Andorra entry requirements for British passport holders (2026): visa and passport validity
Passport validity (FCDO rule): Issued less than 10 years before the date you arrive, and expiry date at least 3 months after the day you leave the Schengen area
Visa (FCDO): Read the official visa text below
Official source: GOV.UK – Andorra travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 10 December 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Whether you need a visa and how long your British passport must be valid to enter Andorra, as published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), quoted word for word, with a checker for your dates.
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Do I need a visa for Andorra with a British passport?
We quote the FCDO text word for word and do not summarise it: its first sentence has conditions or a wording we do not turn into a one-line answer.
Check visa requirements in France travel advice or Spain travel advice, as you’ll travel through one of those countries to reach Andorra. You must meet the requirements for entry to the Schengen Area in order to enter France or Spain for onward travel to Andorra, even if you have Andorran residency.
You do not need a visa to enter Andorra.
The Andorran Ministry of Foreign Affairs has further information on entering Andorra.
To stay longer than 3 months, you must go in person to the Andorran immigration department to apply for a work or residence permit (in Catalan).
Official source: GOV.UK – Andorra travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO), section “Visa requirements” · page last updated 10 December 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Passport validity: official text “Passport validity requirements”
To travel to Andorra, you must follow the Schengen area passport requirements. Andorra is not in the Schengen area, but you must travel through a Schengen area country to reach Andorra, either France or Spain.
Your passport must:
- have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it may have a date of issue that is more than 10 years ago
- have an ‘expiry date’ at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave the Schengen area
Official source: GOV.UK – Andorra travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 10 December 2025 · checked on 17 October 2026
Check your passport for Andorra
Schengen rules count your whole trip in the Schengen area: if you visit several Schengen countries, enter the day you first enter the area and the day you leave the last Schengen country.
The check runs in your browser: your dates are not sent anywhere. It applies the FCDO sentence literally (for example “6 months” is counted as the same day of the month 6 months later).
For British passport holders only. These are the rules published by the UK government (FCDO) for British citizens. If you hold another passport, check your own government's advice. The airline and the border officials of the destination decide whether you can travel or enter: this site is information, not legal advice.
Recent FCDO updates to the entry requirements
- 10 December 2025: “New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).”
- 4 July 2025: “Information that you must meet requirements for entry to France or Spain, even if you have Andorran residency ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 29 January 2024: “Information for travellers to check the French and Spanish Travel Advice before travelling to Andorra ('Warnings and insurance' and 'Entry requirements' page).”
- 24 November 2022: “Updated information on removal of Spain’s COVID-19 travel restrictions ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 17 June 2022: “Update on removal of COVID-19 measures ('Entry requirements' page)”
Read the full FCDO travel advice for Andorra (safety, visas, health) before you travel.
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