Exemptions from Icelandic language test

You will not have to pass the Icelandic language test if:

  • you are 65 years or older and have been domiciled in Iceland for at least 7 years

  • you have a medical certificate confirming that you are unable to undergo a language test

  • if you are attending primary school or are younger than primary school age 

  • you have a certificate from an Icelandic school confirming a sufficient level in Icelandic

Icelandic Human Rights Centre

Túngata 14 | 101 Reykjavík | Sími 552 2720 | info[at]humanrights.is

The office is open from 9-12 and 13-16