Visa requirements for Andorran citizens

An Andorran passport

Visa requirements for Andorra citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Andorra. As of 11 January 2024, Andorran citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 172 countries and territories, ranking the Andorran passport 19th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. ^[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Andorran citizens

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Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required [2]
Albania	Visa not required [3]	90 days
Algeria	Visa required [4]
Angola	Visa required [5]
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required [6]
Argentina	Visa not required [7]	90 days
Armenia	Visa not required [8]	180 days
Australia	eVisitor [9]	90 days	90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted
Austria	Visa not required [10]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Azerbaijan	eVisa [11]	30 days [12]
Bahamas	Visa not required [13]	8 months
Bahrain	eVisa / Visa on arrival [14]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival [15]	30 days
Barbados	Visa required [16]
Belarus	Visa not required [17]	30 days [18]	Visa-free until 31 December 2024. [19]
Belgium	Visa not required [20]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Belize	Visa not required [21]
Benin	eVisa / Visa on arrival [22] [23]	30 days / 8 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	Visa required [24]
Bolivia	Visa not required [25]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required [26]	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period
Botswana	Visa required [27]
Brazil	Visa not required [28]	90 days
Brunei	Visa required [29]
Bulgaria	Visa not required [30]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Burkina Faso	Visa required [31]
Burundi	Visa required [32]
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival [33]	30 days	Visa is also obtainable online. [34]
Cameroon	Visa required [35]
Canada	Visa not required [36]	6 months	eTA required if arriving by air. [37]
Cape Verde	Visa not required [38]	30 days
Central African Republic	Visa required [39]
Chad	Visa required [40]
Chile	Visa not required [41]	90 days
China	Visa required [42]
Colombia	Visa not required [43]	90 days	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
Comoros	Visa on arrival [44]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required [45]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required [46]
Costa Rica	Visa not required [47]	90 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa [48]	3 months	eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
Croatia	Visa not required [49]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Cuba	Tourist Card required [50]	30 days
Cyprus	Visa not required [51]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Czech Republic	Visa not required [52]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Denmark	Visa not required [53]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Djibouti	eVisa [54]	31 days
Dominica	Visa not required [55]	21 days
Dominican Republic	Visa not required [56]	90 days
Ecuador	Visa not required [57]	90 days
Egypt	Visa on arrival [58]	30 days
El Salvador	Visa not required [59]	3 months
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required [60]
Eritrea	Visa required [61]
Estonia	Visa not required [62]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Eswatini	Visa not required [63]	30 days
Ethiopia	eVisa [64]	up to 90 days	eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Fiji	Visa required [65]
Finland	Visa not required [66]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
France	Visa not required [67]		Under bilateral agreement Andorran nationals have equal rights to EU nationals.
Gabon	eVisa [68]		eVisa visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required [69]	90 days
Georgia	Visa not required [70]	365 days / 1 year
Germany	Visa not required [71]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Ghana	Visa required [72]
Greece	Visa not required [73]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Grenada	Visa required [74]
Guatemala	Visa not required [75]	90 days
Guinea	eVisa [76]	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	eVisa / Visa on arrival [77]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required [78]
Haiti	Visa not required [79]	90 days
Honduras	Visa not required [80]	3 months
Hungary	Visa not required [81]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Iceland	Visa not required [82]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
India	e-Visa [83]		e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports [Note 1] or 3 designated seaports. [Note 2] [84] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[ citation needed ] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa. [85]
Indonesia	Visa on arrival [86]	30 days
Iran	eVisa/Visa on arrival	15 days. [87]
Iraq	eVisa [88]
Ireland	Visa not required [89]	90 days
Israel	Visa not required [90]	3 months
Italy	Visa not required [91]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Jamaica	Visa not required [92]	90 days
Japan	Visa not required [93]	90 days
Jordan	Visa on arrival [94]		Conditions apply [95]
Kazakhstan	Visa not required [96]	90 days	90 days within any 365-day period [97]
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation [98]	3 months	Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
Kiribati	Visa required [99]
North Korea	Visa required [100]
South Korea	Visa not required [101]	30 days
Kuwait	eVisa / Visa on arrival [102]	3 months
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required [103]	60 days
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival [104] [105]	30 days	17 [Note 3] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders. [106] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges [Note 4] and in Boten (road and railroad). [107] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges [Note 5] and 6 border crossings. [Note 6] [106] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane. [108]
Latvia	Visa not required [109]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Lebanon	Free visa on arrival [110]	1 month	Extendable for 2 additional months Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho	eVisa [111] [112]
