Services and procedures for obtaining residency in Andorra – Immigration in Andorra
Living in Andorra means being in an incredible natural environment in the heart of the Pyrenees. Security and good life are also key features. Immigration to Andorra is something that has grown exponentially in recent years.
Andorra offers excellent health services, free and widely multilingual educational systems and an excellent package of services and entertainment for any taste.
In addition, the Principality of Andorra offers a very competitive tax system that makes residents of Spain, France or any other country interested in changing their tax residence and habitual residence to the Principality of Andorra.
And the whole trip is just under 3 hours by car from Toulouse and Barcelona.
Residence in Andorra ▷ Requirements and tax residence 2022.
Andorra has many advantages in various fields (health, taxation, education), so more than one million citizens move to Andorra since 2011, since the reform of its national policy was completed and it ceased to be considered a tax haven for the OECD.
To stay in Andorra a person must have a residence permit to do so.
But there can also be different types of Andorran residence permits that have their own rights and obligations, requirements, conditions, documentation and formalities.
Tax residence in Andorra
In this other article we explain in detail what it means to be a tax resident in Andorra and the requirements you must meet to do so.
A resident of Andorra can reside informally, but it does not mean that he/she can obtain a tax residency to pay taxes on his/her worldwide income in Andorra.
A person has a residence permit in many nations in a fiscal quarter, but their tax residency only occurs in one place.
Different factors may be applied in different countries to determine in which countries the individual or legal entity lives based on priority. In case the criteria have never been met in a given country, they are examined. It is based on OECD principles and is:
- Stay more than 183 days in a country.
- Center of economic interests in that country.
- Center of vital interests in that country.
- Nationality.
- Ultimately resolved by a judge.
Residence permits for family reunification
Those who have relocated to Andorra can apply for a residence permit for their family members.
However, it will be necessary that one month has passed since the main residence was obtained in Andorra to be able to apply for the regrouping of their family members.
If you need more information about this point and the procedures you must follow in this regard in immigration, we can help you directly through our whatsapp.
In addition, to be able to reunite your family members before the immigration department of Andorra, you must inform your marital status, your address, the people who will be dependent on you, your job and above all and one of the most important things for the immigration department in Andorra is that you can economically support these people.
The salary that you will have to prove before immigration varies depending on the people and the specific case. Count on us to carry out all the procedures and to clarify all this information about residency and regrouping in Andorra.
Active residence in Andorra
Here you have another article where you can see all the types of residence that currently exist in Andorra.
It provides for an effective stay in Andorra through the development of work and professional activities. These include the following criteria:
- One must reside more than 183 days in the country.
- A company must be incorporated in Andorra and be a director of the company.
- A transfer must be made to the Andorran Financial Authority (AFA) of 15K€ as a deposit, although this may change to 50K€ in the coming months.
It is possible not to make this deposit if you obtain active residence through your profession in Andorra, i.e. being self-employed in the country.
Necessary documentation
It is also possible for foreign investors or professionals to provide documents relating to passports or identification cards, criminal records, presentation documents and civil documents.
In addition to this, information about the company to be created in Andorra and about the investors is required, since active residence necessarily implies developing a professional activity on one’s own account. It is not possible to have a job for someone else and apply for active residence.
Rights
The permits allow permanent residence and a job within a country for a renewable period of time.
The first active residence permit in Andorra is for a period of 1 year.
Passive residence in Andorra
This allows a resident to live legally in Andorra and not participate in a business activity.
In other words, it is not possible to have a company or have a job with this type of residence, but must live on income.
The passive residence permit is very special because the permit is granted in three different ways with their respective requirements, formalities, documentation necessary to meet the requirements to obtain the permit. The most fundamental and crucial one is the «no profit» assumption.
The applicant of this passive Andorran residence permit, must prove that he/she has invested in one of the instruments established by the Andorran immigration law at least 400.000€ in the country. That is, €50,000 as a deposit in the AFA and €350,000 in one of the instruments established by the immigration law in the Principality of Andorra.
A criminal record and an apostilled passport must also be provided with the application.
This type of tax residence is designed for those who want to enjoy their retirement in Andorra.
Residence for professionals with international projection or scientific, cultural or sporting interest.
Allows the resident of an individual country for the entire period of the authorization, provided that he/she is able to carry out a professional activity. In addition, the principal holder must:
Period and renewals.
In general, residency permits are issued for a period of one year and then renewed by the applicant (we can help you with the paperwork) and in any case these periods are extended according to each case.
The percentage of renewal of residences is quite wide, either through companies or through investment in the country.
Information for residing in Andorra: procedures and more – Contact us
Andorra is becoming a sought after destination for many people in the region and is located in the Pyrenees.
Among the many attractions in the Principality of Andorra are safety, a beautiful natural environment, a high quality of life and many recreational activities, including world-class education.
If you are interested in this process and want to enjoy the experience of living in Andorra, on this page you will find a lot of information about residences, companies and what the process of living in Andorra is like.
Contact us to find out which residences fit your profile and we will help you with all the paperwork whatever your country of origin.
