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# Working as an architect in Iceland

Architect is a regulated profession in Iceland. Foreign qualifications go through: Apply to the Ministry for the architect-title permission under Act No. 8/1996; foreign professional qualifications are handled under Act No. 26/2010. HMS designer certification is a separate construction-control route.

- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Apply to the Ministry for the architect-title permission under Act No. 8/1996; foreign professional qualifications are handled under Act No. 26/2010. HMS designer certification is a separate construction-control route.; Architect listed in Annex V
- Recognition authority: Ministry of Industries for permission to use the architect title; Housing and Construction Authority (HMS) for certified designer status in building-control work.

## Sources

Professional titles in technical and design professions; Act No. 8/1996 list. — https://www.stjornarradid.is/verkefni/atvinnuvegir/starfsrettindi/starfsheiti-i-taekni-og-honnunargreinum/
JSON list[].id=656719; list[].name; list[].country; list[].directive; list[].qualification; list[].qualification_level — https://api.tech.ec.europa.eu/regprof20/prodmigration/regprofs?lang=EN&id_country=30&pagenum=1&maxrows=100&sort_col=1&sort_dir=ASC

## Cite

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### APA

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Architect in Iceland: recognition [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 377add0e176cee2c9d1d52c20a183092]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/architect/iceland/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

### BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_architect-in-iceland-recognition_c7155c4cf8b3,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Architect in Iceland: recognition},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {377add0e176cee2c9d1d52c20a183092},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/architect/iceland/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

### Markdown

[Architect in Iceland: recognition](https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/architect/iceland/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 377add0e176cee2c9d1d52c20a183092; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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- Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/architect/iceland/
- Title: Architect in Iceland: recognition
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- Publisher: ImmigrationDB
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- Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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