Liberia	Visa required [113]
Libya	Visa required [114]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required [115]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Lithuania	Visa not required [116]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Luxembourg	Visa not required [117]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival [118]	90 days
Malawi	eVisa / Visa on arrival [119] [120]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required [121]	30 days
Maldives	Free visa on arrival [122]	30 days
Mali	Visa not required [123] [124]
Malta	Visa not required [125]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival [126]	90 days
Mauritania	Visa on arrival [127]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa on arrival [128]	60 days
Mexico	Visa not required [129]	180 days
Micronesia	Visa not required [130]	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required [131]	90 days	90 days within any 180 days period
Monaco	Visa not required [132]
Mongolia	Visa required [133]
Montenegro	Visa not required [134]	90 days
Morocco	Visa not required [135]	3 months
Mozambique	Visa on arrival [136]	30 days	Obtainable at Maputo Airport
Myanmar	Visa required [137]
Namibia	Visa required [138]
Nauru	Visa required [139]
Nepal	Visa on arrival [140]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required [141]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
New Zealand	Electronic Travel Authority [142]	3 months	International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. [143] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. [144] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. [143]
Nicaragua	Visa not required [145]	90 days
Niger	Visa required [146]
Nigeria	Visa required [147]
Norway	Visa not required [148]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
North Macedonia	Visa not required [149]	90 days
Oman	eVisa [150]	30 days
Pakistan	eVisa [151]	90 days
Palau	Free visa on arrival [152]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required [153]	180 days
Papua New Guinea	eVisa / Free visa on arrival [154]	30 days
Paraguay	Visa not required [155]	90 days
Peru	Visa not required [156]	183 days
Philippines	Visa not required [157]	30 days
Poland	Visa not required [158]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Portugal	Visa not required [159]		Under bilateral agreement Andorran nationals have equal rights to EU nationals.
Qatar	eVisa / Visa on arrival [160]	30 days	Available at Hamad International Airport. eVisa is also available.
Romania	Visa not required [161]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Russia	Visa not required [162]	90 days	90 days within any 365-day period [163]
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival [164]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	eVisa [165]
Saint Lucia	Visa not required [166]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required [167]	1 month
Samoa	Visa not required [168]	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required [169]
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa not required [170]	15 days [171] [172]
Saudi Arabia	eVisa / Visa on arrival [173] [174]	90 days
Senegal	Visa on arrival [175]	90 days	Must hold an invitation letter. Visa available online. [176]
Serbia	Visa not required [177]	90 days
Seychelles	Free Visitor's Permit on arrival [178]	3 months
Sierra Leone	Visa required [179]
Singapore	Visa not required [180]	90 days
Slovakia	Visa not required [181]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Slovenia	Visa not required [182]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Solomon Islands	Free Visitor's permit on arrival [183]	3 months
Somalia	Visa on arrival [184]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa not required [185]	90 days
South Sudan	Electronic Visa [186]		Obtainable online [187] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel [187]
Spain	Visa not required [188]		Under bilateral agreement Andorran nationals have equal rights to EU nationals.
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival [189]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required [190]
Suriname	eVisa [191]
Sweden	Visa not required [192]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Switzerland	Visa not required [193]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Syria	eVisa [194]
Tajikistan	Visa not required [195]	30 days	Visa also available online. [196]
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival [197] [198]	3 months
Thailand	Visa not required [199]	60 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival [200]	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival [201]	7 days
Tonga	Visa required [202]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required [203]
Tunisia	Visa not required [204]	3 months
Turkey	Visa not required [205]	3 months
Turkmenistan	Visa required [206]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival [207]	1 month
Uganda	eVisa / Visa on arrival [208]		May apply online. [209]
Ukraine	Visa not required [210]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
United Arab Emirates	Free visa on arrival [211]	30 days	Extension possible a fee
United Kingdom	Visa not required [212]	6 months
United States	Visa Waiver Program [213]	90 days	Visa required if Nationals of VWP countries who have traveled or been present in Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, or Yemen at any time on or after March 1, 2011 (with limited exceptions), or those who have traveled or being present in Cuba at any time on or after January 12th 2021, or nationals of VWP countries who are also nationals of Iraq, Syria, Iran, North Korea or Sudan. On arrival from overseas; ESTA (valid for 2 years when issued) required if arriving by air or cruise ship. [214]
Uruguay	Visa not required [215]	3 months
Uzbekistan	Visa not required [216]	30 days
Vanuatu	Visa not required [217]	30 days
Vatican City	Visa not required [218]
Venezuela	Visa not required [219]	90 days
Vietnam	eVisa [220]	30 days
Yemen	Visa required [221]
Zambia	eVisa / Visa on arrival [222]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival [223] [224]	3 months

