Iceland has a concentrated tourist season, peaking from mid-June through August. Many Icelanders think the summer tourists don't know what they're missing. Iceland offers plenty to do in spring, fall, even winter, and prices are dramatically lower for airfares, car rentals, and accommodations.
If you paper file, it will take three to four weeks for the IRS to process the return and acknowledge your refund. If you e-file, you will get a notice of arrival within 24 hours and confirmation of refund within 72 hours.
The IRS will take 10 days to issue a refund on an electronically filed return. The IRS will take four weeks to receive a mailed return and process it into a form in which it can then move on to a similar process for issuing refunds as on e-filed returns. Refund checks will take 10 days to get to you via mail.