Andorra Court Upholds Citizenship for Togolese Woman Despite Travel
Superior Tribunal rules government's denial invalid, confirming 10-year residency despite overseas trips for studies and travel.
Key Points
- Woman resided in Andorra since 2002; French studies counted toward 10-year threshold.
- Government denied 2023 application citing 9-month travel absence (2022-2023).
- Lower court ruled in her favor; Superior Tribunal upheld, citing family home and local transactions.
- Credit card records and employment history proved continuous principal residence.
Andorra's Superior Tribunal has upheld a lower court ruling against the government, obliging it to grant nationality to a Togolese resident who met the 10-year continuous residency requirement despite overseas travel.
The woman has resided in the Principat since July 2002, completing primary and secondary schooling locally before pursuing university studies in France—a period that legislation allows to count toward the residency threshold. She applied for a passport in 2023, but the executive denied it, claiming trips abroad interrupted her stay.
Original Sources
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