Department of Statistics reports 359 new Andorran nationals in Q2 2026 via Qualified Law

The Department of Statistics reports that 359 people acquired Andorran nationality during the second quarter of 2026 under the Qualified Law on Nationality. Among them, 186 gained full political rights, while 173 received provisional status, pending proof of renouncing prior nationalities or confirmation by age 19.

Full-rights grants most commonly came through Article 6, with 50 cases involving birth in Andorra to parents with over 10 years' residency. Article 11.1 accounted for 46 cases of foreigners with more than 20 years' residency, and Article 1 covered 37 births by descent in the Principality. Birth-related paths made up 116 full-rights cases overall, including 25 born abroad to an Andorran parent, two adoptees with over 10 years' residency, and two born in Andorra to an Andorran parent. The remaining 70 full-rights cases stemmed from naturalisation after renouncing original nationalities.

Of the 67 naturalisations among residents—those changing nationality status—nearly 80% (79.1%) involved 20 years' residency, 19.4% marriage to an Andorran with over three years' residency, and the rest other provisions. Former Spanish nationals dominated at 79.1%, followed by Portuguese at 6%, and Brazilian and Colombian at 3% each. Residency thresholds outnumbered marriage cases.

Provisional grants broke down into 123 awaiting renunciation proof and 50 pending confirmation. Article 11.1 covered 64 of these (37%), mainly 44 who completed compulsory schooling in Andorra, 31 with the Andorran humanities and social sciences diploma, and others passing the Nationality Commission's integration test. Article 6 applied to 45 cases awaiting confirmation, and Article 35 to five.

Gender distribution showed 49.3% women and 50.7% men overall for residency-based naturalisations, with marriage cases at 48.8% women and 51.2% men. Statistics follow EU migration guidelines, focusing on residents changing nationality.

The figures, published on Monday, are provisional and subject to year-end revisions.