Consular protection is the help an EU Member State can provide to its citizens in case they need assistance abroad. Typically, consular protection can include cases such as:

• A need for emergency travel documents;
• A serious accident or serious illness;
• Relief and repatriation in case of an emergency;
• Being a victim of crime;
• Arrest or detention;
• Death.

In Iceland, seven EU Member States (Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Sweden) have a resident Embassy/Chargé d’Affaires, while twenty EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia) do not.

You are an EU citizen in need of consular protection in Iceland?

• You can contact your resident Embassy.
• If your EU Member State has no resident Embassy in Iceland, you can turn to another EU Member State for consular protection.

Indeed, any EU citizen abroad whose own Member State has no local representation is entitled to receive consular protection from the diplomatic or consular authorities of any other EU Member State. In that case, EU citizens are entitled to benefit from consular protection under the same conditions as the nationals of that other EU Member State.

You can find contact details of the resident EU Member States Embassies in Iceland below.

Denmark

Embassy of Denmark

Hverfisgata 29, 101 Reykjavik

Tel: (+354) 575 0300,

e-mail: rekamb@um.dk

Finland

Embassy of Finland

Túngata 30, 101 Reykjavík

Tel: +354 510 0100

e-mail: sanomat.rey@formin.fi

France

Embassy of France

Túngata 22, 101 Reykjavik 

Tel. (+354) 575 96 00

e-mail: ambafrance@ambafrance-is.org

Germany

Embassy of Germany

Laufásvegur 31, 101 Reykjavik

Tel: (+354) 530 1100

e-mail: info@reykjavik.diplo.de

Poland

Embassy  of Poland

Ϸórunnartún 2, 105 Reykjavik

Tel.: (+354) 520 50 50

e-mail: reykjavik.info@msz.gov.pl

Spain

Honorary Consulate General

Hafnartorg, Kalksofnvegur 2, 3^rd Floor, 101 Reykjavik

Tel: (+354) 7759221

e-mail: consul@espana.is

Please note that the Consular Section of the Spanish Embassy is in Oslo

Sweden

Embassy of Sweden

Office address: Lágmúli 7, Reykjavik.

Post address: Box 8136, 128 Reykjavik.

Tel: (+354) 520 1230

e-mail: ambassaden.reykjavik@gov.se

Please note that the EU Delegation to Iceland cannot provide direct consular assistance.

As an EU citizen, you can take simple steps to make consular protection more effective, for example:

• Following the travel advice issued by your country’s Foreign Ministry.
• When abroad, registering with your Embassy or Consulate and/or through dedicated platforms, if applicable.
• Other tips include keeping an electronic copy of your travel documents, subscribing to a travel insurance or saving crisis contact details.

For more information on consular protection, see the dedicated pages on the websites of the European External Action Service, the European Commission, and the Council of the EU.