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

The Department of Statistics has reported that 359 people acquired Andorran nationality in the second quarter of 2026 under the Qualified Law on Nationality, with 186 receiving full political rights and 173 granted provisional status while awaiting fulfillment of legal requirements such as renunciation of prior nationalities or confirmation by age 19.

Full-rights acquisitions primarily occurred via Article 6, covering 50 cases of births in Andorra to parents with more than 10 years' residency. Article 11.1 accounted for 46 instances involving foreigners with over 20 years' residency, while Article 1 included 37 births by descent in the Principality. Birth-related routes comprised 116 cases in total, incorporating 25 births 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 arose from naturalisation following renunciation of original nationalities.

Among the 67 naturalisations by residents—reflecting changes in nationality status—around 80% (79.1%) stemmed from 20 years' residency, 19.4% from marriage to an Andorran with more than three years' residency, and the balance from other criteria. Former Spanish nationals led at 79.1%, with Portuguese at 6% and Brazilian and Colombian nationals at 3% each. Cases based on residency far exceeded those via marriage.

Provisional grants consisted of 123 pending proof of renunciation and 50 awaiting further confirmation. Article 11.1 applied to 64 of these (37%), including 44 who finished compulsory schooling in Andorra, 31 holding the Andorran humanities and social sciences diploma, and others who passed the Nationality Commission's integration exam. Article 6 covered 45 cases and Article 35 five.

For residency-based naturalisations, women made up 49.3% and men 50.7%, while marriage cases showed 48.8% women and 51.2% men. The data adhere to EU migration standards and target residents altering their nationality.

These provisional figures, released on Monday, remain open to year-end adjustments.