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Took effect on 1 January 1953. Amended by the Act No. 49/1982 (which took effect on 1 July 1982), the Act No. 62/1998 (which took effect on 1 Oct. 1998, with the exception of the Interim Provisions, which took effect on 18 June 1988), the Act No. 82/1998 (which took effect on 1 Oct. 1998), the Act No. 96/2002 (which took effect on 1 Jan. 2003), the Act No. 9/2003 (which took effect on 1 July 2003) and the Act No. 81/2007 (which took effect on 17 April 2007, with the exception of item 3of section c of Article 5, which took effect on 1 Jan. 2009), the Act No. 26/2009 (which took effect on 1 April 2009), the Act No. 65/2010 (which took effect on 27 June 2010) the Act No. 162/2010 (which took effect on 1 Jan. 2011), the Act No. 126/2011 (which took effect on 30 Sept. 2011) and the Act No. 40/2012 (which took effect on 9 June 2012).
1) Act No. 81/2007, Art.1.
2. if its father is an Icelandic citizen and is married to the mother. This shall not apply, however, if the couple had obtained a judicial separation at the time when the child was conceived.
1) Act No. 65/2010, Art. 7. 2)Act No. 62/1998, Art. 1.
[If an unmarried woman who is a foreign national has a child in Iceland, it shall acquire Icelandic citizenship if a man who is an Icelandic citizen is its father under the Children's Act.
1) Act No. 126/2011, Art. 26. 2)Act No. 62/1998, Art. 2. 3)Act No. 65/2010, Art. 8. 2) Act no. 81/2007, Art. 2. 3)Act No. 162/2010, Art 92.
[A foreign child that is adopted by an Icelandic national with the permission of the Icelandic authorities shall acquire Icelandic citizenship on adoption if it is under the age of 12.
1)Act No. 62/1998, Art. 3. 2) Act No. 49/1982, Art. 2. 3)Act No. 162/2010, Art 92.
1)Act No. 162/2010, Art 92. 2)Act No. 9/2003, Art. 1.
1)Act No. 162/2010, Art 92. 2)Act No. 62/1998, Art. 4.
1)Act No. 62/1998, Art. 5.
1) Act No. 81/2007, Art. 3. 2)Act No. 62/1998, Art. 6.
1)Act No. 81/2007, Art. 4.
[The Althingi may grant Icelandic citizenship by legislation.
1)Act No. 162/2010, Art 92. 2)Act No. 96/2002, Art. 59. 3) Act No. 62/1998, Art. 7.
1)Act No. 81/2007, Art. 5.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 6, the [minister]1 may, after receiving the comments of the police and the Directorate of Immigration, grant Icelandic citizenship in response to an application made by the applicant himself or his representatives if he has not reached the age of 18, providing that he meets the conditions of Articles 8 and 9.
The authorisation to the [minister]2 according to the provisions of this Section shall be restricted to those cases in which there is no doubt that the applicant meets the requirements stated in law. However, the [minister]3 may at all times submit an application for citizenship for decision by the Althingi, which may, as appropriate, grant the applicant Icelandic citizenship by legislation.
1)Act No. 126/2011, Art 26. 2)Act No. 162/2010, Art 92. 3)Act No. 162/2010, Art 92. 4)Act No. 81/2007, Article 5.
1. The applicant shall have been resident in Iceland for seven years; in the case of citizens of any of the other Nordic countries, however, the requirement shall be only four years.
4. An applicant, one of whose parents is an Icelandic citizen, shall have been domiciled in Iceland for two years, providing that the Icelandic parent has held Icelandic citizenship for not less than five years.
5. An applicant who has previously been an Icelandic citizen but has become a citizen of another country shall have been domiciled in Iceland for one year.
6. A refugee who meets the conditions of the definition of the term given in the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951 shall have been domiciled in Iceland as a refugee for five years. the same shall apply to persons who have been granted residence permits in Iceland for humanitarian reasons.
