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Legitimate and Special Purpose Permit - Illness or Injury

IcelandMedical treatment

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What medical treatment/purpose does the route cover and which applicant role does it address: patient, donor or another medical purpose?

Covers a foreigner who is injured or becomes ill while in Iceland and needs to extend the stay for that reason, where a long-term visa does not apply. The patient applies; the applicant must be 18 or older.

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What acceptance, appointment, referral, treatment plan or healthcare-provider documentation is important?

A statement from the applicant describing the purpose of stay must be submitted with supporting documentation, for example confirmation by a healthcare institution in Iceland confirming the purpose of stay.

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  • Recorded source · island.is
    Statement on purpose of stay In order for the Directorate of Immigration to determine whether a residence permit should be granted on these grounds, a statement must be received from the applicant describing the purpose of stay in Iceland and other documentation in support of the statement (for example, confirmation by a healthcare institution or other parties in Iceland confirming the purpose of stay).

How must treatment costs, living costs and insurance be demonstrated?

Living costs: secure means of support for the whole permit period, minimum ISK 259,951 per month for an individual (ISK 415,922 for a married couple); social assistance, third-party support (outside listed exceptions) and cash do not count. Insurance: health insurance valid in Iceland for at least three months from registration of legal domicile, minimum coverage ISK 2,000,000; such insurance typically does not cover pregnancy and childbirth. The official source does not state how the cost of the medical treatment itself must be shown.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not say how the cost of the medical treatment itself must be demonstrated.
  • Recorded source · island.is
    The minimum amount required as secure means of support is: 259.951 ISK for individuals per month. 415.922 ISK for married couples per month.
  • Recorded source · island.is
    A foreigner’s means of support must be secure for as long as the residence permit is valid.
  • Recorded source · island.is
    Payments in the form of social assistance, by the state or municipality (other than housing compensation (húsnæðisbætur)). If an applicant has received such compensation and is unable to demonstrate satisfactory support through other means, a residence permit will be rejected. Alimony payments and child allowance, since their purpose is to support a child. Support by a third party, in other instances than stated above. Assets other than bank-account balances (for example real estate) and dividend from companies, interest or other payments that cannot be reliably expected to be available for payment. Cash is not considered as satisfactory confirmation of support.
  • Recorded source · island.is
    An insurance certificate must be submitted, confirming that the applicant has taken out (purchased) a health insurance that is valid in Iceland, for at least three months from the date of the registration of the applicant's legal domicile in Iceland, with a minimum coverage of ISK 2,000,000.
  • Recorded source · island.is
    Insurance coverage may vary and typically does not extend to healthcare services related to pregnancy and childbirth.

Can a carer/companion accompany the patient? Who qualifies and what separate/linked permission applies?

Yes: a foreigner who is a relative of a person who is injured or becomes ill while in Iceland can be granted the same type of permit; relatives here means spouse, cohabiting partner and parents. It is a separate application on the same legitimate-and-special-purpose ground; the permit itself gives no right to family reunification.

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  • Recorded source · island.is
    A foreigner who is a relative of a person who is injured or becomes ill while in Iceland. Relatives in this instance refer to a spouse, cohabiting partner and parents.
  • Recorded source · island.is
    The residence permit does not confer the right to family reunification.

How long can the patient stay, what happens if treatment continues longer, and what official extension or follow-up mechanism exists?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the permitted stay, extension and follow-up rules for treatment.

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Limits of the record
  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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