Health Alert: Iceland, One Commercial Flight to U.S. per Day

Location:  Iceland 

Event:  U.S. citizens currently in Iceland are advised to return to the U.S. as soon as possible. One commercial flight per day is still available. Please contact your airline for more information. https://www.icelandair.com/support/covid-19/safe-travels/ 

U.S. citizens with travel plans to Iceland in March or April must postpone their visits.  Iceland is participating in the EU travel ban along with other Schengen states, and travelers from outside the Schengen area are no longer granted access into the country.  

All travelers entering Iceland, including Icelandic citizens and residents, must self-quarantine for 14 days.   

On March 27, 2020, the Minister of Health for Iceland announced there were 890 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Iceland. 

On March 6, 2020, the National Police Commissioner raised Iceland’s Civil Protection Emergency level to Emergency/Distress.  The Alert is available on the website https://www.landlaeknir.is/koronaveira/english/. 

As of March 23, the consular section at the U.S. Embassy in Reykjavik has suspended all routine visa and passport appointments.  The Consular Section is open on an ad hoc basis for emergency appointments only on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Email ReykjavikConsular@state.gov to request an emergency appointment.   

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