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The travel restrictions that came into effect on 20 March have been extended until 15 June 2020, in accordance with...

The Government of Iceland has today announced that it expects to start easing restrictions on international arrivals no later than 15 June 2020, while from 15 May some professionals arriving in I...

97% of patients have recovered, 99,4% of outcomes so far are recoveries, 10 fatalities due to COVID-19 have been confirmed. Only two new cases in the past seven days. Large scale testing,...

Icelandic companies that have suffered substantial revenue losses due to the COVID-19 crisis will be given the opportunity to apply for government support to pay a portion of salary costs during the e...

In accordance with recommendations from Iceland’s Chief Epidemiologist, the Minister of Health has changed the current rules restrictions on arrivals due to the COVID-19 epidemic.  Quarantine Mea...

At a press conference today, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Health, and the Minister of Justice introduced steps to lift the restrictions currently in place in Iceland due to the COVID-19 outbrea...

Iceland's Chief Epidemiologists said in yesterday's press briefing that the data suggests that the outbreak of Covid-19 in Iceland is showing clear signs of deceleration. He advises that the apparent ...

Icelandic authorities are taking strict measures to limit the spread of the COVID-19 disease in the country. The heaviest focus has been on testing, contact tracing and quarantine of individuals consi...

The Icelandic government has announced a ban on gatherings of 20 people or more, starting Tuesday 24 March 2020. These measures are put in place to halt the spread of COVID-19 infection...

Iceland has implemented the travel restrictions imposed for the Schengen Area and the European Union. As of 20 March 2020, foreign nationals - except EU/EEA, EFTA or UK nationals - are not allowed to ...

The Government has announced a ban on gatherings of 100 people or more, starting Monday 16 March. Universities and upper secondary schools will close for four weeks ...

This statement has been updated on March 13, 2020 Icelandic authorities have taken preventive steps to contain the potential spread of the COVID-19 virus in the country. As Iceland has few entry poin...

The Government of Iceland disagrees with the decision of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to place the country on its list of jurisdictions with strategic AML/CFT deficiencies. The decision is ...

In accordance with Article 44 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Iceland has prepared this combined fifth and sixth report on the measures taken to implement the CRC and the second re...

The government took over the reins formally at a meeting of the Council of State held at the presidential residence at Bessastaðir on 30 November. The new government is a three-party coalition of the ...

The Minister of Justice has made changes to the regulation on foreigners (775/2017) regarding asylum procedures and services to applicants of international protection. The changes aim mainly at accele...

Ministry of JusticeThe Minister of Justice is Sigríður Á. Andersen, and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice is Haukur Guðmundsson.Among the functions of the Ministry of Justice are the...

Under the Constitution of the Republic of Iceland, any person who has reached the age of 35 and who meets the requirements for being able to vote in elections to the Althingi (with the exception of th...