The couches give way till you can feel the lumps underneath. The long queues are managed by a workforce too few in number and silently weeping. You’ve gotten to relax here for a few hours now.
You love it here. You can really see yourself returning every now and then. The immigration office is simply divine.
Hey everyone, Charlie here, letting you in on the hottest destination to visit while in Iceland: the Directorate of Immigration (ÚTL). Many would agree that stopping by this exotic locale is part of the necessary Icelandic experience — one that you shouldn’t miss out on (legally speaking). Every year, hundreds upon hundreds of people — myself included — flock to this hot spot to experience its many wonders.
So, as if you’re not already pumped, let’s list the highlights. First things first, let’s talk location. The immigration office is ideally situated in a highly accessible spot just one hour by bus (two transfers!) from downtown Reykjavík.
But, I much prefer to hike the two and a half hours it takes to get there. The location is wonderfully niche, in Iceland’s second biggest city. Yes, you read that correctly: the Immigration office isn’t even in the capital; it’s in Kópavogur.
And why wouldn’t it be? Sure, it used to be in Reykjavík where most bureaucratic stuff is located, but sharing a building with the police headquarters for Kóavogur and Breiðholt is far more in line with government messaging around immigration, which is clearly t.