Residence permit for Volunteers

A foreign citizen from a country outside of the EEA and/or EFTA, who plans to stay in Iceland for more than 3 months, must have a valid residence permit.

Residence permits for volunteers are for persons older than 18 who intend to work for non-governmental organizations (NGO) on charity and humanitarian issues.  Such organizations must be non-profit organizations and tax exempt. The general assumption is that the organizations in question operate in a global context.