Driving licence in Andorra: exchanging a French licence, timeframes and procedures to check

What is established

The Andorran official gazette (Llei 17/2006) publishes the agreement on the exchange of driving licences between Andorra and France, signed on 3 August 2005 and in force since 1 January 2007. A comparable agreement was concluded with Luxembourg in 2022. These agreements spare the holder of a licence from the partner country from retaking the test when becoming a resident of the other country.

What we cannot confirm

We have not found an up-to-date official page from the government or the police on the exchange procedure for a resident coming from France: exact documents, deadline for requesting the exchange, fees, validity during the procedure. A private firm puts forward a deadline of six months after taking up residence and a requirement that the licence be valid and obtained before residence; this is an unofficial source that we do not adopt as a rule.

How to proceed

1. Ask the traffic department (Police Department) whether your licence falls within the 2005 agreement and for the list of documents.
2. Check the deadline for requesting the exchange after obtaining residence.
3. Keep your French licence valid during the procedure.
4. Notify the French administration of your departure: see formalities for leaving France.

Vehicle, insurance, roadworthiness test

Registration and insurance are separate procedures: see vehicle and licence and buying a car.

For a non-French foreign resident

The rules depend on whether there is an agreement with the issuing country; without an agreement, a test may be required. Ask before you count the length of the procedure.