Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Icelander passport holders 11
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
Burkina FasoeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
CanadaeTA180 days→Visa-free180 days
CubaeVisa90 days→eTA90 days
NamibiaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free90 days
OmanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
Papua New GuineaeTA60 days→Visa on arrival60 days
PalauVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free90 days
Harder for Icelander passport holders 10
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GambiaVisa-free90 days→Visa required
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IranVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
LiberiaeVisa→Visa required
Solomon IslandsVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
ChadeVisa→Visa required
VanuatueVisa→Visa required
ZambiaVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes