Iceland is not a member of the EU and has even less clout than non-EU Norway when it comes to Schengen protocols.

Iceland has a wish to open to all previously admissible US tourists too and to do so by or before June 15th, but Iceland has little chance of being the change driver for opening up Schengen to US tourists. Iceland’s officials know this isn’t a done deal yet.

Beside the Icelandic quarantine or airport test/bill of health dog and pony show, Iceland wants to require US tourists to download and use their tracing app. For a country that has been strong on data privacy protections and personal data integrity, this is a sign that times have changed in Iceland.

Iceland hasn’t even finished up deciding how to work in quarantine requirements for US tourists and has said it may not know what it will do until some time in the end of May.