Digital nomads in Andorra: residency for remote workers

Digital nomad visa: what really exists in Andorra

What is called a “digital nomad visa” is, under Andorran law, a residence authorisation: the one for foreign nationals who, “to carry out their work, do not need to have a specific geographical location and use telecommunications and technology” (Llei 9/2012, art. 33 bis, free translation). It allows the holder to reside in Andorra and carry on their activity there, and the holder has resident status (art. 34).

Andorra does not yet have its own visas: until a law has organised them, a national of a country outside the European Union and the European Economic Area must hold the visas required to enter France or Spain and to return there from Andorra (first transitional provision). A European national enters with their identity card (art. 11).

Who can become a digital nomad in Andorra?

The law accepts three profiles of remote workers (art. 23.5 bis):

• an employee hired by an employer established in another country;
• a self-employed person whose services are provided to persons or entities that are not resident in Andorra;
• a self-employed person who works for a company or another entity established in another country, of which they are a partner or a member of the governing body.

An Andorran client or employer therefore falls outside the status. The international professional may serve the Andorran market for up to 15% of their services; for the nomad, the text allows no margin. See also the types of residency in Andorra.

The conditions: ministry decision, resources, insurance, housing

The decision of the ministry responsible for the economy

This is the first step, governed by Decree 212/2023. The application is made online and free of charge, with a sworn statement describing your activity and your profile, and any useful supporting document, such as a certificate from your employer or your foreign clients. The ministry decides within 15 working days; if there is no reply within that time, the application is deemed rejected. The favourable decision is then attached to the residence application.

How much in resources do you need?

The law leaves the amount to a regulation, which we have not found. The technical sheet of the official form (version of 18 January 2023) gives this example for the principal holder: “base salary × 12 months × 3 (300%)”. If that base salary is the Andorran minimum wage, this represents about €56,500 a year (indicative calculation: €1,568.67 × 12 × 3, with the minimum wage in force since 1 July 2026). Have the threshold applied, including for your dependants, confirmed by the Immigration Service.

The procedure and the cost, step by step

1. 1

   Obtain the ministry’s decision

   Online application, sworn statement and supporting documents; reply within 15 working days at most.

2. 2

   Put together the residence application

   Passport or identity card, criminal record certificates from the countries of nationality and of residence, civil status documents, proof of housing, insurance, proof of resources, undertaking to be present for 90 days. Foreign documents must be apostilled or legalised.

3. 3

   File the application

   In person at the Immigration Service, by appointment, all year round. Fee of €224.61, medical examination, reply within 2 months at most.

4. 4

   Register with the comú

   Within the 3 months following the authorisation, registration with the comú of your parish, with proof to be provided to the Immigration Service.

Initial authorisationLlei 9/2012, art. 154

€224.61

Each renewal

€56.15

Per family memberauthorisation or renewal

€22.61

The articles governing the status provide for neither an investment nor a payment to the AFA, unlike passive residency. See the cost of residency and the AFA deposit and the procedures for obtaining residency.

Quota, duration and renewal

The number of authorisations is set by regulation (art. 23.10 bis). Decree 11/2023, published in the BOPA on 17 January 2023, provides for 100: 50 for digital nomads and 50 for the entrepreneurs’ programme, with a category that is used up able to draw on the other. Applications are processed in order of receipt, with priority for nationals of States linked to Andorra by an agreement, then for those of the European Union and the European Economic Area. The decree sets no period, and we have found no publication of the remaining places: ask the Immigration Service before you file.

The durations are those of passive residency (art. 33 bis, which refers to Article 32):

To renew, you must prove that the initial situation has not changed (Decree 11/2023, art. 3): same remote activity, resources, insurance, housing and 90 days of presence. Residing for less time than the law requires is a ground for cancellation (art. 73). The timetable is detailed in residency renewal.

Coming with your family

The digital nomad brings their family over under the rules for residence without work (art. 102): their relatives obtain the same status, as dependants, at the same time as the nomad or later (art. 91 and 92). Those covered include in particular:

• the spouse, if not separated, or the partner in a stable union;
• the minor children of the holder and those of their spouse;
• adult children under 25 whose main activity is studying;
• the relatives in the ascending line of the holder or of their spouse, if they are dependent on the holder.

Each pays a fee of €22.61 and is not counted against the quota (art. 23.10 bis and 154). Your resources must cover the whole household, and each person must be insured. See our guide to family reunification in Andorra.

90 days, 183 days: where do you pay tax?

The 90 days are enough to keep the authorisation, not to become an Andorran tax resident. Under the income tax law, you must spend more than 183 days in Andorra in the calendar year, or have the main core or the base of your activities or economic interests there; residence is presumed when your spouse and minor children reside there (Llei 5/2014, art. 8).

As an Andorran tax resident, you are taxed under Andorran personal income tax (IRPF) on your worldwide income: 10% after a tax-free allowance of €24,000 and a tax credit capped at €800, which in practice means 0%, 5% then 10%. If your earned income is not subject to any withholding obligation in Andorra, which can happen with a foreign employer, you must file the annual tax return, between 1 April and 30 September of the following year (art. 55). See tax residency in Andorra and our days-of-presence counter.

Employee of a French company: the points to have checked

The Andorran authorisation settles your right of residence, not your social security and tax position. Before you leave, have these questions settled by your employer and an adviser:

• Social security. The France⁠–⁠Andorra agreement in principle attaches workers to the scheme of the State where they carry on their activity, except in the case of a posting (art. 4). The texts consulted do not say how this principle applies to remote work for an employer not established in Andorra: ask the CLEISS, the Urssaf or the CASS.
• Tax on your salary. A salary is taxable in the State of residence, except for work carried out in the other State, which may then tax it (tax treaty, art. 14). If you remain resident in France, you are taxable only in France as long as you stay in Andorra for no more than 183 days in any 12-month period and no establishment of your employer there bears your salary. If you become resident in Andorra, work done in Andorra is taxable there, and work done in France is taxable in France.
• Your tax residency. Keeping your household, your main activity or the centre of your economic interests in France keeps your tax domicile there (CGI, art. 4 B); in the event of dual residence, the treaty decides on the basis of the permanent home, then the centre of vital interests (art. 4).
• Insurance. The sickness and incapacity insurance required by law must cover the whole duration of the authorisation, whatever your social security cover.

The posting rules are set out in our guide to the France⁠–⁠Andorra social security agreement, and how taxing rights are shared in the France⁠–⁠Andorra tax treaty. If, on the other hand, you keep your home in France and work on site in Andorra, see working in Andorra and living in France.

Digital nomad, international professional or self-employed?

Three statuses allow you to work from Andorra for foreign clients. They differ in the activity permitted and in the cost of entry.

Llei 9/2012, art. 23.5 bis, 38 ter, 58 ter, 98, 99, 101 quinquies and 154. Self-employed: 183 days required at renewal, except for liberal professions; certain digital economy projects are exempt from the payment (art. 38 ter).

The international professional status has only 10 places in 2026 (Decree 74/2026): see international professional freelance residency and active self-employed residency. The full pathway for someone working for themselves is described in freelancing in Andorra.

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