China passport Iceland
Do Chinese citizens need a visa for Iceland?
You need a visa.
Iceland
Reykjavik · Icelandic króna (ISK) · Icelandic
Photo: Jakub Hałun / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
You must apply and be approved before you travel. The government charges €90. Airlines will refuse to board you without it, and applying takes time — start well before you book anything you cannot change.
- Status
- Visa required
- Stay permitted
- Up to 90 days in any 180-day period, across the whole Schengen area
- Government fee
- €90
- Typical decision
- 15 days
Apply on the official Iceland government site
This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there, and there is no service in between.
Checked 19 September 2026 — read the fees and rules on home-affairs.ec.europa.eu
Before you fly
- Passport validity: At least 3 months beyond the day you leave, and issued within the last 10 years. eur-lex.europa.eu · read
- Changing planes: a passport from China needs a visa even to stay airside in United Kingdom, unless you hold an exempting document. Transit rules legislation.gov.uk · read
What Iceland asks for
- Passport valid for at least three months beyond your intended departure, issued within the last 10 years, with two blank pages
- Completed and signed Schengen visa application form
- One recent photograph to the published specification
- Medical insurance covering emergency medical care, hospitalisation and repatriation
- Evidence of where you will stay for the whole trip
- Return or onward ticket, or evidence of your travel plans
- Proof of funds for the length of the stay
- Evidence of your employment, studies or business
Every published fee
| Type | Government fee |
|---|---|
| short stay adult | €90 |
| short stay child 6 to 11 | €45 |
Checked 19 September 2026 — read this fee table on home-affairs.ec.europa.eu
Worth knowing
- One Schengen visa covers all 29 member states. You do not need, and cannot buy, a separate visa for each country.
- Medical insurance is a legal condition of the visa, not an optional extra. It must cover emergency care, hospitalisation and repatriation.
- Consulates charge the same €90 wherever you apply. Where a consulate uses an external centre such as VFS or TLS, that centre's service charge is separate and is not the visa fee.
- Ireland is not in the Schengen area, and neither is the United Kingdom. A Schengen visa does not cover either.
How long it takes
Apply no earlier than 6 months before you travel, and at least 15 days before you go.