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Iceland — Iceland Self-Employment Residence Permit
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This is a genuine residence permit tied to running your own business or freelancing in Iceland — not a golden-visa-style investment product. There's no single published minimum capital figure; Útlendingastofnun (the Directorate of Immigration) assesses case-by-case whether your presence is actually necessary to run the business, whether it creates real local economic value, and whether you can support yourself. Applicants who plan to manage a registered company (rather than a sole-trader/freelance setup) also need to show the company's operation genuinely requires them to be resident, not just a nominal role.
Cost: Around ISK 15,000 (comparable Icelandic residence/work permit fee) — confirm the exact self-employment category fee on the official application form.
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