Fjölmenningarsetur

27/03/2023

A new website for the Multicultural Information Centre has now been opened.

It’s our hope that it will make it even easier for immigrants, refugees, and others to find useful information.

The website provides information about many aspects of everyday life, rights, and services in Iceland while also providing support regarding moving to and from Iceland.
https://mcc.is/news/new-mcc-website-launched?fbclid=IwAR2HoNPdLpapmrwHVrzX4qjLF0PlutBN9RZsrKQc7mOr0-EWK5SDAvHe-eY

New website of the Multicultural Information Centre has been opened

27/03/2023

https://www.ruv.is/english/2023-03-27-evacuation-of-houses-in-neskaupstadur-and-seydisfjordur

The Icelandic Met Office has decided to evacuate houses in Neskaupsstaðir and Seyðisfjörður, as a precaution.

20/03/2023

"The Federation of Sudurnes Municipalities is currently participating in a European Erasmus+ project, with the aim of helping young migrant women in Iceland to be sustainable in a new country, encouraging and helping them to implement their own business ideas (start-ups) in a new environment. For us to proceed with the project, we kindly ask you to answer a short survey, primarily women of foreign origin, under 35 years of age. We thank you for your support, in advance. We hope for a positive response"

We kindly ask you to fill this questionnaire finalized to support the entrepreneurship of young migrant women. The answer of this questionnaire will be analyzed in an aggregated way and answers are anonymously collected. This questionnaire is a part of the project "Developing Entrepreneurial Capabil...

07/03/2023

We recently posted news about taxes... and we would just like to update our reminder and provide a little more information linked in directly to our friends at the Icelandic Revenue and Customs office.

On the link below you will find helpful information about filing a tax return. If you worked or received any sort of benefits (social services, unemployment, maternity/paternity leave included) in Iceland last year you must remember to file your tax return, even if you moved out of the country.

On the webpage below there are pdf. brochures with well-documented examples in Russian, Spanish, Arabic, English, Polish, Icelandic, and Lithuanian with In the brochures are simple instructions on how to file a basic tax return.

If you have any questions you are encouraged to contact the office of Icelandic Revenue and Customs via phone at: 442-1414 or via email at [email protected] (we gave it a try the other day they answer really fast! 🤓And are very helpful 🥰

The tax return 2023, for income year 2022, is open for filing from March 1st. The deadline for completing the tax return is March 14th.

03/03/2023

01/03/2023

Tax return 2023 opens today
if you have questions you reach tax offices via phone at 442-1414 or email them at [email protected]
For helpful information, you can also check out information on our site don't forget.. at the top right-hand corner you can choose a language to translate the information

Now it´s nearing the time of the year when people need to fill in their tax reports for 2022. Everyone who worked in Iceland last year needs to file his […]

28/02/2023

We are excited to share here yet another opportunity we were informed of....

LS Retail Future Leaders Progam is accepting applications to welcome 2 new Computer Science students!

This program covers full tuition from the beginning of the program until graduation and includes customized mentorship with LS Retail staff, a paid internship, and career search support (networking, CV help, mock recruitments etc.).

It is aimed specifically towards students that are underrepresented in our IT industry and the local labor market in Iceland, including Women and LGBTQ+ identities, People living with disabilities, People of diverse ethnic backgrounds, and People of foreign origin, and/or intercultural backgrounds.
Students may be new (finishing up secondary school) or in the middle of their University studies already.

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24/02/2023

Here is an opportunity worth looking into!

We are pleased that you are interested in studying at the University of Akureyri. Foreign degree-seeking students apply on an equal basis with Icelandic

21/02/2023

A student at the University of Iceland reached out to us for some assistance with research regarding perspectives of immigrants from Easter European regions and vaccinations.
If you are interested and have a few minutes....

• Spurningakönnun fyrir innflytjendur frá Austur-Evrópu
• Survey for immigrants from Eastern Europe
• Ankieta dla imigrantów z Europy Wschodniej
• Опрос для иммигрантов из Восточной Европы
• Klausimynas imigrantams iš Rytų Europos
https://questionpro.com/t/AVLqOZwlv8?

BA verkefnið - Survey Tools

03/02/2023

Today the decision to extend collective protections residence permits by one year the activation of Article 44 of the Foreign Nationals Act, was announced. The extension is valid until 2 March […]

01/02/2023

Understanding ADHD - a two part webinar 22nd and 29th of April, for English-speaking adults and parents of children with ADHD. Register NOW and/or inform your English speaking friends and family about the webinar.

Understanding ADHD is a webinar for English-speaking adults and parents of children with ADHD. The purpose of the webinar is to provide an overview and

31/01/2023

In continuation of our intention of providing information regarding the labor market dispute between Efling and the SA confederation, we have accessed additional information regarding a strike from the SA confederation.
It is available here in Icelandic, English, and Polish. The link includes a calculator for wages retroactively. https://www.sa.is/frettatengt/frettir/afturvirkniklukkan
Inclusion is built upon access to information, our aim is to provide people of foreign backgrounds equal access to information allowing everyone to take well-informed choices.

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