Andorra entrepreneur programme residence

The D.4 authorisation is for newcomers whose work does not require a specific geographic location and relies on telecommunications, technology and the tools chosen for the programme for foreign entrepreneurs promoted by the ministry responsible for the economy. Applicants must fit within the quota set by regulation and establish their main and effective residence in Andorra for at least 90 days per calendar year. Before applying, they need a favourable decision from that ministry recognising them as such a worker, under the rules set by regulation.

The file uses the application for residence without work and includes the original and a copy of a valid passport, criminal record certificates from the countries of origin, nationality and residence with a sworn statement, a 35 x 45 mm colour photo taken within six months, the economy ministry's favourable decision, proof of civil status (for a stable partnership, a certificate from the Andorran Civil Registry), the commitment to live in Andorra at least 90 days a year, the comú registration form, the medical check information and consent, and, if someone else files or collects documents for you, a signed authorisation. Foreign official documents need the Hague apostille or legalisation.

You must show sufficient means, under the requirements set by regulation, for yourself and the people dependent on you or on your spouse or stable partner for the whole validity of the residence. Housing can be owned or rented if it meets the minimum habitability standards, or you can show you have started buying such a home, provided the purchase is completed within one year of the application. Health and disability insurance valid in Andorra must cover you and your dependants for the whole period, except minors and people over 60, who need health cover only. You and the people included in the application sign a commitment to keep the insurance in force.

The Immigration Service of the Government of Andorra handles the file and receives the public Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 13:00, by appointment only; the general government line is +376 875 700. When the documents are presented, the Service gives you a date and time for the medical check at the Immigration Medical Service on the next working day, and you do not need to fast for it. If every requirement is met, the initial authorisation is issued the day after the medical check.

Andorra has no visa of its own, and the Government states that anyone who has stayed more than 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen area is not in a regular situation there and cannot obtain any Andorran immigration authorisation. Leaving for a few days to a non-Schengen country does not reset the count.

Register with the comú of the parish where you live within one month of the authorisation being granted and provide the comú certificate within the same period. The authorisation runs for one year and is renewed for successive periods of the same length, as long as you keep your main residence in Andorra for at least 90 days per calendar year.