Permanent Residence Permit

You can apply for a permanent residency permit if you have lived in Iceland for four years on a temporary residency permit that creates the eligibility for permanent residency.

The following temporary residence permits create eligibility to apply for a permanent residence permit:

• work requiring expert knowledge

• shortage of workers

• athletes

• family reunification (for spouses, cohabitating partners, children, parents, etc.)

• international protection

• humanitarian views

• special ties to the country

• student (with limitations)

For more detailed information on this kind of permit please see the Directorate of Immigration.