Andorra self-employed residence permit

Newcomers within the regulatory quota who carry out an activity on their own account and establish permanent residence in Andorra. A reservation of the authorisation (procedure J) can be requested before the definitive application.

The own-account application form, passport original and copy, criminal record certificates and sworn statement, a recent 35 x 45 mm photo, proof of accommodation, a CV with diplomas, the medical examination consent, the comú registration form and the AFA deposit documentation. Liberal professionals prove within three months that they have the government's authorisation to practise and, where applicable, membership of the relevant professional association.

For a foreign investment, the applicant must have obtained the corresponding foreign investment authorisation to set up an Andorran company with a stake above 34%, have legally constituted the company, hold a position on its administrative body, prove within three months of applying that the company owns a registered and active business in Andorra, and deposit EUR 50,000 (non-interest-bearing) with the Andorran Financial Authority (AFA) when the immigration application is filed.

Delivery of an initial own-account residence and work authorisation costs EUR 190.96, on top of the EUR 5.73 application receipt. Renewals cost EUR 22.61. Family members who join you by reunification pay EUR 22.61 for their own authorisation.

Qualified professionals and foreign investors start with a reservation of the authorisation. The reservation file contains the application, criminal record certificates issued less than three months earlier and legalised, a sworn statement on criminal records, passport, proof of civil status, a photo meeting the official criteria and the signature document. A qualified professional then has three months from the reservation to file the J.1 application with proof of housing, the owner's consent if you are not the tenant, the Government's authorisation to practise the profession and, where required, membership of the professional association.

A foreign investor has six months to file the J.1 application with proof of housing, the foreign investment authorisation for a company in which you hold more than 34 %, proof that you sit on its administrative body and actually manage it, and proof of the EUR 50,000 deposit with the Andorran Financial Authority. Within three months of the application you must also show that the company owns a registered, active business in Andorra. If the documents are not filed in time, the reservation lapses. The Immigration Service may ask for further documents and carry out any checks it considers necessary.

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.

The first authorisation lasts one year, renewable three times for two years; after seven years, renewals are for ten years (procedure J.2). Register with your comú within three months of approval.