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I.1 Work Without Residence Authorisation

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

I.1 is Andorra's initial work-without-residence authorisation. It allows the holder to work abroad for a company legally constituted in Andorra and to live abroad for the whole period of the authorisation. It is for a newly arrived person who fits within the immigration quota, holds an indefinite employment contract with a company legally constituted in Andorra, and establishes residence abroad.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The route is built around one Andorran employer: the applicant must hold an indefinite employment contract with a company legally constituted in Andorra and prove documentarily that they are hired on a fixed salary higher than three times the minimum wage in force in Andorra at any given time, for the whole term of the employment relationship. Where the country of actual work has no social-security convention with the CASS, the employer must take out private sickness cover and insurance for the applicant and their dependants for the whole validity of the authorisation.

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  • I.1 — Com es fa?, salary condition
    Acreditar documentalment haver estat contractada per una empresa legalment constituïda al Principat d’Andorra amb un salari fix superior a tres vegades el salari mínim vigent en cada moment al Principat d’Andorra durant tot el termini de la relació laboral.
  • I.1 — Com es fa?, employer insurance
    Justificar i tenir en vigència que l’empresa hagi contractat cobertura i assegurança privada per malaltia, per a la persona sol·licitant, per tot el temps de vigència de l’autorització d’immigració, així com per als seus familiars a càrrec, en cas que el país en què es presti efectivament el treball no gaudeixi d’un conveni amb la CASS.
  • I.1 — eligibility bullet, employment contract
    Disposi d’un contracte de treball indeterminat amb una empresa legalment constituïda al país.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The decisive characteristic is pay rather than occupation: the fixed salary must be higher than three times the minimum wage in force in Andorra at any given moment, for the whole term of the employment relationship. A curriculum vitae with diplomas or other documents proving professional qualification is also required.

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Limits of the record
  • The page expresses the salary condition as a multiple of the Andorran minimum wage without giving the amount or currency, and lists no occupation, shortage or experience requirement.
  • I.1 — Com es fa?, salary condition
    Acreditar documentalment haver estat contractada per una empresa legalment constituïda al Principat d’Andorra amb un salari fix superior a tres vegades el salari mínim vigent en cada moment al Principat d’Andorra durant tot el termini de la relació laboral.
  • I.1 — Com es fa?, curriculum vitae
    mb els diplomes o altres documents acreditatius de la qualificació professional.
  • I.1 — Com es fa?, criminal record
    Certificat d’antecedents penals del país d’origen, del país de nacionalitat, així com dels països de residència.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The permission is to work abroad for the Andorran company and to live abroad for the whole period of the authorisation; it does not give residence in Andorra. Dependent family members are recognised only in the employer insurance condition, which must cover them where the country of actual work has no CASS convention.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not state whether the holder may work in Andorra itself, change employer or occupation, or bring family to Andorra.
  • I.1 — what the authorisation permits
    Autoritza a treballar a l’estranger per a una empresa legalment constituïda a Andorra, i residir igualment a l’estranger durant tot el període de l’autorització.
  • I.1 — Com es fa?, employer insurance
    Justificar i tenir en vigència que l’empresa hagi contractat cobertura i assegurança privada per malaltia, per a la persona sol·licitant, per tot el temps de vigència de l’autorització d’immigració, així com per als seus familiars a càrrec, en cas que el país en què es presti efectivament el treball no gaudeixi d’un conveni amb la CASS.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The first authorisation lasts one year and is renewable three times for two-year periods. After seven years, successive renewals are issued for ten-year periods, except for nationals of states that have signed and ratified a convention with the Principality of Andorra; renewals run through the separate I.2 procedure.

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  • I.1 — Període de l'autorització
    La primera autorització és d’un any, renovable tres vegades per períodes de dos anys. Transcorreguts set anys, les renovacions successives es lliuren per períodes d’una durada de deu anys amb excepció dels nacionals dels estats que hagin signat i ratificat un conveni amb el Principat d’Andorra (vegeu el tràmit

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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