Andorra · Citizenship by naturalisation
Andorran nationality by naturalisation
Open in law, effectively unavailable in practice for relocating families. 20 years of principal and permanent residence, and mandatory renunciation of all other nationalities.
We list this to close it off. Andorra is a residency and tax jurisdiction, full stop. Any plan that treats Andorran citizenship as an outcome is not a plan — 20 years of genuine permanent residence followed by renouncing an existing passport is a proposition essentially no UHNW family accepts.
Qualifying routes
20 years of principal and permanent residence
Reported reduction to 10 years for those who completed compulsory schooling in Andorra; specifics should be confirmed with counsel
Reported at 3 years of marriage plus residence; specifics should be confirmed
The facts
- Total landed cost
- nominal government fees; the cost is 20 years and your existing passport
- Timeline
- 240–240 months — 20 years of qualifying residence before an application can even be made
- Physical presence
- principal and permanent residence — the 90-day passive residency standard does NOT satisfy this
- Family
- assessed individually
- Permanent residency
- not applicable
- Citizenship
- 20 years
- Language test
- Catalan language examination plus knowledge of Andorran institutions and society
- Dual citizenship
- Not permitted — you would have to renounce
- Requirements
- 20 years of principal and permanent residencerenunciation of all other nationalitiesCatalan language and civics examinationclean criminal record
- Renunciation is mandatory and enforced. There is no Andorran dual-citizenship workaround, and Andorra has shown no intention of changing this.
- 'Principal and permanent residence' is a higher standard than the 90 days that sustain a passive permit — years spent on passive residency at minimum presence may not count toward the 20.
- The reduced-period and marriage routes are reported in advisory sources; we could not verify the exact statutory conditions in the Llei qualificada de la nacionalitat and have marked confidence accordingly.
- Andorran nationality would not deliver EU free movement in any event — Andorra is not an EU member.