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Andorra Self-Employed Work Permit

Andorra Residency
Pathway overview

At a glance

If you plan to run a real business or professional practice in Andorra, you may qualify for self-employed residence and work permission. This can suit founders, business owners, and licensed professionals. You must actually carry out the activity in Andorra; keeping a foreign remote job is not enough.

Work
Actively managed Andorran company or authorized professional practice
Requirements
An available permit, a real local business, and proof of company control or professional licensing
Company-route payment
A final €50,000 payment to the Andorran Financial Authority after approval, with a limited exemption for selected projects

Summary

This route is for someone who will actively operate an Andorran company or an authorized professional practice. Company founders generally need more than 34% ownership and a real management role; licensed professionals follow the requirements for their own activity. A passive holding or overseas remote job does not establish the same basis.

The company route also involves foreign-investment approval, an available permit, business registration, and a required payment to the Andorran Financial Authority. Law 2/2026 made the standard €50,000 payment final and non-refundable after approval, with a limited exemption for selected projects.

From a local activity to a residence application
  1. Choose the business or professional route Confirm the quota, approvals, and any professional qualification requirements.
  2. Establish the qualifying activity Document the ownership, effective management, business setup, and required payment or exemption.
  3. Apply and maintain the local activity Complete local registration after approval and retain operating evidence for renewal.

This route depends on a real activity in Andorra. The required AFA payment is generally non-refundable after approval.

Could this pathway work for you?

Eligibility

You may be a fit if:

For an ordinary company case, €50,000 is paid to the Andorran Financial Authority when the immigration application is submitted. Under the 2026 law it becomes final and non-refundable if the initial authorization is approved; it is refundable if that initial authorization is denied. The law exempts a qualifying company created for a project selected by a government-recognized entity or for a qualifying high-technology, high-value-added digital-economy, entrepreneurship or innovation activity.

After the main reservation conditions are met, the company must generally show within three months that it owns a registered, active Andorran business. At renewal, business activity is shown through revenue. A licensed professional uses a separate three-month reservation period to obtain government authorization to practice and professional-body membership where required.

What This Route Allows

This route can let you live in Andorra while running a real self-employed activity, licensed profession, or qualifying Andorran company. The initial permit is one year, followed normally by three two-year renewals; after seven years, later renewals are normally ten years, subject to continuing eligibility and treaty exceptions.

What This Route Is Not

This is not just permission to keep a foreign remote job from Andorra. The local activity needs to be real and documented. The €50,000 amount should not be described as money that ordinarily comes back after the permit ends; under the current law it is non-refundable after approval unless a legal exemption applies. More than 34% ownership alone is not enough without the governance, effective-control and operating-business conditions.

Next Steps

  1. Decide whether your route is an Andorran company or a licensed profession.
  2. Confirm quota reservation, foreign-investment approval and company-formation deadlines before moving funds.
  3. Prepare proof of qualifications, experience, housing, civil status, and criminal-record history.
  4. Budget for the non-refundable €50,000 AFA payment unless the project is formally confirmed to meet the legal exemption, plus local setup and operating costs.
  5. File only after the local activity, management role and evidence timetable are clear enough to document.
  6. Register with the local Comú within three months after approval and keep revenue and activity evidence for renewal.

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