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UK in Iceland is the official page of the British Embassy in Iceland 🇬🇧🇮🇸 You will NOT receive a reply to any visa enquiries.

If you are a British national and require urgent assistance in Iceland (for example you've been attacked, arrested or someone has died), please call +354 550 5100 (Choose option 2)

If you need an Emergency travel document you must apply for it online and collect it at the Embassy once it's ready (it can take up to 3 business days once your application is submitted): https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document

Passport renewals are applied for here: https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports

The British Embassy in Reykjavik does not deal with visas. For all visa enquiries please contact UKVISAS through this link: https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk/y/outside-the-uk/english
or call +44 (0)300 790 6268

If you need information regarding Covid-19 and travelling to Iceland please look at the Official information about COVID-19 in Iceland and our Iceland travel advice - GOV.UK:
https://www.covid.is/english
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iceland

If you need information regarding Covid-19 and travelling to or going back to the UK Please look at the travelling to the UK during covid-19:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-to-england-from-another-country-during-coronavirus-covid-19

Registering Births abroad (Done online): https://www.gov.uk/register-a-birth

Registering Deaths abroad (Done online): https://www.gov.uk/register-a-death

08/09/2026

Today, on the 4 year anniversary of her passing - we remember the life and legacy of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

As part of the UK’s mission in Iceland, we’re inviting you to share your memories and become part of a permanent historic record. Submit yours at www.queenelizabeth.com 🇬🇧

📸 Photo from visir.is - Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Iceland in 1990.

04/09/2026

Nú býður Chevening sjóðurinn upp á einstök tækifæri fyrir Íslendinga! 🇬🇧🤝🇮🇸

Opið er fyrir umsóknir um FULLAN námsstyrk fyrir framhaldsnám í Bretlandi en EINNIG er opið fyrir umsóknir í 6 vikna Chevening Europe Defence and Security Fellowship námskeið fyrir einstaklinga sem starfa á sviði öryggis- og varnarmála.

Umsóknarfrestur vegna Fellowship er til kl 11 þann 27. september 🚨

Umsóknarfrestur vegna námsstyrksins er til kl 11 þann 6. október ⏰

Kynntu þér málið á chevening.org 📚

24/08/2026

Ukraine Independence Day is more than a date 🇺🇦

It’s a language. A culture. A community. A shared identity passed from one generation to the next.

Happy Ukraine Independence Day to our friends.

19/08/2026

📣 Vilt þú fara í framhaldsnám í Bretlandi á FULLUM skólastyrk⁉️

Applications for Chevening Scholarships (2027-28) are open!

If you’re a future leader who’s ready to influence positive change in areas of shared priority for Iceland and the UK, this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for!

With a Chevening Scholarship, you’ll gain:
🎓 A world-class education (at a University of your choice)
🤝 A lifelong relationship with the UK
🌎 Access to a global network of influential leaders

Find out if you’re ready to apply: chevening.org/vision

Applications close on Tuesday 6 October at 11:00 (UTC) ✍️

11/08/2026

If you’re travelling to Iceland for the solar eclipse make sure to be aware of our travel advice and follow local guidance ✅

You can find our travel advice here https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iceland and for more detailed travel and safety guides, please see Safetravel Iceland https://safetravel.is/

08/08/2026

🌈 Happy Pride!! 🏳️‍🌈

Amazing celebrating Pride in Reykjavík today along with friends and colleagues from the diplomatic community in Iceland 🫶

06/08/2026

A few moments from a memorable visit from HMS Prince of Wales, highlighting the close cooperation between the UK and Iceland as NATO Allies and Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) partners 🇬🇧🤝🇮🇸

Thank you to everyone who made this visit such a success ⚓️

📸 Royal Navy

05/08/2026

The final pink sticker ✅

When Ambassador Bryony Mathew arrived in Iceland, she placed yellow stickers on a map in her office, marking all the places she hoped to visit. Every trip turned a yellow sticker pink.

This week, she placed the final one – completing a map full of memories from across Iceland, as she prepares for her final week in the office🇮🇸

Address

Laufásvegi 31
Reykjavík

Telephone

+3545505100

Website

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iceland, https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/iceland/british-emba

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