Living in Spain

Sheet 22 - Andorran nationals and their relatives

The content of this page is merely indicative. Only the provisions of the regulations in force at the time of submission of the application are applicable. 

Last Updated: May 2025

Index of contents 

  • Rules of application
  • Conditions of establishment in Spain
  • Situations in Spain
  1. RULES OF APPLICATION
  • Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic and the Principality of Andorra, concerning the entry, movement, residence and establishment of their nationals, ad-referendum held in Brussels on 4 December 2002.
  • Circular Agreement Spain, France, Andorra, of 19 June 2003, of the Directorate-General for Foreigners and Immigration.
  • Circular Andorra visa, of 20 January 2004, issued by the Directorate-General for Foreigners and Immigration.
  • Organic Law 4/2000, of 11 January, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration.

  

  • Royal Decree 1155/2024, of 19 November, approving the Regulations of Organic Law 4/2000, of 11 January, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration.
  • Law 14/2013, of 27 September, on support for entrepreneurs and their internationalisation.
  • Royal Decree 240/2007, of 16 February, on the entry, free movement and residence in Spain of citizens of the Member States of the European Union and other States parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.  
  • Instructions SGIE 2/2015, on the application in Spain of the Convention between the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic and the Principality of Andorra on the entry, movement, residence and establishment of its nationals, of the State Secretariat for Immigration and Emigration.

2.- CONDITIONS OF ESTABLISHMENT IN SPAIN 

Under the Spanish-Franco-Andorran Convention, Andorran nationals will have the conditions of establishment in Spain that apply to nationals of member states of the European Union, and must be governed by national regulations in everything not established in the Convention.

3.- SITUATIONS IN SPAIN 

3.1- ENTRY AND SHORT STAY: 

Andorran nationals wishing to enter Spain and stay for up to ninety calendar days without performing a lucrative activity may enter Spain without a visa, with their national identity card, passport or other valid travel document.

3.2.- STAY FOR STUDIES: 

Andorran nationals wishing to carry out a study activity in an approved educational institution in Spain will not need a visa. Likewise, they will not need a visa to carry out training activities, participate in a student mobility program, or provide a volunteer service.

  1. Procedure and Documentation 
  • Copy of your national identity card, passport or other valid travel document (the original will be displayed at the time of application).
  • Responsible declaration that he/she has sufficient resources for himself/herself and, where appropriate, for the members of his/her family.  
  • Proof of having a public or private health insurance arranged with an insurance company authorized to operate in Spain. You will be able to provide the European health card that covers the period of stay for studies in Spain.
  • In the case of underage students who are not accompanied by their parents or guardians, their authorization, with proof of the center, organization, entity and agency responsible for the activity and the period of stay planned.
  • Proof of having been admitted to an authorized educational center in Spain, for the realization of a full-time program, leading to the obtaining of a degree or certificate of studies, or where appropriate, documentary accreditation of the realization of an activity as an “au pair”, of training, participation in a student mobility program, or provision of a volunteer service, as established in article 54 of the Regulation of Organic Law 4/2000.

Important note: when documents are provided from other countries they must be translated into Spanish or co-official language of the territory where the application is submitted by a sworn translator.  

List of sworn translators.

On the other hand, any non-Community foreign public document must be previously legalized by the Spanish Consular Office with jurisdiction in the country in which the document was issued and by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation except if the document has been apostilled by the competent authority of the issuing country in accordance with the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961.  

Information on translation and legalization of documents. 

  • Time limit for the resolution of the application: the maximum time limit for notifying the resolution is three months, counted from the day following the date of submission of the application to the competent Aliens Office for processing. Once this period has elapsed without the Administration having given an express response, it may be understood that the request has been dismissed by administrative silence. (When it has not been possible to notify the resolution, it will be announced in the Single Edictal Board (TEU). If you have opted for electronic notification or if you are legally obliged to use that medium, the resolution will be notified by publication in the electronic headquarters. If the resolution is not accessed within ten calendar days of its publication, it will be given as notified). 
  • The duration of the stay granted will be equal to that of the studies, mobility program, volunteer service or training activity, with the limit of one year, except in the case of the higher studies provided for in Article 52(1)(a) of the Regulation, in which case the validity of the authorization will coincide with the official duration of the studies. In the case of the authorization granted to foreign persons in the case provided for in article 58 (special regime for specialization studies in the health field), its validity will be equal to that of the duration of specialized health training studies in which they have obtained a place.  