The requirements of the first paragraph are based on permanent residence and domicile and continuous, lawful residence in Iceland during the years immediately preceding the submission of the application. Exemptions may be granted from this requirement if the applicant's period of residence in Iceland has been interrupted for up to one year due to a temporary employment engagement or by circumstances beyond his control, e.g. due to the illness of a close relative, or for up to three years in connection with study abroad. However, the period during which the applicant has been domiciled and resident in Iceland must be at least as long as the time requirements under the rules stated above.
1)Act No.40/2012, Art. 1. 2)Act No. 81/2007, Art. 5.
1. The applicant shall have demonstrated his identity satisfactorily.
2. The applicant shall be capable of working and have a good reputation, which he shall demonstrate by submitting testimonials from two Icelandic citizens of good standing.
4. No unsuccessful attachment shall have been made shall have been made in the applicant's property for the previous three years, his estate shall not have been accepted for liquidation and he may not be in arrears with the payment of taxes.
5. The applicant shall be capable of supporting himself in Iceland and may not have received a support grant from a local authority for the past three years. The applicant shall be required to demonstrate that he has supported himself in a lawful manner in Iceland, and [the ministry]1) may call for tax returns and materials from the tax authorities in confirmation of this.
Fine under ISK 50,000 No interval.
Fine ISK 50,000–100,000 One year after commission of the offence.
Fine ISK 101,000–200,000 Two years after commission of the offence.
Fine ISK 201,000–1,000,000 Three years after commission of the offence.
Fine over ISK1,000,000 Five years after commission of the offence.
Up to 60 days' imprisonment. Six years after service of sentence or granting of release on probation.
Up to 6 months' imprisonment. Eight years after service of sentence or granting of release on probation.
Up to 1 year's imprisonment. Ten years after service of sentence or granting of release on probation.
More than 1 year's imprisonment. Fourteen years after service of sentence or granting of release on probation.
Suspended sentence. Three years after expiry of suspension period.
Determination of punishment deferred conditionally. Two years after expiry of deferral period.
Decision on conditional deferral of prosecution. One year after expiry of deferral period.
When punishment is considered as having been undergone in the form of detention in custody, the period shall be calculated from the time of release of the person concerned.
If part of a sentence is suspended, the waiting interval shall begin following completion of service, the interval being based on the length of the non-suspended part of the sentence.
If the applicant has only been subjected to punishments in the form of fines and the aggregate amount of the fines is less than ISK 101,000, then Icelandic citizenship may be granted if other information concerning the applicant do not weigh against this, providing that at least one year has passed since commission of the last offence.
1)Act No. 162/2010, Art 92. 2)Regulation 1129/2008. 3)Act No. 26/2009, Art. 1. 4)Act No. 40/2012, Art 2. 5) Act No. 81/2007, Art. 5.
The [minister]1) may also grant Icelandic citizenship to a child born in Iceland that has demonstrably not acquired other citizenship at birth and has not yet acquired Icelandic citizenship or the right to acquire it when the application is made. The child shall have been domiciled and resident in Iceland for at least three years from birth.
1)Act No. 162/2010, Art 92. 2) Act No. 81/2007, Art. 5.
1) Act No. 81/2007, Art. 5.
1) Act No. 81/2007, Art. 6.
1)Act No. 81/2007, Art. 5. 2) Act No. 162/2010, Art 92. 3)Act No. 62/1998, Art. 9. 4)Act No. 49/1982, Art. 6. 5)Act No. 162/2010, Art 92.
[The [minister]2) may release a person who is resident abroad and has become, or wishes to become, a foreign national from his Icelandic citizenship if the person demonstrates that he will become a foreign citizen within a certain time if he has not already done so. If he is resident in Iceland, he may not be released from Icelandic citizenship unless there are special reasons for this in the view of the [minister]2).
1)Act No. 81/2007, Art. 5. 2)Act No. 162/2010, Art 92. 3)Act No. 9/2003, Art. 4.