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

Visa requirements for Andorran citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Visitor to	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Asia - Europe
Hong Kong	Visa not required [225]	90 days
Macao	Visa not required [226]	90 days
Kosovo	Visa not required	90 days [227]
Taiwan	Visa not required	90 days [228]

Non-visa restrictions

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Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages. ^[229] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

Main articles: Vaccination requirements for international travel, International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, and Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cover of the new International Certificate of Vaccination issued by the Bureau of Quarantine in the Philippines since 2021

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year ^[230] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana. ^[231]

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. ^{[232] [233]}

Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens ^{[234] [235]} or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled). ^[236]

Some countries, such as Japan, ^[237] Ireland and the United Kingdom, ^[238] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, ^[239] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, ^[240] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, ^[241] Philippines, ^[242] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam. ^[243]

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives ^[244] and South Africa.

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, ^[245] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata , banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity. ^[246]

Israeli stamps

Israeli border control Entry Permit (issued as a stand-alone document rather than a stamp affixed in a passport)

Kuwait, ^[247] Lebanon, ^[248] Libya, ^[249] Syria, ^[250] and Yemen ^[251] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017 ^[update] ) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.^{[ citation needed ]}

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

See also: Countries applying biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside. ^[252]

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, ^{[253] [254]} Argentina, ^[255] Brunei, Cambodia, ^[256] China, ^[257] Ethiopia, ^[258] Ghana, Guinea, ^[259] India, Japan, ^{[260] [261]} Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), ^[262] Malaysia upon entry and departure, ^[263] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, ^[264] Singapore, South Korea, ^[265] Taiwan, Thailand, ^[266] Uganda, ^[267] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation), ^{[268] [269] [270]} intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa. ^[271]

Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports ^[272] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa. ^{[273] [274]}

See also

• Andorra portal

• Visa policy of Andorra
• Visa policy of the Schengen Area
• Andorran passport
• Foreign relations of Andorra

Notes

1. • Ahmedabad
   • Amritsar
   • Bagdogra
   • Bengaluru
   • Chandigarh
   • Chennai
   • Coimbatore
   • Delhi
   • Gaya
   • Goa
   • Guwahati
   • Hyderabad
   • Jaipur
   • Kochi
   • Kolkata
   • Kozhikode
   • Lucknow
   • Madurai
   • Mangaluru
   • Mumbai
   • Nagpur
   • Pune
   • Thiruvananthapuram
   • Tiruchirappalli
   • Varanasi
   • Visakhapatnam
2. • Cochin
   • Goa
   • Mangalore
3. • Panghok - Taichang (Vietnam)
   • Lantui - Baka (China)
   • Meuang mom - Wan Pong (Myanmar)
   • Tanalaeng Dry Port - Nongkai (Thailand)
   • Nonghaed - Nam kanh (Vietnam)
   • Pakxan - Bungkan (Thailand)
   • Nam phao - Cau treo (Vietnam)
   • Na pao - Cha lo (Vietnam)
   • Nam ngeun - Huay konl (Thailand)
   • Namheuang - Nakaseng (Thailand)
   • Phoudou (Thailand)
   • Nam soy - Na meo (Vietnam)
   • Phoukeua - Kontoum (Vietnam)
   • Lalai (Vietnam)
   • Pangmone - Phayao (Thailand)
   • Daktaock - Nam Giang (Vietnam)
   • Savannakhet Airport
4. • Vientiane
   • Savannakhet
   • Bokeo
5. • Vientiane
   • Savannakhet
   • Khammouane
   • Bokeo
6. • Samliemkham (Thailand and Myanmar)
   • Tanalaeng - Nongkai (Thailand)
   • Daensavan - Lao bao (Vietnam)
   • Veunkham - Nong nok khian (Cambodia)
   • Vang tao - Chongmek (Thailand)
   • Boten - Bo han (China)

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