This is one of the most common questions among French nationals considering Andorra: can you stay employed by a company in France while living and working remotely from the Principality? The short answer is “it’s not automatic” — several very different legal situations need to be distinguished.
Disclaimer
This page covers a topic at the intersection of French labour law, Andorran immigration law and bilateral tax treaties — one of the most complex areas for an expatriate. The information below is provided for guidance only: have your specific plans reviewed by an employment lawyer and a cross-border tax adviser before you move.
The starting point: a French employment contract doesn’t disappear at the border
An employee under a French employment contract remains, in principle, subject to French labour law and French social-security rules even when working from abroad — unless there’s an explicit international remote-work agreement negotiated with the employer, or a formal secondment. Moving to Andorra doesn’t automatically change the law that applies to your contract: it’s your employer who has to agree (or not) to this way of working, and deal with the administrative consequences (social-security filings, insurance, etc.).
What’s changed on the tax side: the France-Andorra treaty
A point of stronger legal certainty has recently emerged on the French side: France’s 2025 finance law states that France can no longer unilaterally apply its own domestic tax-residency criteria to reclassify the residency of an expatriate settled in Andorra. It’s now the France-Andorra tax treaty (in force since 2015) that takes precedence in determining where you’re tax resident. This point, reported by specialist press, remains a technical and evolving topic: the exact implications for your personal situation (days spent in France, location of your family home, centre of economic interests) deserve the opinion of a tax adviser experienced with France-Andorra cross-border cases.
The cross-border worker case
If you continue to live in France (or Spain) while working for an Andorran organisation, or the reverse, you may fall under cross-border worker status rather than Andorran resident status. In that case, income from Andorran sources is generally taxed under the IRNR (non-resident income tax) at a flat rate of 10%, rather than the progressive scale applied to residents. Renewal of cross-border permits is now conditional on the situation that justified the original grant still holding, with stricter checks.
The active Andorran resident case
If your plan is to end the French employment relationship and become an active resident in Andorra (for example by setting up an Andorran company through which you invoice your former clients or employers), you’re in a completely different framework: it’s no longer a cross-border remote-work question but full Andorran tax and professional residency. See our page tax residency in Andorra for freelancers for current conditions (183 days/year physical residency, non-refundable €50,000 AFA deposit since 2026, company formation, etc.).
The digital nomad case
If your clients or employer aren’t based in Andorra and you work exclusively remotely, the most suitable status is probably the Andorran digital nomad visa, with its quota of 50 places a year. See our dedicated page: Andorran digital nomad visa.
In summary: three questions to ask before you leave
- Is my French employer willing to agree to international remote work, and in what form (amendment, secondment, contract termination)?
- Where will my real tax home be, and how many days a year will I actually spend in France, Andorra, or elsewhere?
- Will I keep invoicing a French employer/clients, or will I switch structures (Andorran company, digital nomad status)?
Once these questions are clarified with a professional, the day-to-day question of where to work becomes simpler: check our directory of coworking spaces in Andorra.