It may be decided by agreement2) with Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, that one or more of the provisions in items A–C below shall acquire validity. The term “Nordic contracting state(s)” in this Article shall refer to the state or states with which such an agreement is made.
A. When Article 3 is applied, domicile in a Nordic contracting state up to the age of 16 years shall be assessed as the equivalent of domicile in Iceland. However, the person concerned shall have been domiciled in Iceland for the last 5 years before the declaration is made.
When Article 4 is applied, domicile in a Nordic contracting state up to the age of 12 years shall be assessed as the equivalent of domicile in Iceland.
When [Article 12]3) is applied, a minimum of 7 years' domicile in a Nordic contracting state shall be assessed as the equivalent of domicile in Iceland.
4. has not during this period been sentenced [to prison]4) or to be placed under preventive custody or committed to an institution in accordance with the provisions of the General Penal Code, may acquire Icelandic citizenship by informing the [minister]5) in writing of his desire to do so. The provisions of Article 5 shall apply in this case.
1)Act No. 81/2007, Art. 5. 2)Advertisement B 468/2000. 3)Act No. 81/2007, Art. 7. 4)Act No. 82/1998, Art. 151. 5)Act No. 162/2010, Art 92. 6)Act No. 49/1982, Art. 9.
The [minister]2) shall resolve disputes as to whether a person has acquired Icelandic citizenship on the enactment of this Act or meets the requirements for acquiring Icelandic citizenship by declaring his desire to do so. Rulings on these matters may be referred to the courts for review.
The [minister]2) may issue further rules on the application of this Act.
Where no other specific age requirement is made in this Act, a person who has reached the age of 18 years may make declarations regarding citizenship under this Act, irrespective of being subject to the [custody]5) of another person.
1)Act No. 81/2007, Art. 5. 2)Act No. 162/2010, Art 92. 3)Act No. 81/2007, Art. 7. 4)Act No. 9/2003, Art. 6. 5)Act No. 62/1998, Art. 10.
[A child born after 1 July 1964 but before 1 July 1982 that would have acquired Icelandic citizenship if the provisions of item 1 of the first paragraph of Article 1 of this Act (cf. the Act No. 49/1982) had been in effect at the time of its birth may acquire Icelandic citizenship by informing the [ministry]2) in writing of its desire to do so, providing its mother was an Icelandic citizen from birth and up to 1 July 1982.
1)Act No. 81/2007, Art. 5. 2)Act No. 162/2010, Art 92 3)Act No. 81/2007, Art. 7. 4)Act No. 9/2003, Art. 7.
[Persons who have lost Icelandic citizenship under the original provisions of Article 7 of the Act No. 100/1952 but would have retained it if this article had been repealed at the time may petition the ministry to re-acquire citizenship providing that they meet the conditions of Article 12 and submit materials which the ministry deems satisfactory by 1 July 2016.
If the person in question is under the custody of others, the application shall be made by the person's legal guardian.
1)Act No. 40/2012, Art. 3. 2)Act No. 62/1998, Art. 11.

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 Art. 26
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 Art. 8
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 Art. 3
 Art. 2
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 Art 92
 Art. 1
 Art 92
 Art. 4
 Art. 5
 Art. 3
 Art. 6
 Art. 4
 Art 92
 Art. 59
 Art. 7
 Art. 5
 Art 26
 Art 92
 Art 92
 Art. 1
 Art. 5
 Art 92
 Art. 1
 Art 2
 Art. 5
 Art 92
 Art. 5
 Art. 5
 Art. 6
 Art. 5
 Art 92
 Art. 9
 Art. 6
 Art 92
 Art. 5
 Art 92
 Art. 4
 Art. 5
 Art. 7
 Art. 151
 Art 92
 Art. 9
 Art. 5
 Art 92
 Art. 7
 Art. 6
 Art. 10
 Art. 5
 Art 92
 Art. 7
 Art. 7
 Art. 3
 Art. 11