--- title: "Andorra news: new laws, taxes and residency (2026)" url: https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news description: "New laws, decrees and official figures from Andorra in 2026: passive residency, quotas, minimum wage, housing, nationality, the EU." updated: 2026-10-10 language: en publisher: Andorre Fiscal (https://andorrefiscal.fr) --- # Andorra news: new laws and reforms in 2026 > Markdown version of the page https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news (Andorre Fiscal), up to date as of 10 October 2026. To cite this page, use its address: https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news The 2026 reforms and decisions that make a difference to settling in Andorra: new laws, decrees, quotas, revised figures, relations with the European Union. Each news item explains what has been decided, what changes in practice, who is affected and what remains uncertain, with its official sources. 9 news articles · Verified on 10 October 2026 1. [EU tax haven blacklist: Andorra not listed in October 2026](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/eu-tax-haven-blacklist-october-2026): 9 October 2026 Transparency The 9 October 2026 update does not name Andorra, in either Annex I or Annex II. Read the article - **8** jurisdictions in Annex I (blacklist) - **10** jurisdictions in Annex II - **11** states and territories on the French list - **2018** start of automatic exchange in Andorra 2. [Immigration quota: 900 work permits until April 2027](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/andorra-immigration-quota-2026): 7 October 2026 Residency New general quota set on 7 October 2026, places already used, quotas without work: the figures. 3. [Andorra–EU association agreement: signing announced for 19 October](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/eu-andorra-association-agreement): 16 July 2026 Europe What the agreement provides, its timetable, and why nothing changes yet. 4. [Minimum wage in Andorra: €9.05 an hour since July 2026](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/andorra-minimum-wage-2026): 1 July 2026 Employment The Andorran minimum wage and its knock-on effects: passive residency, contributions, tax. 5. [Renting: Llei 11/2026 regulates leases and rents from 2027 to 2030](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/andorra-housing-law-11-2026): 4 June 2026 Housing A gradual return to the ordinary rules, extensions and capped rent increases. 6. [Andorran nationality: what the 2026 reform changes](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/andorran-citizenship-law-8-2026): 7 May 2026 Residency Twenty years of residence still required, cases with a shorter period, and mandatory renunciation. 7. [Catalan A1 required to renew your work permit](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/catalan-required-for-permit-renewal): 26 April 2026 Residency Since 26 April 2026, employees must prove their level of Catalan to renew. 8. [Property purchases by foreigners: the IEI rises to 6%](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/foreign-property-buyers-tax-6-percent): 13 February 2026 Property Rate doubled for a home, 10% beyond that, and new residents now affected. 9. [Omnibus Law 2: passive residency rises to €1,000,000](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/llei-2-2026-passive-residency): 13 February 2026 Residency What changes under the law in force since 13 February 2026. ## Upcoming deadlines The dates to watch, as announced in the official texts and press releases already published. Each deadline will be checked before being reported in the news item concerned. Known deadlines at 11 October 2026 1. 19 October 2026 Signing of the [Andorra–EU association agreement](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/eu-andorra-association-agreement) in Brussels, as announced by the Govern; it does not make the agreement applicable. 2. 1 January 2027 Entry into force of [Llei 11/2026 on leases and rents](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/andorra-housing-law-11-2026): the 2027 revisions follow the 2026 CPI. 3. 30 April 2027 Closing date for applications under the [general quota of 900 work permits](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/andorra-immigration-quota-2026) (Decree 388/2026). 4. Date not set New [minimum wage in Andorra](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/andorra-minimum-wage-2026) for 2027: in 2025 and 2026, the decree was adopted in mid-January. 5. Date not set Implementing regulations for the [nationality reform](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/andorran-citizenship-law-8-2026): the Govern has six months after the entry into force of Llei 8/2026. 6. Date not set [EU–Andorra agreement on borders and the EES](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/eu-andorra-association-agreement#frontieres): on 7 September 2026, the Commission proposed authorising its signing and provisional application. 7. Twice a year Revision of the [EU tax haven blacklist](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/news/eu-tax-haven-blacklist-october-2026), most recently on 9 October 2026. ## How we follow the news A news item is published only after we have read the official text: a law or decree in the BOPA, a Govern press release, a European Commission document. When information rests only on press reports, we say so. The permanent guides concerned are reviewed at the same time, and each news item ends with the list of its sources. News items are written by the Andorre Fiscal editorial team (see [who writes and checks our news](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/about#redaction)), following [our verification method](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/methodology). The texts cited are gathered on the page listing [Andorra’s official sources](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/official-sources). To be notified of new publications, subscribe to the [news Atom feed](https://andorrefiscal.fr/actualites.xml). ## The guides updated by these news items Each reform is also incorporated into the permanent guides it changes: residency conditions, work permits, salaries, housing, property purchase, nationality, language and taxation. - [Passive residency](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/residency/passive-residency): No gainful activity in Andorra - [Work permit](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/residency/work-permit): Employee of an Andorran company - [Working: jobs and salaries](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/living-in-andorra/jobs-and-salaries): Vacancies, salaries, gross to net - [Renting a home](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/living-in-andorra/renting): Rents, leases, Llei 11/2026 - [Buying property](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/living-in-andorra/buying-property): Authorisation and taxes for foreigners - [Andorran nationality](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/residency/andorran-citizenship): Conditions and length of residence - [Languages and integration](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/living-in-andorra/languages): Catalan, French, Spanish - [Is Andorra a tax haven?](https://andorrefiscal.fr/en/tax/is-andorra-a-tax-haven): OECD, automatic exchange, treaties