# Andorran citizenship by naturalisation Andorra's ordinary route combines twenty years of qualifying residence with integration and loss of previous nationalities. The June 2026 amendment changes residence-counting rules and requires a Catalan B1 document from applicants under seventy. Scope: Ordinary adult naturalisation under Article 11(1), not marriage, descent, school-based, minor-child or exceptional routes. Jurisdiction: Andorra. Sources reviewed 2026-09-17; review due 2026-12-16. General information, not legal advice or a finding of eligibility. Requirements depend on the route, applicant and filing date. Verify the official instructions before applying. ## Twenty years, with a recent-residence condition The ordinary route requires twenty years of principal and permanent residence, which may be interrupted or continuous, plus principal and effective residence during at least the five years immediately before application. The applicant must prove actual qualifying residence; the authority can verify it. The separate ten-year school-based route is not the ordinary baseline. Evidence: conditional. [Government of Andorra / Portal Jurídic: Nationality Act: informational consolidation including Law 8/2026](https://www.portaljuridicandorra.ad/L19951005A); [General Council of Andorra / BOPA: Law 8/2026: nationality amendments, published 3 June 2026](https://bopadocuments.blob.core.windows.net/bopa-documents/038056/pdf/CGL_2026_06_01_15_20_23.pdf); [Government of Andorra: Application for Andorran nationality](https://www.e-tramits.ad/tramits/ca/demanda-de-nacionalitat/p/GV100016). Source location: Nationality Act Articles 7(2), 11(1)–(2); Law 8/2026 Articles 4 and 8, PDF pages 4 and 6; application page Article 11.1. Effective from 2026-06-04. ## Catalan B1 document for applicants under seventy Applicants under seventy must provide the official Andorran B1 Catalan diploma or a recognised equivalent. The government identifies B1 as a CEFR level and assesses listening, reading, speaking, writing and language accuracy. The age exception concerns the diploma document; it should not be read as removing every integration requirement. Evidence: conditional. [General Council of Andorra / BOPA: Law 8/2026: nationality amendments, published 3 June 2026](https://bopadocuments.blob.core.windows.net/bopa-documents/038056/pdf/CGL_2026_06_01_15_20_23.pdf); [Government of Andorra: Application for Andorran nationality](https://www.e-tramits.ad/tramits/ca/demanda-de-nacionalitat/p/GV100016); [Government of Andorra: Official Catalan B1 examination description under Decree 81/2025](https://www.govern.ad/documents/d/guest/b1_descriptiu?download=true). Source location: Law 8/2026 Article 18, new Article 29(1)(f), PDF page 9; application supporting documents; B1 description page 1, European framework and assessed skills. Effective from 2026-06-04. ## Integration is assessed separately The administration assesses sufficient integration under the applicable regulations. The law identifies Catalan, Andorran history, geography and institutions as essential considerations and requires objective, non-discriminatory assessment. A language diploma alone does not establish that all naturalisation conditions are satisfied. Evidence: conditional. [General Council of Andorra / BOPA: Law 8/2026: nationality amendments, published 3 June 2026](https://bopadocuments.blob.core.windows.net/bopa-documents/038056/pdf/CGL_2026_06_01_15_20_23.pdf); [Government of Andorra / Portal Jurídic: Nationality Act: informational consolidation including Law 8/2026](https://www.portaljuridicandorra.ad/L19951005A). Source location: Nationality Act Articles 11(1), 36; Law 8/2026 Article 22, PDF page 11. ## Criminal-record and public-interest conditions An unexpunged conviction imposing at least one year of imprisonment for an intentional offence, or convictions for two or more intentional offences, bars this route. The government may also refuse naturalisation on public-order or national-interest grounds. Completing the residence period therefore does not guarantee citizenship. Evidence: conditional. [General Council of Andorra / BOPA: Law 8/2026: nationality amendments, published 3 June 2026](https://bopadocuments.blob.core.windows.net/bopa-documents/038056/pdf/CGL_2026_06_01_15_20_23.pdf); [Government of Andorra / Portal Jurídic: Nationality Act: informational consolidation including Law 8/2026](https://www.portaljuridicandorra.ad/L19951005A). Source location: Nationality Act Article 11(3)–(4); Law 8/2026 Article 8, PDF page 6. ## Previous nationalities must be lost A favourable initial decision is conditional on proving loss of all previous nationalities within five years of notification, together with a sworn declaration that the applicant has taken no action intended to undo that loss. An extension of up to two years is possible where the applicant proves that the renunciation process has begun. The government then grants nationality by decree, effective from the date the previous nationality or nationalities were lost; missing the deadline can cause the conditional decision to lapse. Evidence: conditional. [General Council of Andorra / BOPA: Law 8/2026: nationality amendments, published 3 June 2026](https://bopadocuments.blob.core.windows.net/bopa-documents/038056/pdf/CGL_2026_06_01_15_20_23.pdf); [Government of Andorra / Portal Jurídic: Nationality Act: informational consolidation including Law 8/2026](https://www.portaljuridicandorra.ad/L19951005A). Source location: Nationality Act Articles 7(1), 28(1)–(4); Law 8/2026 Articles 4 and 17, PDF pages 4, 8–9. ## Scope and limitations - General information, not an individual eligibility assessment. Principal/permanent residence in this law is not equated here with a particular immigration permit or a simple physical-presence day count. - Law 8/2026 took effect on 4 June 2026, the day after BOPA publication, not its 7 May adoption date. Application guidance already includes its language-document requirement. Older integration regulations remain applicable only insofar as compatible with the amended law; detailed exemptions and pending-case treatment require authority confirmation. - The government-owned legal portal's consolidated texts are informational; the BOPA publication is authoritative. Separate involuntary-nationality and nationality-loss provisions are not treated as a general exemption from renouncing previous citizenship when naturalising. ## Explore this passport - [Passport rank and travel access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/andorra) - [Tax residence & income](https://multipassrank.com/passport/andorra/taxes) - [Country-profile JSON, including sources and scoped requirements](https://multipassrank.com/api/v1/country-profiles/AD) - [Multiple-citizenship policy guide](https://multipassrank.com/dual-citizenship-countries) [Canonical page](https://multipassrank.com/passport/andorra/citizenship)