Driving in Andorra with a Dominican Republic Driving Licence: IDP Requirements and Rules
A Dominican Republic licence holder can drive in Andorra where the licence meets Andorra's recognised foreign-licence format, or by using a qualifying International Driving Permit (IDP) together with the original national licence. Andorra expressly accepts 1949 Geneva Convention IDPs. Because conformity of the Dominican Republic national licence alone with the required convention model was not independently verified, carrying a 1949 IDP is the practical approach.
Quick answer
Andorra recognises foreign national licences that conform to the Geneva 1949 Annex 9 or Vienna 1968 Annex 6 models. It separately recognises qualifying 1949 and 1968 convention IDPs when accompanied by the original national licence. For a Dominican Republic licence holder, the verified route is to carry the original licence with a 1949 Geneva Convention IDP.
How Andorra treats a Dominican Republic licence
The Dominican Republic and Andorra are separate sovereign states, so this is foreign-licence recognition rather than domestic recognition. Article 14 of Andorra's current driving-permit regulation accepts national licences from other countries when they conform to the specified Geneva or Vienna convention models, or differ only through additional entries. The research did not independently establish that the current Dominican Republic national licence satisfies that precise format, so recognition of the national licence alone remains conditional.
IDP requirement and applicable model
Andorra expressly recognises international permits issued under Annex 10 of the 1949 Geneva Convention when they are accompanied by the holder's national licence and used within the authorised categories. The Dominican Republic is a contracting party to the 1949 Convention, and the Automóvil Club Dominicano publishes an international-permit service. A 1949 Geneva Convention IDP is therefore the appropriate verified model for this trip. The IDP cannot replace the original national licence.
Visitor and resident rules
No fixed maximum number of visitor days was verified for a non-resident using a qualifying foreign licence or IDP. Residence changes the position. Under the current Andorran regulation, qualifying foreign permits generally cease to meet the resident validity condition once six months have elapsed after habitual or temporary residence is obtained. The regulation also provides an exchange process and requires qualifying habitual residents to change foreign permits within the applicable exchange framework.
Rental-car requirements
No named rental-company policy was verified for the Dominican Republic to Andorra pair. Rental companies may impose documentation conditions in addition to Andorran legal recognition rules. Confirm the original licence, IDP, identification, driver-age and payment requirements with the company that will supply the vehicle.
Authority documents and insurance
Andorran rules establish that an IDP does not authorise driving on its own and must accompany the holder's original national driving licence. A pair-specific official list of other documents routinely demanded during roadside checks was not verified. Insurance conditions specific to a Dominican Republic licence holder were also unverified – confirm with official authority.
Relevant exceptions
Licence categories remain limited to those actually authorised by the relevant licence and IDP. For residents, the foreign licence must remain valid and unrestricted, and the holder must satisfy the age and experience requirements for the corresponding Andorran category. Current rules also contain transitional treatment for certain people resident in Andorra before 3 January 2025.
Official sources used
- Portal Jurídic d'Andorra, Reglament del 2 de juliol del 2025 de permisos i autoritzacions administratives complementàries per conduir, Articles 14 to 16, verified at https://portaljuridicandorra.ad/R20250702B on 2 October 2026.
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Convention on Road Traffic 1949 materials and contracting-party records, verified at https://unece.org/texts-and-status-0 on 2 October 2026.
- Automóvil Club Dominicano, international driving permit information and application material, verified at https://acd.com.do/ on 2 October 2026.
Practical recommendation
Carry your valid Dominican Republic driving licence and a valid 1949 Geneva Convention IDP together. This provides a clearly documented route under Andorra's foreign-permit rules without depending on an unverified conclusion about whether the national licence format alone conforms to the convention model. Check the chosen rental company's own requirements before collecting a vehicle.
Last verified
This information was checked against the listed sources on 2 October 2026. Driving-permit, residence and rental requirements can change, so recheck the official rules before travel.