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United States → Iceland

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
United States
To
Iceland
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
366
Change since 2018
+14.4%
Share of all arrivals in Iceland, 2023
2.21%
Inflow 2023366OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the United States to Iceland

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

Inflows by year

218435200020032006200920122015201820212023
2184352000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000105
2001104
200293
200364
200499
2005140
2006200
2007144
2008142
2009131
2010130
2011113
2012208
2013211
2014194
2015227
2016291
2017340
2018320
2019292
2020283
2021435
2022367
2023366
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—1,012—
20233661,07217
20223671,01021
202143585734
20202838029
201929274812
201832067728
201734063617
201629158311
201522756718
201419460714
201321158613
201220847712
201111349511
201013049919
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

1,9663,93219901995200020052010201520202024
1,9663,93219902000201020202024
Data table
19901,077
19951,190
20001,392
20051,606
20101,851
20152,019
20202,604
20243,932
Estimate, 2024
3,932
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
4.0%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
4
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 States

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20246,1965,8073435.5%
20234,9664,932300.6%
20223,4793,359170.5%
202181674860.7%
20201411370—

Applications by year

3,0986,19620202021202220232024
3,0986,19620202021202220232024
Data table
2020141
2021816
20223,479
20234,966
20246,196
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 States (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education133
  2. Work122
  3. Family97
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025352000
2024333019235
2023357017287
2022366021291
2021387034201
202028009184
2019277012197
2018302028197
2017296017152
2016267011150
2015235018146
2014189014109
201320801381
20122100120
20111270110
20101380190
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities79
  2. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)42
  3. Researchers1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
1,085
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
50
Changed status into work, 2025
16
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 States, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyWashington, D.C.stjornarradid.is
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Iceland, 2023; the United States ranks 11.

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 States, 2023
  1. South Korea23,710
  2. Japan19,684
  3. Germany14,858
  4. Spain13,218
  5. Canada10,640
  6. Mexico7,656
  7. Netherlands5,729
  8. Portugal4,823
  9. New Zealand4,191
  10. France4,170
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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