In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country interests in Andorra, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Andorra.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Andorra does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country, and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy has also a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or other emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Andorra, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Andorra

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends of the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizen residing abroad.

The Andorran capital, Andorra la Vella, hosts 2 embassies.

There are also 6 consulates. All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Andorra la Vella, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Andorra and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of countries that have a diplomatic mission in Andorra. The list includes embassies, consulates and honorary consulates for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Andorra

France

Embassy of France in Andorra

Address: Carrer les Canals 38
AD500 Andorre-la-Vieille
Tel: (+376) 736 700
E-Mail:  contact@ambafrance-ad.org
Social Media: https://instagram.com/franceandorra/  
Opening hours: 8:30 to 18:00 and, 8:30 to 16:30 on Fridays

Reception of the public (consular affairs), register of French nationals established outside France, voting rights and elections, lawyers and translators services, passport and ID with appointment

Spain

Embassy of the Spain in Andorra

Address: Carrer Prat de la Creu, 34
AD-500 Andorra la Vella
Telephone: (+376) 800 030
E-Mail: emb.andorra@maec.es   
Social Media: https://twitter.com/MAECgob,  https://www.facebook.com/Exteriores.maec and https://www.instagram.com/exteriores.maec/
Opening hours: Monday-Friday: 08:30-14:00

Emergency services, passports & citizenship, voting rights and elections, legal Assistance, and Notarial Services, etc.

Honorary Consulates in Andorra

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.

For countries with no consulates or embassies in Andorra, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other country, often Spain or France for Andorra.

Honorary Consulates in Andorra la Vella

• Brazil
• Czech Republic 
• Luxembourg (email: luxembourg@andorra.ad)
• Poland
• Portugal (email: mail@andorra.dgaccp.pt)
• Russia