Iceland student visa

1. Schengen visa for study or educational training

   Visa needed

   Travellers who need a visa for a short visit for study, educational training or scientific research.

   Stay

   Short-stay rules generally allow up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

   Fee

   Visa application fee waived.

   Processing

   15 calendar days for an application accepted for processing with no issues.

   1. Apply through the relevant embassy or consulate.
   2. Submit the relevant supporting documents.
   3. Attend in person for a first application and provide fingerprints if required.

2. Visa-free organised school trip

   No visa needed

   School pupils who are not European single market citizens but legally live there, travelling with a general education school group and a teacher.

   Stay

   A short stay or transit.

   1. Travel as part of a qualifying school group accompanied by a teacher.
   2. Have the teacher carry a List of Travellers form identifying the pupils and explaining the trip.
   3. Carry a valid travel document unless the form meets the conditions for replacing it.

3. Long-stay study permission

   Other permit

   Students from outside the European single market who need permission to stay longer than 90 days.

   Stay

   Generally, a long-stay visa for less than a year or a residence permit for longer periods.

1. Establish whether you need a short-stay visa or permission for longer study.
2. For a short-stay visa, apply to the embassy or consulate responsible for your main destination.
3. Submit the relevant supporting documents even if your application fee is waived.
4. For longer study, follow Iceland's national long-stay or residence process.

• Relevant supporting documents for the study or educational visit.

• A fee waiver does not remove the need to apply for a visa when one is required.
• The school-group exemption requires a general education school group accompanied by a teacher.
• Detailed Iceland-specific rules for longer study are not given.

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