Eritrea 
Iceland
Eritrea passport holders need a visa for Iceland, issued by an embassy or consulate before travel.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 listing visa-required and visa-exempt nationalities, consolidated text — EUR-Lex · checked 3 Oct 2026
Iceland visa options for Eritrea citizensThe Visa Code sets EUR 90, EUR 45 for children from six to below 12, and no fee for children under six; Ísland.is gives EUR 90 (EUR 45 for six to twelve year olds). Icelandic embassies issue visas in four cities: London, New Delhi, Peking and Washington D.C.; in about 120 other cities, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs has commissioned other Schengen states to issue visas on Iceland's behalf.
Official application site →Eritrea citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Iceland. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Schengen visa, which costs 90 EUR with a processing time of —.
Whatever your visa status, Iceland applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
Iceland lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Eritrea citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana and Burkina Faso. Overall the Eritrea passport ranks #189 in the world with 12 visa-free destinations.
In the other direction, Iceland citizens need a visa to visit Eritrea.
Entry requirements for IcelandÍsland.is says non-EEA/EFTA citizens' travel documents must be valid at least 3 months beyond the intended departure date and have been issued within the last 10 years.
Ísland.is — Entry requirements to Iceland (Directorate of Immigration)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Schengen visa applicants need travel medical insurance valid throughout the territory of the Member States for the entire intended stay, with minimum coverage of EUR 30,000 (Visa Code, Article 15). No official source we could read states an insurance requirement for visa-exempt visitors.
Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009), consolidated text — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states that a return or onward ticket is required. The Schengen Borders Code lists a return or round-trip ticket among the supporting documents that may verify the entry conditions, and the UK government tells British visitors they may need to show a return or onward ticket at Icelandic border control.
EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Ísland.is says non-EEA/EFTA citizens must have enough money to support themselves, both during the planned stay and to return to their country of origin, or be in a position to obtain such money legally. The European Commission's table of reference amounts gives Iceland's minimum amount per day and per person as ISK 8,000, with the remark "ISK 40,000 - for each entry".
European Commission — Reference amounts required for the crossing of the external border, fixed by national authorities✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
If you arrive at a Schengen border crossing point for the first time since the EES started, passport control officers will take a photo of your face and/or scan your fingerprints, the EU says. The UK government tells British travellers they do not need to take any action before they arrive at the border, and that there is no cost for EES registration.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Iceland travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
The EU says ETIAS is the new travel authorisation for visa-exempt travellers to enter 30 European countries, Iceland among them. It is currently not in operation and no applications are being collected; the EU will announce the start date several months before launch.
ETIAS — Official EU website✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Foreign nationals without a residence permit may be expelled if they are residing in Iceland illegally. Expulsion entails a re-entry ban, permanent or temporary, normally not less than two years. Wilful or negligent violation of the Act is punishable by fines or imprisonment of up to six months.
Government of Iceland (government.is) — Foreign Nationals Act No. 80/2016, English translation✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026
Iceland Revenue and Customs says that if you carry cash of more than €10,000, or the equivalent in other currencies, travellers' cheques or bearer negotiable instruments, when departing or arriving in Iceland, you must declare it to customs at the point of departure or arrival.
Skatturinn (Iceland Revenue and Customs) — Cash declaration✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.
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