A visa (short for the Latin carta visa, lit. "the document having been seen") is a permit given by a country that allows someone to go to that country. A visa is often a document that is stamped on a person's passport by an embassy. It names the kind of visit and says how long the person can stay.
Iceland has been a Member State of the Schengen Area since 2001. Citizens from more than 100 countries, that have not been exempted from obtaining a Schengen visa, wishing to visit Iceland or any other Schengen Member State, must apply for a Schengen visa before entering the external borders of the Schengen Area
The processing of an Iceland Schengen Visa application takes at most 15 working days.
As Iceland is part of the Schengen Agreement, Indian travellers require an Iceland Schengen visa for short stays (up to 90 days within a 180-day period). This visa allows tourists to enjoy Iceland's dramatic landscapes and also travel freely within the Schengen Zone.
