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Working Holiday or Youth Mobility Residence Permit

IcelandYouth mobility

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which nationalities and age range can participate?

Citizens of Andorra, Canada, Chile, Japan and the United Kingdom can apply. Most listed nationalities must be aged 18 to 30 inclusive when applying; the Japanese section says 18 to 30 without the inclusive-years wording.

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What combination of travel, work, study or training does the programme permit?

The permit includes an unlimited work permit: the holder may work and change employer without applying for a work permit. The official source does not describe any travel or study component.

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Limits of the record
  • The rights page does not describe any travel or study component.

What are the defining limitations: quota, ballot, previous participation, employer limits, study limits or equivalent?

The published requirements vary by nationality: applicants must meet the stated age range and cultural-purpose condition, must not have received an Icelandic Working Holiday permit before, and Japanese applicants must live in their home country and not intend to settle in Iceland. UK participants face specified professional-work restrictions; Andorran and Chilean applicants must also submit a sworn purpose declaration.

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What funds, insurance, onward travel or similar preparation is particularly important?

Applicants must show independent monthly support of at least ISK 259,951 for three months after the permit is issued. They must also provide Iceland-valid health insurance for at least three months from legal-domicile registration, with minimum coverage of ISK 2,000,000. The official source does not state a return-travel requirement.

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How long can the person stay, can the programme be extended or repeated, and what happens when it ends?

The permit is granted for up to one year. Citizens of Andorra, Canada, Chile and the UK can renew it for up to one year; Japanese citizens cannot renew it. It does not confer the right to family reunification and is not a basis for a permanent residence permit.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not say what the holder must do when the permit ends.

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

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