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Andorran Citizenship After Residence

Andorra Citizenship
Pathway overview

At a glance

Andorran naturalization is mainly for people whose principal home has been in Andorra for many years. The ordinary route combines 20 years of principal and permanent residence with five immediately preceding years of effective residence; a separate route uses 10 immediately preceding years plus qualifying Andorran schooling.

Type
Citizenship after long-term residence
Ordinary residence route
20 total years plus effective residence throughout the final 5 years
School route
10 immediately preceding residence years plus qualifying Andorran schooling
Core requirements
Integration, criminal-record limits, and proof of loss of other citizenship
What to know
Residence time does not make citizenship automatic
What it gives
If approved and the existing-nationality condition is completed, this route leads to Andorran citizenship.

Summary

Andorran naturalization is mainly for people already deeply rooted in Andorra. The standard route requires 20 years of principal and permanent residence, whether continuous or interrupted, plus principal and effective residence in Andorra throughout at least the five years immediately before applying. A separate school-based route uses ten years of residence immediately before the application together with the required Andorran schooling.

Andorra is not a dual-citizenship-friendly naturalization destination. For many users, the renunciation requirement is the biggest practical barrier.

Pathway fit check

Eligibility

You may be a fit if:

For the school-based route, the government describes at least ten school years in an Andorran public or private institution teaching the specific Andorran curriculum. A foreign study cycle of no more than 12 months can be counted, or a shorter period can qualify if the person completed all compulsory schooling in Andorra.

Meeting the listed conditions does not guarantee approval. The government may refuse naturalization for public-order or national-interest reasons.

What This Route Allows

If approved and the existing-nationality condition is completed, this route leads to Andorran citizenship. The government's process can involve provisional nationality while the applicant proves loss of other citizenship within the stated period; until then, the person must keep the immigration registration and renew the underlying immigration authorization where required.

What This Route Is Not

This is not automatic citizenship after living in Andorra for a few years, and ordinary residence permits do not themselves prove integration or satisfaction of the nationality law. It is not a dual-citizenship route on the assumption that the applicant can simply retain every existing nationality. Marriage, origin, adoption and nationality through a parent or grandparent have different tests and should not be folded into ordinary naturalization.

Next Steps

  1. Map every period of principal and permanent residence needed for the 20-year route and the five immediately preceding effective-residence years. If using the school route, document the ten-year residence and complete school history.
  2. Gather residence permits, local registration records, tax or employment records, and housing records.
  3. Obtain written advice on the citizenship-loss requirement before taking any irreversible step. Confirm the sequence for provisional Andorran nationality and proof of loss.
  4. Prepare integration evidence, including language and community ties where relevant.
  5. Get Andorran legal advice before taking any step that could affect an existing citizenship.
Compare your options

Other routes in Andorra.

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