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
  Andorra
  Visa free access
  Visa not required / ESTA / eTA / eVisitor
  eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online
  Visa required

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
 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
 Belgium Visa not required[18] 90 days
 Belize Visa not required[19]
 Benin eVisa / Visa on arrival[20][21] 30 days / 8 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
 Bhutan Visa required[22]
 Bolivia Visa not required[23] 90 days
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa not required[24] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 6-month period
 Botswana Visa required[25]
 Brazil Visa not required[26] 90 days
 Brunei Visa required[27]
 Bulgaria Visa not required[28] 90 days
 Burkina Faso Visa required[29]
 Burundi Visa required[30]
 Cambodia eVisa / Visa on arrival[31] 30 days
  • Visa is also obtainable online.[32]
 Cameroon Visa required[33]
 Canada Visa not required[34] 6 months
  • eTA required if arriving by air.[35]
 Cape Verde Visa not required[36] 30 days
 Central African Republic Visa required[37]
 Chad Visa required[38]
 Chile Visa not required[39] 90 days
 China Visa required[40]
 Colombia Visa not required[41] 90 days
  • 90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
 Comoros Visa on arrival[42]
 Republic of the Congo Visa required[43]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required[44]
 Costa Rica Visa not required[45] 90 days
 Côte d'Ivoire eVisa[46] 3 months
 Croatia Visa not required[47] 90 days
 Cuba Tourist Card required[48] 30 days
 Cyprus Visa not required[49] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
 Czech Republic Visa not required[50] 90 days
 Denmark Visa not required[51] 90 days
 Djibouti eVisa[52] 31 days
 Dominica Visa not required[53] 21 days
 Dominican Republic Visa not required[54] 90 days
 Ecuador Visa not required[55] 90 days
 Egypt Visa on arrival[56] 30 days
 El Salvador Visa not required[57] 3 months
 Equatorial Guinea Visa required[58]
 Eritrea Visa required[59]
 Estonia Visa not required[60] 90 days
 Eswatini Visa not required[61] 30 days
 Ethiopia eVisa[62] up to 90 days
 Fiji Visa required[63]
 Finland Visa not required[64] 90 days
 France Visa not required[65]
  • under bilateral agreements france allow Andorran nationals permission to visit, reside and work.
 Gabon eVisa[66]
 Gambia Visa not required[67] 90 days
 Georgia Visa not required[68] 365 days / 1 year
 Germany Visa not required[69] 90 days
 Ghana Visa required[70]
 Greece Visa not required[71] 90 days
 Grenada Visa required[72]
 Guatemala Visa not required[73] 90 days
 Guinea eVisa[74] 90 days
 Guinea-Bissau eVisa / Visa on arrival[75] 90 days
 Guyana Visa required[76]
 Haiti Visa not required[77] 90 days
 Honduras Visa not required[78] 3 months
 Hungary Visa not required[79] 90 days
 Iceland Visa not required[80] 90 days
 India e-Visa[81]
  • e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2][82]
  • 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.[83]
 Indonesia Visa on arrival[84] 30 days
 Iran eVisa/Visa on arrival 15 days.[85]
 Iraq Visa required[86]
 Ireland Visa not required[87] 90 days
 Israel Visa not required[88] 3 months
 Italy Visa not required[89] 90 days
 Jamaica Visa not required[90] 90 days
 Japan Visa not required[91] 90 days
 Jordan Visa on arrival[92]
  • Conditions apply[93]
 Kazakhstan Visa not required[94] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 365-day period[95]
 Kenya Electronic Travel Authorisation[96] 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[97]
 North Korea Visa required[98]
 South Korea Visa not required[99] 30 days
 Kuwait eVisa / Visa on arrival[100] 3 months
 Kyrgyzstan Visa not required[101] 60 days
 Laos eVisa / Visa on arrival[102][103] 30 days
 Latvia Visa not required[107] 90 days
 Lebanon Free visa on arrival[108] 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[109][110]
 Liberia Visa required[111]
 Libya Visa required[112]
 Liechtenstein Visa not required[113] 90 days
 Lithuania Visa not required[114] 90 days
 Luxembourg Visa not required[115] 90 days
 Madagascar eVisa / Visa on arrival[116] 90 days
 Malawi eVisa / Visa on arrival[117][118] 90 days
 Malaysia Visa not required[119] 30 days
 Maldives Free visa on arrival[120] 30 days
 Mali Visa not required[121][122]
 Malta Visa not required[123] 90 days
 Marshall Islands Visa on arrival[124] 90 days
 Mauritania Visa on arrival[125]
 Mauritius Visa on arrival[126] 60 days
 Mexico Visa not required[127] 180 days
 Micronesia Visa not required[128] 30 days
 Moldova Visa not required[129] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 days period
 Monaco Visa not required[130]
 Mongolia Visa required[131]
 Montenegro Visa not required[132] 90 days
 Morocco Visa not required[133] 3 months
 Mozambique Visa on arrival[134] 30 days
 Myanmar Visa required[135]
 Namibia Visa required[136]
 Nauru Visa required[137]
   Nepal Visa on arrival[138] 90 days
 Netherlands Visa not required[139] 90 days
 New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority[140] 3 months
  • International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.[141]
  • 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.[142] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.[141]
 Nicaragua Visa not required[143] 90 days
 Niger Visa required[144]
 Nigeria Visa required[145]
 Norway Visa not required[146] 90 days
