Andorran nationality law

Andorran citizenship is based primarily on the principle of jus sanguinis.

Eligibility for Andorran citizenship

By descent

Children born to recognised parents who were Andorran citizens at the time of birth (regardless of the place of birth) are eligible for Andorran citizenship.

By birth

Children born in Andorra under any one of the following conditions are eligible for Andorran citizenship:

born to parents of whom either one (or both) was born in Andorra and was living permanently and principally in Andorra at the time of birth
born to non-Andorran parents who were living permanently and principally in Andorra for at least 10 years at the time of birth

By naturalisation

Those seeking to become Andorran citizens via naturalisation are required to fulfill the following criteria:

they must renounce existing foreign citizenships
they must have resided in Andorra permanently for at least ten years if the applicant has spent all of his mandatory education in Andorra or for at least 20 years if he/she can prove his/her integration into Andorran society

Loss of citizenship

If an Andorran citizen serves in the armed forces or government of another country or takes up a foreign citizenship, he/she automatically forfeits his/her Andorran citizenship.

Former Andorran citizens may restore their former citizenship if their request to the government is successful.

Any Andorran may live in France without requesting a visa.^[1]

Dual nationality

Dual nationality is strictly forbidden by Andorran law. On the other hand, Spanish law, though, recognizes dual nationality with Andorra.^[2]

References

↑ https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F16162
↑ http://www.mjusticia.gob.es/cs/Satellite/Portal/es/areas-tematicas/nacionalidad/nacionalidad/tener-doble-nacionalidad "citizens of (...) Andorra should not renounce to their previous nationality"

External links

Information page about Andorran nationality from the Andorran Embassy in Paris

Nationality laws

By continent

Africa

Asia

Europe

European Union & Schengen Area	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus ⁷ Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom

Rest of Europe	Albania Andorra ² Armenia ⁷ Azerbaijan ⁵ Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia ⁷ Kazakhstan ⁶ Macedonia Moldova Monaco ² Montenegro Northern Cyprus ⁷ ⁹ Russia ³ San Marino ² Serbia Ukraine Turkey ⁴

North America

Oceania

Central America

Panama
Honduras
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Belize

South America

International
organizations

By type

Other

Defunct

¹ British Overseas Territories.

² Open border with Schengen Area.

³ Russia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The vast majority of its population (80%) lives in European Russia, therefore Russia as a whole is included as a European country here.

⁴ Turkey is a transcontinental country in the Middle East and Southeast Europe. Has a small part of its territory (3%) in Southeast Europe called Turkish Thrace.

⁵ Azerbaijan and Georgia (Abkhazia; South Ossetia) are transcontinental countries. Both have a small part of their territories in the European part of the Caucasus.

⁶ Kazakhstan is a transcontinental country. Has a small part of its territories located west of the Urals in Eastern Europe.

⁷ Armenia (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Cyprus (Northern Cyprus) are entirely in Southwest Asia but having socio-political connections with Europe.

⁸ Egypt is a transcontinental country in North Africa and the Middle East. Has a small part of its territory in the Middle East called Sinai peninsula.

⁹ Partially recognized.

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