Registration and receipt of citizenship of Iceland

As in other Scandinavian powers, Iceland's citizenship can be obtained on the basis of blood right. But there are other ways that are relevant to those who were not born there and does not have relatives there.

Panorama of the capital of Iceland, the city of Reykjavik

Despite the fact that this country is the northernmost in Scandinavia, the climate here is amazingly soft, which is provided with a warm golfustrim. The foundation for the economy in 2019 is industrial fishing, the scope of services and tourism.

This is a surprisingly prosperous and friendly country, welcoming tourists from the countries of the former USSR. But to get the citizenship of Iceland is quite difficult.

The immigration legislation of the most romantic and closed Scandinavian country has no more than fifty years. It is believed that it is here to get a refugee status can any person in need of protection.

Sample Icelandic Card Resolution

Indeed, a foreigner who provided truthful evidence that he needed to remain in Iceland, receives refuge and all sorts of bonuses that allow him to live no worse than citizens of this power. But get a residence permit or citizenship, the more double, the refugee cannot.

It looks like an Icelandic passport

Birth law citizenship

It is important to take into account the fact that the birth in this country in itself does not give the right to citizenship. In order to become a real Island citizen in 2019, you need:

• it was born from a mother or father who were born in the territory of this power (if the couple decays at the time of the birth of a child, then automatic citizenship is not provided to him);
• to be born from Icelanders and foreigners who are in civil marriage.

Receiving citizenship with naturalization

Today, to receive the citizenship of Iceland with the help of naturalization is relevant only if the foreign person legally lived on its territory for 7 years. There are in the legislation of this country and preferential categories that suggest a reduction in this period.

So, to become a citizen of the country, living on its territory less than 7 years old, in cases where:

• a foreign person entered into marriage with a citizen of Iceland, and the term of their joint residence number is at least 3 years;
• marriage was not officially decorated, but the term of joint residence is at least 5 years;
• the face was born in the territory of the state and to his majority did not have time to get some other citizenship.

It is assumed that a person applying to citizenship is not in a state of conflict with the authorities of the country and has the ability to keep himself and his family. Given the fact that since 2003, Iceland's authorities do not require a foreigner to refuse native citizenship, a person can receive both dual citizenship.

Features of obtaining second citizenship

Thus, today in the existing Icelandic law there are significant amendments that remove the restriction on dual citizenship.

Map of Iceland with cities, rivers and glaciers

It is important to take into account that if a citizen of this power has passed naturalization in some other country until July 1, 2003, then native citizenship was automatically lost. It can restore it for 4 years.

Prior to that, double citizenship was prohibited in the state.

The right to dual citizenship was given only in exceptional cases. So, to get a double citizenship foreigner could in the case of the birth of a joint child in this country.