Consular Services

Icelandic citizens can submit passport applications at the Embassy.

Applicants must book an appointment in advance by e-mail to berlin@mfa.is or by calling +49 30 7001 60380 The Embassy's reception is open weekdays from 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00.

General information regarding passport applications can be found on the website of Registers Iceland. The Embassy only accepts payments by card (no cash payments accepted as of 1 November 2024).

All applicants for Icelandic passports must apply in person at the Embassy in Berlin. Applicants under 18 must be accompanied by their parents/legal guardians. Note that Icelandic Consuls do not accept general passport applications, but they can issue emergency passports.

The Embassy is located in Felleshus, the joint premises of the Nordic Embassies in Berlin, at Rauchstrasse 1, 10787 Berlin, in the Tiergarten district. Please note that the passport section of the Embassy is located within the shared consular department of the Nordic Embassies, accessed through the side entrance to the "Konsularbteilung" at the orner of Klingelhöferstraße and Rauchstraße. No suitcases are permitted on the premises.

Adults:

• Old passport
• If the old passport is lost or stolen, please bring a valid Icelandic photo ID.
• Passport fee, payable by debit card.
  Children under 18:
• Old passport
• Parents' passports
• Consent form , signed by parents. Both parents should accompany their children. If both parents attend the appointment, the form can be signed and witnessed at the Embassy. If for some reason only one parent can attend, the form must be signed by both parents and two witnesses prior to the appointment. Signatures by individuals that do not possess an Icelandic ID number must be accompanied by a copy of their ID card.
• Birth certificate showing the name of both parents, if applying for a child's first passport.

Children born abroad must be registered with Registers Iceland (Þjóðskrá Íslands) as Icelandic citizens with an Icelandic ID number (kennitala) before they can be issued with a passport. Visit the website of Registers Iceland for more information.

An Icelandic citizen born abroad, who has never lived in Iceland, may lose Icelandic citizenship when reaching the age of 22. This does not apply should the person become stateless by losing Icelandic citizenship. A person may submit an application before the age of 22 to the Icelandic Directorate of Immigration to retain their citizenship. More information may be found on the website of the Directorate for Immigration.

• Registers Iceland currently processes passports in about 6 working days before posting them by general mail & a waiting time of two to three weeks can be expected
• Icelandic passports are processed by Registers Iceland in Reykjavik and posted directly to applicants if their previous passport has been invalidated. Applicants can also collect passports from the Embassy during opening hours or by prior appointment from their nearest Consul