Andorra settling-in checklist: the first 90 days, week by week

Before departure (M-6 to M-1)

• Choose the residency status. Overview and quiz
• Have your tax situation validated. Tax domicile
• Request the documents that take the longest to obtain: criminal record certificate, civil status documents.
• Find housing. Rent or buy
• Choose your health cover. Health
• Inform your employer, your funds, your insurers.
• Book an appointment with a bank. Personal account

First week

• Sign the lease or deed and activate the energy, internet and home insurance contracts.
• Open the bank account if not already done.
• File or complete the residency application. Documents
• Locate a doctor, pharmacy, supermarket.

First month

• Enrol the children at school. Schools
• Sort out the vehicle. Vehicle
• Update your address with the French bodies concerned.
• Start tracking your days of presence.

First three months

• Check that all the evidence of real residence exists: lease, bills, subscriptions.
• Budget review. Cost of living
• Meeting with the tax adviser for the first return.
• Build your local network: associations, sports club, coworking.

Why "90 days"

For most residencies without work, the law requires a main and effective residence of at least 90 daysverified on 12/10/2026 per calendar year. The calendar below organises your first months so that this presence is documented from the start.

The first weeks

• Declare your arrival and register with the Comú when required.
• Join the CASS if you work: employee contribution of 6.5 %verified on 09/10/2026: see health and insurance.
• Activate health insurance valid in Andorra.
• Open the bank account: see personal account.
• Gather evidence of presence: tickets, bills, lease.

The first quarter

• Enrol the children at school: see schools.
• Sort out the vehicle: see vehicle and licence.
• Update your address with French bodies: see formalities for leaving France.
• Keep the presence calendar with the day counter.

The first year

• Check the renewal deadlines: see durations and renewals.
• Review your tax situation with an adviser: see tax audit and residency.