Europe
Iceland
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In Iceland, all of these checks are permissible for new candidates. Education, criminal records, credit and medical screening checks are all permissible, while adverse media and union membership checks may be restricted in some cases. Candidates must also have a certain address in order to be eligible for employment.
Background check summary
Education: permissible
Criminal: permissible
Credit/financial checks: permissible
Medical: some restrictions
Adverse media: permissible
Union membership: some restrictions
Address: some restrictions
Zinc's background check turnaround times
Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
10
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
12.57
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25
Right-to-work rules
Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
Yes
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
EEA + Swiss passport
Any other routes (any type of citizen)
Non EEA + Swiss:Work permitResidence permit
Body name
Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Transport and Local Government
Foreign Citizens
Non EEA + Swiss:Work permitResidence permit
Natural citizens: Alternative routes
N/A
Country details
Birthrate
13.64
Population
341,243
capital
Reykjavik
GDP ($/capita)
30900
TLD
.is
developed/developing
Developed
Currency
Iceland Krona
Net migration
2.38
Literacy(%)
99.9
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