Overview 1. India and Iceland have, despite the distance and contrast in population size reached out to each other to build a friendship based on shared values and mutuality of interests. A string of high level visits since 2000 have imparted new dynamism to the bilateral relations, sustained by the opening of resident missions (in […]

Iceland – Fact Sheet Geography Location : European island in the North Atlantic (3 hours’ flight from London, 5 ½ hours from New York). Capital : Reykjavik (population 222,590 approx.) Total area : 103,000 km² (39,756 square.miles); vegetation: 23.1%, lakes: 2.7%, glaciers: 11.6%, wasteland: 62.6%. Sea area within fishing limits: 758,000 km². Coastline : 4,970 […]

The following holidays will be observed in Iceland by the Embassy of India, Reykjavik, during the year 2021 :

Smt. Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister inaugurated a portal for Know India Programme (KIP) on 17th June, 2017, a Ministry of External Affairs flagship programme for engagement with young overseas Indians. The portal enables Indian origin youth to apply online for KIP Programme. During the year 2017-18, the Ministry of External Affairs will organize 6 […]

Name of the Officer Handling Student related matter Ms. Alka Sarkar, Head of Chancery Telephone : +354 5349955 Email : hoc.reykjavik@mea.gov.in Postal address : 7 Túngata, Reykjavik 101, Iceland

Know India Programme – (2017 – 18) Smt. Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister inaugurated a portal for Know India Programme (KIP) on 17th June, 2017, a Ministry of External Affairs flagship programme for engagement with young overseas Indians. The portal enables Indian origin youth to apply online for KIP Programme. During the year 2017-18, the […]

Ministry of External Affairs has decided to observe the 24th June every year as Passport Seva Divas. It was on this day in 1967 that the Passports Act, 1967 had come into effect. Message from Hon’ble External Affairs Minister, Salman Khurshid.

Right-to-Information notification- “click here” The Department of Personnel and Training and Department of Posts have launched a service called e-IPO (Electronic Indian Postal Order) to enable Indian Citizens abroad to purchace an Indian Postal Order electronically by paying fee on-line through e-Post Office Portal i.e https://www.epostoffice.gov.in. This facility has been provided for Indian Citizens abroad […]