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D.1.2 International-Projection Professional Residence

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

D.1.2 is Andorra's residence for professionals with international projection, one branch of the D.1 residence-without-work authorisation. It allows the holder to live in Andorra while the authorisation is valid and to carry on a professional activity whose headquarters or operating base is located in Andorran territory. The profile is a self-employed professional or a very small operator: the holder may have at most one person employed under an employment contract.

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What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

At least 85% of the professional's services must be used in a country or territory other than Andorra. The applicant must also prove the activity is viable and will generate sufficient economic resources for them and their dependants to live in Andorra, by filing financial documents for the last closed financial year if the activity already ran abroad, or a three-year business plan with an explanatory report and supporting documents if it is new. Professional capability must be evidenced by a curriculum vitae and proof of the training claimed in it.

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  • D.1.2 — condition, 85% of services used abroad
    • Almenys el 85% dels serveis prestats per la persona professional han de ser utilitzats en qualsevol altre país o territori diferent de l’andorrà.
  • D.1.2 — documentation, economic viability
    Acreditar la viabilitat econòmica de l’activitat que pretén dur a terme i demostrar que aquesta activitat generarà els recursos econòmics suficients que li permetin, tant a ella com a les persones al seu càrrec, residir a Andorra.
  • D.1.2 — documentation, business plan
    Si l’activitat que ha de desenvolupar és nova, el pla de negoci que especifiqui les projeccions de resultats derivats de l’activitat durant els primers tres anys i que contingui una memòria explicativa de les perspectives de l’activitat, acompanyat de tots els documents justificatius que permetin acreditar les assumpcions i les dades emprades per elaborar el pla de negoci.
  • D.1.2 — documentation, qualification and experience
    Acreditar que disposa d’un nivell suficient de qualificació i experiència professional en el sector en el qual s’emmarqui l’activitat que desenvolupi.

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

The money condition is a deposit with the Andorran Financial Authority rather than an investment in a business: the main holder must pay and deposit 47,500 euros, unremunerated, plus 9,500 euros, unremunerated, for each dependant who acquires resident status as a professional with international projection. Separately, the applicant must show annual income above 300% of the current annual minimum wage, adding 100% of that indicator for each dependant.

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  • D.1.2 — documentation, AFA deposit
    El titular principal d’una autorització de residència ha de fer efectiu i dipositar a l’Autoritat Financera Andorrana l’import de quaranta-set mil cinc-cents euros (47.500 euros) no remunerats. A més, el titular principal també ha de dipositar l’import de nou mil cinc-cents euros (9.500 euros) no remunerats per a cadascuna de les persones al seu càrrec que adquireixin la condició de resident en concepte de professional amb projecció internacional.
  • D.1 — general documentation, income requirement
    Demostrar que el titular principal té ingressos anuals superiors al 300% del salari mínim anyal vigent, afegint-hi el 100% d’aquest indicador per cadascuna de les persones a càrrec.

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The holder may reside in Andorra and carry on the professional activity from a base located in Andorran territory, with at most one employee, and with at least 85% of services used outside Andorra. Dependants are recognised: each dependant who acquires resident status under this route triggers an extra 9,500 euro deposit and an extra 100% of the minimum-wage income indicator, and the applicant must hold sickness, incapacity and old-age cover valid for Andorra for themselves and their dependants, except minors and people over sixty who need sickness cover only.

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  • The page does not state whether the holder may take employment in Andorra or add further employees, and it does not set out a separate family-reunification procedure or list the qualifying relatives.
  • D.1.2 — condition, maximum one employee
    • La persona professional amb projecció internacional ha de comptar com a màxim amb una persona contractada en règim laboral.
  • D.1.2 — documentation, AFA deposit and dependants
    El titular principal d’una autorització de residència ha de fer efectiu i dipositar a l’Autoritat Financera Andorrana l’import de quaranta-set mil cinc-cents euros (47.500 euros) no remunerats. A més, el titular principal també ha de dipositar l’import de nou mil cinc-cents euros (9.500 euros) no remunerats per a cadascuna de les persones al seu càrrec que adquireixin la condició de resident en concepte de professional amb projecció internacional.
  • D.1 — general documentation, insurance
    Justificar i tenir en vigència per a Andorra una cobertura i una assegurança per malaltia, incapacitat i vellesa per a la persona sol·licitant i per a les persones al seu càrrec

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

The initial residence-without-work authorisation is granted for two years, the first renewal for two years, the second for three years and subsequent renewals for ten years, except for nationals of states that have signed and ratified a convention with Andorra, who are referred to the D.2 procedure. The holder must also establish main and effective residence in Andorra for at least 90 days per calendar year and must register with the comu of the parish of residence within one month of the grant, proving that registration within the same period.

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  • D.1.2 — Període de l’autorització
    L’autorització inicial de residència sense treball s’atorga per un període de dos anys, la primera renovació es concedeix per un període de dos anys, la segona renovació per un període de tres anys i les successives per un període de deu anys amb excepció dels nacionals dels estats que hagin signat i ratificat un conveni amb el Principat d’Andorra (
  • D.1.2 — eligibility bullet, effective residence
    • Estableixi la seva residència principal i efectiva al Principat d’Andorra durant almenys 90 dies per any natural.
  • D.1 — Nota, comu registration
    Cal inscriure’s al Comú de la parròquia en la qual es resideix en el termini màxim d’1 mes a comptar de la data de concessió de l’autorització d’immigració i justificar aquesta inscripció dins el mateix termini.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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