UK nationals can now apply for Working Holiday residence permits in Iceland plus Icelandic nationals are eligible to apply for Youth Mobility Scheme visas in the UK. This is based on an agreement between Iceland and the UK on Youth Mobility. More information on applying for Working Holiday based residence permits in Iceland is available on the website from the Directorate of Immigration.
Legislative amendments are planned in Iceland in early 2022 subsequent which eligibility requirements designed for UK nationals wishing to make an application for working holiday based home permits in Iceland will be extended to cover applicants older 18-30 years instead of the present 18-26. Once legislative adjustments are in place the total duration of stay will also be extended from one year to 2 yrs.
Further information upon applying for a Youth Mobility Scheme Visa for australia in the UK is available on the UK government website.
Minister intended for Foreign Affairs and Growth Cooperation, ThórdÃs Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir, notes that „the agreement underscores the continued close and positive partnership between Iceland and the UK and is particularly important for young people“.
This agreement is particularly important as EEA rules on free motion of persons no longer apply between Iceland and the UNITED KINGDOM following the UK´s departure from your EU and EEA.
