Guide to driving in Andorra with a Georgia licence.
A holder of a valid Georgia U.S. state driving licence can drive in Andorra when the licence is carried with a valid 1949 Geneva Convention International Driving Permit (IDP). Current U.S. Department of State guidance says an IDP must be obtained before arrival. Andorran law recognizes that 1949 IDP with the national licence. The six-month foreign-licence limit applies after obtaining Andorran residence, not simply from tourist entry.
For a Georgia U.S. licence holder, the safest verified route is the original valid licence plus a 1949 Geneva Convention IDP. No fixed visitor-day limit was found in the licensing sources checked. Rental companies can impose their own documentation rules in addition to the legal driving requirements.
Andorra recognizes foreign national licences that meet specified 1949 Geneva or 1968 Vienna convention formats, and it separately recognizes qualifying international permits. For drivers from non-EU and non-EFTA jurisdictions, a 1949 Geneva IDP is recognized when it is carried with the national licence and used only for the categories authorized by those documents.
The sources checked did not establish that a current Georgia state licence, by itself, satisfies the standalone convention-format route. Current U.S. Department of State guidance for Andorra expressly tells U.S. travelers to obtain an IDP before arrival, so this page treats the IDP as required for this origin-destination pair rather than assuming the state licence alone is sufficient.
The U.S. Department of State says travelers who plan to drive in Andorra must obtain an IDP before arrival. It also identifies AAA and AATA as the authorized U.S. organizations that issue permits meeting the 1949 United Nations road-traffic convention standard. Andorran law recognizes the 1949 Geneva model when it accompanies the original national licence. The IDP is not a substitute for the Georgia licence.
No fixed maximum number of tourist days was verified for use of the foreign licence, so max_visitor_days is not stated as an integer. Once a person obtains habitual or temporary residence in Andorra, qualifying foreign permits remain valid for driving only while otherwise valid and for no more than six months from the residence date.
Andorran rules require the foreign permit exchange to be completed before one year after obtaining habitual residence. For permits covered by the foreign-licence and IDP provisions, practical aptitude tests and category conditions can apply. Supporting authenticity and category-equivalence certificates can require sworn translation into Catalan, French, or Spanish unless the stated exception applies.
Rental policy is contractual and is not the same as Andorran driving law. Europcar Andorra states that an international licence is mandatory when the normal licence is in a different language from the renting country or uses characters that cannot be read there, and the international licence is valid only with the normal licence. GoVaning states that holders of licences issued outside the European Union must present a valid IDP and show at least two years of driving experience.
Andorran traffic law requires a driver to carry a valid driving permit, the vehicle registration certificate, current proof of insurance, and the inspection certificate when applicable, and to show them to officers on request. For this pair, carry both the Georgia licence and the IDP. Foreign vehicles must have liability insurance meeting at least the minimum coverage required in Andorra.
Georgia here means the U.S. state, not the country of Georgia. The IDP cannot be used alone. Recognition is limited to the vehicle categories authorized by the underlying licence and the permit, and exact Georgia-to-Andorra category equivalence was not established by the sources checked. The six-month rule is tied to obtaining Andorran residence rather than to ordinary visitor entry.
Obtain a 1949 Geneva Convention IDP from AAA or AATA before travel and carry it with the original Georgia licence. Also carry travel identification, the vehicle registration or rental documents, and proof of insurance. If you become resident in Andorra, start the exchange process promptly and do not rely on the foreign licence after six months of residence.
This information was checked against the listed sources on 2026-10-03.