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Icelandic passport
Icelandic passports (Icelandic: íslenskt vegabréf) are issued to citizens of Iceland for the purpose of international travel. Beside serving as proof of Icelandic citizenship, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from Icelandic consular officials abroad (or public officials in the mission of another Nordic country in case an Icelandic consular official is absent).
As of 2023, 94.9% of Icelandic citizens possess an Icelandic passport. The only other official document issued by the Icelandic government stating Icelandic citizenship is the Icelandic identity card.
The passport allows for the freedom of movement in any of the states of EFTA and the EU/EEA. This is because Iceland is a member state of EFTA, and by virtue of it also being a member of the European Economic Area (EEA) and part of the Schengen Area. For travel within the Nordic countries no identity documentation is legally required for Nordic citizens due to the Nordic Passport Union.
In medieval times, while under the control of other Scandinavian powers, internal passports were required for certain individuals. The first legal instance of internal passports, then called Reisupassi or passi, were issued from 1781 for certain individuals travelling between regions of Iceland (mostly freemen). In the 19th century, the role of internal passports was questioned, progressively unenforced, and were officially repealed in 1907.
International passports have been issued since at least the early 1900s for travel but were uncommon, usually issued by the Reykjavík Police and consisted of a stamped photograph attached to a folded piece of paper. By the 1930s a standard international passport booklet was issued, in accordance with League of Nations standards, with a blue cover.
From 1929, a 'Nordic Travel Document' (Icelandic: Norræn ferðaskírteini) was also issued, for use only in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. They were cheaper than regular passports but were uncommon due to lax passport requirements in the Nordic countries and their issuance ceased at the outbreak of WWII.
In 1941, during the British occupation of Iceland of the Second World War, emergency laws were introduced requiring domestic identification. From 1942 until 1945, a simplified paper card version of passports, essentially acting as identity documents, were issued by Icelandic police to all residents, who were required to carry them at all times. The design was different from international passport booklets, being a simple blue printed paper card with a photograph. The requirement to bear them at all times was abolished after the occupation.
Some further iterations of Icelandic passports continued after WWII. Icelandic identity cards began to be issued in 1965. A new design was put into circulation in May 1987. It featured a dark blue (near-black) cover, laser-printed pages, and a laminated information page.
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Icelandic passport
Icelandic passports (Icelandic: íslenskt vegabréf) are issued to citizens of Iceland for the purpose of international travel. Beside serving as proof of Icelandic citizenship, they facilitate the process of securing assistance from Icelandic consular officials abroad (or public officials in the mission of another Nordic country in case an Icelandic consular official is absent).
As of 2023, 94.9% of Icelandic citizens possess an Icelandic passport. The only other official document issued by the Icelandic government stating Icelandic citizenship is the Icelandic identity card.
The passport allows for the freedom of movement in any of the states of EFTA and the EU/EEA. This is because Iceland is a member state of EFTA, and by virtue of it also being a member of the European Economic Area (EEA) and part of the Schengen Area. For travel within the Nordic countries no identity documentation is legally required for Nordic citizens due to the Nordic Passport Union.
In medieval times, while under the control of other Scandinavian powers, internal passports were required for certain individuals. The first legal instance of internal passports, then called Reisupassi or passi, were issued from 1781 for certain individuals travelling between regions of Iceland (mostly freemen). In the 19th century, the role of internal passports was questioned, progressively unenforced, and were officially repealed in 1907.
International passports have been issued since at least the early 1900s for travel but were uncommon, usually issued by the Reykjavík Police and consisted of a stamped photograph attached to a folded piece of paper. By the 1930s a standard international passport booklet was issued, in accordance with League of Nations standards, with a blue cover.
From 1929, a 'Nordic Travel Document' (Icelandic: Norræn ferðaskírteini) was also issued, for use only in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. They were cheaper than regular passports but were uncommon due to lax passport requirements in the Nordic countries and their issuance ceased at the outbreak of WWII.
In 1941, during the British occupation of Iceland of the Second World War, emergency laws were introduced requiring domestic identification. From 1942 until 1945, a simplified paper card version of passports, essentially acting as identity documents, were issued by Icelandic police to all residents, who were required to carry them at all times. The design was different from international passport booklets, being a simple blue printed paper card with a photograph. The requirement to bear them at all times was abolished after the occupation.
Some further iterations of Icelandic passports continued after WWII. Icelandic identity cards began to be issued in 1965. A new design was put into circulation in May 1987. It featured a dark blue (near-black) cover, laser-printed pages, and a laminated information page.
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