Andorra Active Residence Permits Hit 43,155 in April 2026, Up 2%

Active residence and work permits in Andorra reached 43,155 by 30 April 2026, marking a 2% rise from the previous year, as reported by the Department of Statistics.

Total immigration permits in force climbed to 59,997, a 2.4% increase over April 2025. Renewable permits stood at 55,566, up 2.2%, while residence permits hit 10,345—a 3.3% gain—and frontier worker permits totalled 1,966, also rising by 61. Temporary work permits grew to 4,099 (+4.8%), and those tied to foreign companies reached 203 (+4.1%).

However, new initial authorisations issued by the Immigration Service from February to April dropped 22.2% to 1,284 year-on-year. Residence and work permits fell 43.1% to 515, simple residence permits declined 12.4% to 352, and frontier worker permits decreased 11% to 65.

Temporary permits bucked the trend in some areas, with standard temporary work permits jumping 72.8% to 197 and those for foreign companies up 9.4% to 116. Permits for research, studies, training, and sports decreased 9.4% to 29, including three for temporary frontier workers.

Cancellations rose 27.9% to 284, led by Spaniards (55.6%), followed by other nationalities (25.4%), French (11.6%), and Portuguese (7.4%). These included 219 residence and work permits and 52 residence-only.

Professionally, new authorisations grew most among operators of installations and machinery, plus assemblers (+84.8%, or 28 additional), and managerial staff in businesses and public administration (+39.2%, or 20 more). Drops were steepest for support technicians and professionals (-43.2%, minus 108) and skilled artisans in manufacturing, construction, and mining (excluding operators; -30.4%, minus 75). Active permits expanded most for support technicians and professionals (+4.1%, or 242 more), with a 1.8% increase in restaurant services, personal care, protection workers, and sales staff. Skilled agricultural and fisheries workers were the only group to decline (-9.8%).

New approvals comprised 515 (40%) for residence and work, 352 (27.4%) for residence only, and 197 (15.3%) for temporary work. "Other nationalities" topped the list with 565 (44%), narrowly ahead of Spaniards at 544 (42.4%), French at 11.1%, and Portuguese at 2.5%. Among others, Colombians numbered 108 (19.1% of the group), Argentines 101 (17.9%), and Peruvians 58 (10.3%). For active permits, Spaniards held 43.3%, other nationalities 33.6%, Portuguese 15.3%, and French 7.9%. Among others in force, Argentines led with 5,163, then Colombians (2,270) and Peruvians (1,170), including 3,093 residence and work permits plus 1,741 temporaries for Argentines.

Permit holders aged 26-59 accounted for 62.5%, with 47% registered with Immigration for over a decade. Residence permits skewed differently: 45.7% for under-18s, 25.1% for those 60 or older, 24.8% registered over 10 years, and 51.2% for five years or less.

Seasonally adjusted figures showed a 0.3% downward trend in initial authorisations over the prior two months, while active permits maintained a slight positive trend, dipping 0.3% in the most recent month.