United Kingdom ranks 22.

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 the United Kingdom, 2023
  1. Spain18,269
  2. United States10,850
  3. Australia10,185
  4. Portugal7,365
  5. Japan6,190
  6. Germany6,055
  7. New Zealand5,847
  8. Canada4,990
  9. Ireland4,800
  10. France3,645
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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