| Country | Andorra (AD) |
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| Route | Andorra International Professional Residence: 85% Rule 2026 |
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| Route family | Freelance / self-employed |
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| Route type | independent professional |
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| Summary | Guide to Andorra residence for professionals with international projection: Andorran base, 85% foreign-used services, one-employee maximum and AFA deposits. |
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| Last verified | 2026-09-15 |
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| Official/supporting source count | 3 |
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| Route guide | Open full guide → |
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| Program availability | ActiveSource 1Source 2 |
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| Best-fit work models | Freelancer / contractorSource 1Source 2 |
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| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Investment requirement | The published international-professional framework requires a €47,500 non-remunerated AFA deposit for the principal and €9,500 for each dependent acquiring residence in this category.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
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| Government fees | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Processing time | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Validity | The residence-without-work framework generally starts with a two-year authorization.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
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| Renewal | The published non-work sequence is a two-year first renewal, a three-year second renewal and generally 10-year later periods, subject to treaty exceptions and continued compliance.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
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| Family inclusion | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Spouse work rights | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Local-work rules | This category requires an Andorran professional base, no more than one employee and at least 85% of services used outside Andorra; it is not ordinary local employment authorization.As of 2026-09-18Source 1 |
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| Application location | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Permanent-residence pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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| Citizenship pathway | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review. |
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