The duration of the extension will coincide with the duration of the course for which you are enrolled, the mobility program, the volunteer service or the training activity, with the maximum limit of one year.

  • They may be authorized to carry out activities on behalf of others or on their own account, provided that the activities are compatible with studies, training activities or voluntary services and do not exceed 30 hours per week, except in the case of intensive vocational training that will be according to the legislation sectorial.Cuando in the case of higher studies, the authorization of stay by studies will authorize to work on behalf of others and on their own account, automatically and without the need for additional processing, provided that this work activity is compatible with the performance of these studies.
  • In the event that the period of stay for studies is more than six months, the foreign person must personally apply for the alien’s identity card within one month of notification of the decision, at the competent Police Station or police services in his place of residence.

The documentation to be provided in the application for the alien identity card can be consulted at the following link:

https://sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es/procedimientos/index/categoria/34 

  1. Family members of students 

The spouse, couple registered in a public registry and the descendants under 21 years of age or in charge of Andorran nationality of the student who accompanies or meets with him/her are exempt from visa, and may apply personally, in official form (EX – 00), supposedly “family member of holder authorization of stay for studies agreement with Andorra”, authorization of stay as a student family in the Aliens Office or telematically, through the electronic headquarters of the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory (Mercury). 

You must prove to your student family member that you have sufficient resources for their maintenance in the manner described in the previous section.

The relative must prove that he/she has a public or private health insurance arranged with an insurance company authorized to operate in Spain. You will be able to provide the European health card that covers the period of stay for studies in Spain.

The spouse, partner registered in a public registry and descendants under 21 years of age or dependent who are not of Andorran nationality, or that of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the Common European Area, must obtain, before their entry into Spain, the corresponding visa which must be personally requested in the diplomatic mission or Spanish Consular Office of their demarcation of residence.  

The authorization issued to family members shall be of the same nature and duration as that of the holder.

If your stay is longer than six months, you must apply for a foreigner’s identity card following the same procedure as the student holder.

3.3.- TEMPORARY NON-PROFIT RESIDENCE: 

Andorran nationals will be able to enter Spain without the need for a visa, and reside for more than 90 calendar days , without performing a lucrative activity.

  1. Procedure and documentation 
  • Copy of your national identity document, passport or other valid travel document (the original will be displayed at the time of application).
  • Proof of having sufficient means of life for the period of residence in Spain.
  • Proof of having a public or private health insurance arranged with an insurance company authorized to operate in Spain.
  • Deadline for the resolution of the application: three months from the day following the date on which it entered the register of the competent body for processing. Once this period has elapsed without the Administration having given an express response, it may be understood that the request has been dismissed by administrative silence 
  • The residence permit shall have a duration of five years.
  • Within one month of notification of the decision, the foreign person must personally request the identity card of a foreigner at the competent police station or police services in his place of residence.

The documentation to be provided in the application for the alien identity card can be consulted at the following link:

https://sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es/procedimientos/index/categoria/34 

3.3.2 Family members of non-profit residents: Reunification 

  • The spouse, partner registered in a public registry and descendants under 21 years of age or dependent who are not of Andorran nationality, or that of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the Common European Area, must obtain, before their entry into Spain, the corresponding residence visa, which must be personally requested in the Diplomatic Mission or Spanish Consular Office of their demarcation of residence, once followed the procedure of Family Reunification that is contained in sheet 8. Authorization of temporary residence by family reunification”.
  • Within one month of the notification of the decision or, if applicable, from entry into Spain, the foreign person must personally request the identity card of a foreigner, at the competent Police Station or police services of his place of residence.  

The documentation to be provided in the application for the alien identity card can be consulted at the following link:

https://sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es/procedimientos/index/categoria/34 

  

3.4.- EMPLOYED OR SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS (except in the case of self-employment to exercise liberal professions): 

Andorran nationals who intend to work for an employed or self-employed person (except liberal professions), do not need to obtain a visa. 

3.4.1 Procedure and Documentation 

  • Application in official form (EX -03 if you request someone else’s account, EX -07 if you request your own account)duly completed and signed by the Andorran citizen.
  • Copy of your national identity document, passport or other valid travel document (the original will be displayed at the time of application).
  • Accreditation of your status as an employed or self-employed worker: 
  • If you are a employee, you can provide any of the following documents:
  • Employer’s hiring declaration or employment certificate, including at least company name and address data, tax ID and contribution account code.
  • Contract of employment registered in the Public Employment Service, or the communication of the contract and its conditions through the CONTRAT@ platform.
  • Document of discharge or status assimilated to discharge in the corresponding Social Security regime or consent to the verification of data in the files of the General Treasury of Social Security.
  • If you are a self-employed worker, you can provide any of the following documents:
  • Registration in the Census of Economic Activities.
  • Justification of its establishment through Registration in the Mercantile Registry.
  • Document of discharge or status assimilated to discharge in the corresponding Social Security regime, or consent to the verification of data in the files of the General Treasury of Social Security or the Tax Agency.

