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* Update language and driving guides

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# Driver’s license

If you have a driving licence from an EEA country you can drive in Iceland
using your foriegn licence for the first 6 months. It's a good idea to trade in
using your foreign licence for the first 6 months. It's a good idea to trade in
your driver's licence for an Icelandic one as soon as possible. This will
likely be your main physical Icelandic ID.

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!!!tip
If you require glasses to drive, you may need to get a note from a
doctor to confirm your vision is adequate for driving.

For the theoretical portion, if you are not fluent in Icelandic or English, it
is possible to ask to have both the Icelandic and English versions of the test
in front of you, on your desk.

There are also several apps and websites which provide tests of the Icelandic
road signs and rules.

## Resources
### Getting an A class license

It requires finding an motorcycle instructor but otherwise it is the same as
the above instructions.


- [Fjölmenningarsetur guide](https://www.mcc.is/transport/driving-licence/)
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The official language of Iceland is Icelandic. English is very widely spoken,
and it's unlikely that you'll encounter anyone in your day-to-day life who isn't
able to communicate effectively in English.
able to communicate effectively in English. Polish, Ukrainian, and Lithuanian
also are spoken here due to the large immigrant populations in Iceland, which
can be seen in Statistics Iceland.

However, it will certainly smooth your daily interactions to understand key
phrases used in shops and restaurants. It will also be helpful to be able to
say your phone number and kennitala in Icelandic.

## Studying Icelandic

There are a number of institutions offering Icelandic courses aimed at foreigners. Most of them are heavily subsidised by your union membership.
There are a number of institutions offering Icelandic courses aimed at
foreigners. Most of them are heavily subsidised by your union membership.

- [Háskóli Íslands](https://english.hi.is/school_of_humanities_faculty_of_icelandic_and_comparative_cultural_studies/icelandic_as_a_second) BA and practical diploma programs
- [The Tin Can Factory](http://thetincanfactory.eu/index.html)
- [Mímir](https://www.mimir.is/)
- [Mímir](https://www.mimir.is/)
- [Icelandic made easier](https://www.icelandicmadeeasier.com/)

An alternative for people who can't attend school for whatever reason is the
wealth of free Icelandic learning resources hosted by tungumalatorg and
[mms.is](mms.is) run by Miðstöð menntunar og skólaþjónustu. For
Tungumálatorg.is, the most famous example is [Íslenska fyrir
alla](https://tungumalatorg.is/ifa/). However, learning Icelandic will not completely solve an immigrant's integration issues as is detailed in the article, [We Are Inlanders](https://studentabladid.is/efni/2023/12/14/we-are-inlanders-the-experience-of-a-student-in-icelandic-as-a-second-language) [(Icelandic)](https://studentabladid.is/efni/2023/12/14/vi-erum-innlendingar-upplifun-nemanda-slensku-sem-annars-mls).

## Icelandic tests

In order to become Icelandic citizens, a large majority of immigrants need to
pass an Icelandic language test. Here is an example from the government of the
test given out: https://mms.is/sites/mms.is/files/synisprof_ipr_24.pdf
The Icelandic citizenship test as well as the Icelandic residency test are both
administered by Mímir on behalf of the government. In 2023, [The Student Paper](https://studentabladid.is) published [an in-depth article](https://studentabladid.is/efni/2023/12/14/application-for-icelandic-citizenship-an-evaluation-of-merit) [(Icelandic)](https://studentabladid.is/efni/2023/12/14/umskn-um-rkisborgarartt-prf-verleikum) describing what to expect when taking the Icelandic citizenship test.

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