Employee residence and work authorisation for a newcomer with an indefinite contract from a legally constituted Andorran employer under the applicable quota.
Andorra
Andorra sits in Southern Europe. Its immigration system runs 23 distinct routes — led by work, business & self-employment and talent & merit, each set out in official law. All 23 cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 23across 10 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 23 of 23cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Work8 of the 23 routes — see them under Work below
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Capital
- Andorra la Vella
- Population
- 82,904
- Official language
- Catalan
- Currency
- EUR
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
Immigration routes
All 23 routes, grouped by purpose — 23 of 23 cite an official government source directly.
Work
8 routes
Work authorisation for a person with an indefinite Andorran employment contract who resides and habitually sleeps outside Andorra.
Residence and work for teaching or non-teaching staff at an Andorran education centre covered by a binding international treaty.
Temporary residence and work under a seasonal quota and a fixed-term contract with a legally constituted Andorran employer.
Seasonal work permission for a fixed-term Andorran job while the worker resides and habitually sleeps abroad.
Advance notification for a foreign-company employee or foreign self-employed professional carrying out a short specific job in Andorra.
Temporary authorisation for a foreign-company employee or foreign self-employed professional contracted for a specific project in Andorra lasting over thirty days.
Authorisation to work abroad for a legally constituted Andorran company while also residing abroad.
Investment
1 route
Residence without local gainful activity for a financially independent applicant who commits to the required Andorran investment.
Business & self-employment
4 routes
Residence for an internationally oriented professional whose business base is in Andorra and whose services are mainly used abroad.
Residence for a newcomer selected for the foreign-entrepreneur programme promoted by Andorra's economy ministry.
Self-employment residence for a founder or administrator of an Andorran company established through an authorised foreign investment.
Self-employment residence for an authorised liberal professional who obtains the required professional registration.
Talent & merit
2 routes
Study
2 routes
Residence for study at an Andorran institution recognised by the Government and offering official or education-ministry-approved programmes.
Residence for a formally documented training internship in Andorra.
Family
2 routes
Residence for qualifying family of an Andorran national or a residence-and-work holder who resides in Andorra.
Residence for the spouse, stable partner or minor child of a qualifying diplomatic mission head, diplomatic agent or active Andorran public employee posted abroad.
Digital nomad
1 route
— No eligibility summary published for this route yet
Youth mobility
1 route
Non-renewable youth-mobility residence with a work option for eligible nationals or legal residents of countries covered by an Andorran agreement.
Medical treatment
1 route
Residence for a newcomer admitted to a private geriatric, medical or therapeutic-care centre in Andorra.
Sports
1 route
Residence for high-level sports training in Andorra.
Official sources
- Servei d'ImmigracioGovernment
- Seu Electrònica Govern d'AndorraGovernment
- Portal jurídic del Principat d’AndorraGovernment
- bopa.adGovernment
- [NSO] Departament d'EstadísticaGovernment
- Govern d’Andorra — Immigration CatalogueGovernment
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