Live and work in Iceland..?

Question

i am an American and i was wondering how hard it would be to get a work permit and acquire some kind of citizenship over time.. after a research project and MUCH study, i have found that Iceland would be PERFECT for me in the future.. i have been learning the language for some time (really difficult) so that should help alot right? Iceland is a beautiful country and i really hope that i can live there one day.. is there any American living in Iceland or somebody that can answer my question??

Thank you,

Beta J.

Answer 1

I don't have direct experience in living in Iceland, but have visited and liked it a lot. I moved from the US to Italy about 9 years ago - it wasn't a particularly easy process.

One good place to research this type of move is the ex pat sites for countries that you're interested in. You might find some of these useful:

http://www.escapeartist.com/iceland/movi...

http://www.alloexpat.com/moving_to_icela...

http://www.expat-blog.com/en/directory/e...

http://www.expatwomen.com/countries/link...

http://www.utl.is/english

Answer 2

i'm also preparing to relocate to Iceland, but i'm not there yet. i've already had a career here in NYC, so i'm going the education route to Iceland - the U of Iceland has a couple of programs for foreigners learning Icelandic. and i'm also working through the online course and books i bought there on the language, and i watch Icelandic TV on my computer just to listen to it. i'm not finding it all that difficult; it's just the completely different vocabulary (extremely few cognates to English) and all those conjugations and declensions to keep track of. once you get used to all the patterns a lot of it falls into place.

it really is a beautiful country. i myself just need a change, and for me, it's a very big change for the short distance and time it takes to get there from here.

good luck to you!!!