 North Macedonia Visa not required[147] 90 days
 Oman eVisa[148] 30 days
 Pakistan Online Visa[149] 90 days
 Palau Free visa on arrival[150] 30 days
 Panama Visa not required[151] 180 days
 Papua New Guinea eVisa / Free visa on arrival[152] 30 days
 Paraguay Visa not required[153] 90 days
 Peru Visa not required[154] 183 days
 Philippines Visa not required[155] 30 days
 Poland Visa not required[156] 90 days
 Portugal Visa not required[157]
  • under bilateral agreements Portugal allow Andorran nationals permission to visit, reside and work.
 Qatar eVisa / Visa on arrival[158] 30 days
 Romania Visa not required[159] 90 days
 Russia Visa not required[160] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 365-day period[161]
 Rwanda eVisa / Visa on arrival[162]
 Saint Kitts and Nevis eVisa[163]
 Saint Lucia Visa not required[164] 6 weeks
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required[165] 1 month
 Samoa Visa not required[166] 60 days
 San Marino Visa not required[167]
 São Tomé and Príncipe Visa not required[168] 15 days[169][170]
 Saudi Arabia eVisa / Visa on arrival[171][172] 90 days
 Senegal Visa on arrival[173] 90 days
  • Must hold an invitation letter.
  • Visa available online.[174]
 Serbia Visa not required[175] 90 days
 Seychelles Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[176] 3 months
 Sierra Leone Visa required[177]
 Singapore Visa not required[178] 90 days
 Slovakia Visa not required[179] 90 days
 Slovenia Visa not required[180] 90 days
 Solomon Islands Free Visitor's permit on arrival[181] 3 months
 Somalia Visa on arrival[182] 30 days
 South Africa Visa not required[183] 90 days
 South Sudan Electronic Visa[184]
  • Obtainable online[185]
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel[185]
 Spain Visa not required[186]
  • under bilateral agreements Spain allow Andorran nationals permission to visit, reside and work.
 Sri Lanka eVisa / Visa on arrival[187] 30 days
 Sudan Visa required[188]
 Suriname eVisa[189]
 Sweden Visa not required[190] 90 days
  Switzerland Visa not required[191] 90 days
 Syria Visa required[192]
 Tajikistan Visa not required[193] 30 days
  • Visa also available online.[194]
 Tanzania eVisa / Visa on arrival[195][196] 3 months
 Thailand Visa not required[197] 15 days
 Timor-Leste Visa on arrival[198] 30 days
 Togo Visa on arrival[199] 7 days
 Tonga Visa required[200]
 Trinidad and Tobago Visa required[201]
 Tunisia Visa not required[202] 3 months
 Turkey Visa not required[203] 3 months
 Turkmenistan Visa required[204]
 Tuvalu Visa on arrival[205] 1 month
 Uganda eVisa / Visa on arrival[206]
 Ukraine Visa not required[208] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
 United Arab Emirates Free visa on arrival[209] 30 days
  • Extension possible a fee
 United Kingdom Visa not required[210] 6 months
 United States Visa Waiver Program[211] 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.[212]
 Uruguay Visa not required[213] 3 months
 Uzbekistan Visa not required[214] 30 days
 Vanuatu Visa not required[215] 30 days
 Vatican City Visa not required[216]
 Venezuela Visa not required[217] 90 days
 Vietnam eVisa[218] 30 days
 Yemen Visa required[219]
 Zambia eVisa / Visa on arrival[220] 90 days
 Zimbabwe Visa on arrival[221][222] 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[223] 90 days
 Macao Visa not required[224] 90 days
 Kosovo Visa not required 90 days[225]
 Taiwan Visa not required 90 days[226]

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.[227] 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[228] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[229]

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.[230][231]

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[232][233] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).[234]

Some countries, such as Japan,[235] Ireland and the United Kingdom,[236] 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,[237] 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,[238] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,[239] Philippines,[240] 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.[241]

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[242] and South Africa.

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,[243] 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 entry into that country. 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.[244]

Israeli stamps

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

Kuwait,[245] Lebanon,[246] Libya,[247] Syria,[248] and Yemen[249] 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) 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.[250]

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,[251][252] Argentina,[253] Brunei, Cambodia,[254] China,[255] Ethiopia,[256] Ghana, Guinea,[257] India, Japan,[258][259] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),[260] Malaysia upon entry and departure,[261] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,[262] Singapore, South Korea,[263] Taiwan, Thailand,[264] Uganda,[265] 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 domestic legislation),[266][267][268] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.[269]

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[270] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.[271][272]

See also

Notes

  1. ^
  2. ^
  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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