Important note: when documents are provided from other countries they must be translated into Spanish or co-official language of the territory where the application is submitted by a sworn translator.  

List of sworn translators.  

On the other hand, any non-Community foreign public document must be previously legalized by the Spanish Consular Office with jurisdiction in the country in which the document was issued and by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation except if the document has been apostilled by the competent authority of the issuing country in accordance with the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961.

Information on translation and legalization of documents. 

  • Deadline for the resolution of the application: three months from the day following the date on which it entered the register of the competent body for processing. Once this period has elapsed without the Administration having made the notification, it may be understood that the application has been dismissed by administrative silence. (When it has not been possible to notify the resolution, it will be announced in the Single Bulletin Board (TEU). If an electronic or normative notification has been chosen, it is obliged to use that medium, the resolution will be notified by publication in the electronic headquarters. If the resolution is not accessed within ten calendar days of its publication, it will be given as notified). 
  • Within one month of notification of the decision, the foreign person must personally request the identity card of a foreigner at the competent police station or police services in his place of residence.

The documentation to be provided in the application for the alien identity card can be consulted at the following link:

https://sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es/procedimientos/index/categoria/34 

  • Authorisations for temporary residence and paid or self-employed work shall have a duration of five years.
  • The initial authorization of temporary residence and paid employment will also authorize the exercise of an activity on its own account during its validity, provided that the main activity is the activity on behalf of others, unless it has been superventiously extinguished for reasons beyond the will of the foreign person, a circumstance that must be communicated to the Aliens Office that has granted the authorization within three days.

3.4.2 Family members of employed or self-employed persons: Reunification 

The spouse, couple registered in a public registry, descendants under 21 years of age or dependent and the ascendants of the holder of the residence permit and his/her spouse who are in his/her position, of Andorran nationality accompanying him/her or meeting with him/her, are exempt from visa, and must apply for authorization of residence by family reunification, personally or telematically, through the electronic office of the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory (Mercury)., in official print 02 

The spouse, partner registered in a public registry and descendants under 21 years of age or dependent who are not of Andorran nationality, or that of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the Common European Area, must obtain, before their entry into Spain, the corresponding residence visa, which must be personally requested by the Diplomatic Mission or Spanish Consular Office of their demarcation of residence, once followed the procedure of Family Reunification that is contained in the information sheet 8. Authorization of temporary residence by family reunification”.

Within one month of the notification of the decision or, if applicable, from entry into Spain, the foreign person must personally request the identity card of a foreigner, at the competent Police Station or police services of his place of residence.

The documentation to be provided in the application for the alien identity card can be consulted at the following link:

https://sede.administracionespublicas.gob.es/procedimientos/index/categoria/34 

3.5 SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS FOR THE EXERCISE OF LIBERAL PROFESSIONS 

Andorran nationals who wish to carry out a self-employed activity in the liberal professions must obtain the corresponding temporary residence and self-employment visa, through the general procedure established for this authorization, the duration and effects of this authorization being the general ones listed in the information sheet “14. Initial authorization of temporary residence and self-employment.”

Their relatives may be regrouped with the requirements and procedure established for temporary residence permits by family regrouping, in accordance with the procedure contained in information sheet “8. Authorization of temporary residence by family reunification”.

3.6 CROSS-BORDER WORKERS 

Andorran nationals who wish to carry out an employed or self-employed activity as cross-border workers must obtain the corresponding work authorization, through the general procedure established for this purpose, the duration and effects of such authorization being the general ones contained in the fact sheets “39. Self-employment authorization for cross-border workers” or “40. Employment authorization for cross-border workers”

In everything not provided for in the Convention, and included in these information sheets, the current regulations will apply, be it the Regulation on Foreigners or Law 14/2013, of 27 September, on support for entrepreneurs and their internationalization.

3.8 LONG-TERM RESIDENCE  

Andorran nationals may reside and work indefinitely in Spain under the same conditions as Spaniards when they have resided legally and continuously in Spain for five years or comply with the requirements referred to in article 183 of the Regulation of Organic Law 4/2000, also included in its corresponding information sheet “49. National long-term residence permit”.