Embassy of Iceland - Hans Street, London, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Master Mariner
N 51° 29.860 W 000° 09.559
30U E 697171 N 5708996
The Embassy of Iceland in London was opened in 1940, being the second Icelandic Embassy after the establishment of the Icelandic Foreign Service earlier that year.
Waymark Code: WMG8WA
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/30/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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The Embassy's website [visit link] tells us:

"The role of the Embassy is to protect the interests of Icelanders and to promote bilateral, political, economic and cultural links between Iceland and the above countries. In 2004 about 2-3 thousand Icelanders were domiciled in the United Kingdom and over 75 thousand people travelled from the United Kingdom to Iceland in 2007."

The website [visit link] also tells us:

"Consular Services

The Embassy's consular services include issuing of Icelandic passports, Icelandic driving licences, assistance in connection with illness and death and legislation."

The website [visit link] gives advice about passports visa requirements:

"Schengen Visas

As of 25 March 2001, Iceland is an associate member of the Schengen Agreement which exempts travellers from personal border controls between 22 EU countries: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden, two European Economic Area (EEA) countries: Norway and Iceland, and then Switzerland. Great Britain and Ireland are not members of the Schengen Agreement.

Passports and ID cards

A valid passport is necessary for visitors to Iceland, except for citizens of the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Citizens of the following countries may enter Iceland using, instead of passports, national identity cards issued by the competent authorities in their countries of origin: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland."

Mission's address:
2a Hans Street
London, United Kingdom
SW1X 0JE


Business hours: From: 9:00 AM To: 4:30 PM

Website: [Web Link]

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