Spain Embassy Reykjavik

Before your visit

• Consular section: Halvdan Svartes gate 13, P.O. Box 4022 AMB, 0244 Oslo, Norway, tel. +47 2292 6692, e-mail emb.oslo.sc@maec.es (according to the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs).

About the Embassy of Spain in Iceland

Spain’s ambassador to Iceland, Alejandra del Río Novo (credentials presented on 27 November 2024), is resident in Oslo; in Reykjavík the embassy is led by María-Luisa Marteles Gutiérrez del Álamo as Chargée d’Affaires a.i., according to the diplomatic list of the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs (April 2026). Spain also has an honorary consulate in Reykjavík. The office is in the capital, Reykjavík, about 37 km in a straight line from Keflavík International Airport.

Do Spanish citizens need a visa for Iceland?

As citizens of an EU country, Spanish nationals need no visa for Iceland; a valid passport or national identity card is enough to enter.

Documents checklist

What Spanish citizens usually need to bring for the most common requests, based on official Spanish government information:

Spanish passport (application abroad)

• Registration in the consular register (Registro de Matrícula Consular) of the consulate where you live
• Personal appearance with an appointment – applications cannot be made by post or through agencies
• Your previous passport, even if expired or damaged
• Your DNI, if you have one
• A recent passport photo
• A literal birth certificate (issued for the passport, less than 6 months old) if you have neither DNI nor passport or both expired more than 3 years ago

Sources: Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – consular services: passports (exteriores.gob.es) (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy’s consular section in Oslo, which handles consular matters for Iceland.

Other consulates and embassies in Reykjavík

52 other countries are represented in Reykjavík, among them: Austria (honorary), Bangladesh (honorary), Belgium (honorary), Botswana (honorary), Bulgaria (honorary), Canada (embassy), Chile (honorary), China (embassy), Croatia (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Denmark (embassy), Dominican Republic (honorary), Sri Lanka (honorary), Sweden (embassy), Switzerland (honorary), Türkiye (honorary), Uganda (honorary), United Kingdom (embassy), United States (embassy), Uruguay (honorary). The full list of all 53 missions is on the overview page for Iceland.

Closing days

Iceland’s public holidays are New Year’s Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday, the First Day of Summer (the first Thursday after 18 April), Labour Day (1 May), Ascension Day, Whit Sunday and Monday, National Day (17 June), Commerce Day (the first Monday in August), Christmas Day and Boxing Day; Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are holidays from 1 pm. Holidays that fall on a weekend are not moved to a weekday. In 2027, Easter falls on 28 March and the First Day of Summer on 22 April. The embassy may also close on Spain’s national day (12 October).

Emergency assistance

In Iceland, dial 112 for the police, an ambulance, the fire service or search and rescue; the emergency line also offers a web chat at 112.is. Icelandic citizens who need help in Spain can contact the Embassy of Iceland in Madrid or the Consular Affairs Unit of the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs, which can be reached 24 hours a day on +354 545 0112.

Diplomatic missions of Spain in Iceland

Spain in Iceland

The nearest other Spanish office is the Honorary Consulate in Reykjavík, in the same city. Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Reykjavík.

• Reykjavík – Embassy of Spain in Iceland (this page)
• Reykjavík (same city) – Honorary Consulate