New Hampshire ehliyeti ile Andorra ülkesinde araç kullanma rehberi.
A holder of a valid New Hampshire driving licence can drive in Andorra only with the required International Driving Permit (IDP). U.S. Department of State guidance says the IDP must be obtained before arrival. For a U.S. licence holder, the applicable document is a 1949 Geneva Convention IDP, carried together with the original national licence. No separate visitor-driving day limit was verified.
The New Hampshire licence is not the complete document set for this trip. Carry the valid state licence plus a valid 1949 Geneva IDP. The IDP does not replace the licence. Only vehicle categories authorised by the underlying licence and the IDP are covered.
New Hampshire is a U.S. state and Andorra is a separate sovereign state, so this is an international licence-recognition question. Andorra's 2025 driving-permit regulation recognises foreign IDPs 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. U.S. destination guidance for Andorra tells U.S. drivers to obtain an IDP before arrival.
The IDP is required for this pair, not merely optional travel advice. The U.S. Department of State authorises the American Automobile Association (AAA) and the American Automobile Touring Alliance (AATA) to issue U.S. IDPs meeting the 1949 Convention standard. Andorran law expressly recognises that Geneva-model IDP when it is carried with the national licence.
No separate certified translation was verified as necessary for a visitor carrying the compliant IDP and the original New Hampshire licence. The IDP should be treated as an accompanying document, never as a substitute for the state licence.
No authoritative source checked established a fixed maximum number of visitor days for driving, so the visitor period is not converted into a database day count. U.S. guidance says the IDP itself is valid for one year, which is a document-validity rule rather than a visitor-stay rule.
If the driver becomes resident in Andorra, the position changes. Andorra's current regulation generally limits the validity of the relevant foreign permits to six months after habitual or temporary residence is obtained. For habitual residents, the foreign licence must be exchanged before one year has elapsed. The regulation sets testing and category rules for exchange, with a reciprocity provision that can affect the exact process.
Rental policy is separate from driving law. Europcar's Andorra page requires the normal driving licence, identification such as a passport, and a valid credit card. It also says an international licence is mandatory when the normal licence is in a language different from the renting country or uses characters that cannot be read there, and it must be accompanied by the normal licence. Other companies may use different contractual conditions.
U.S. Department of State guidance says drivers in Andorra should carry all travel documentation, including driving permits, vehicle ownership documents and vehicle insurance. For a New Hampshire licence holder, the driving-permit set should include both the original valid state licence and the IDP.
The same guidance states that liability insurance is required for a car or motorcycle. It does not establish that a U.S. personal auto policy automatically satisfies Andorran requirements, so coverage should be checked against the vehicle and rental arrangement actually used.
The IDP covers only the categories for which the holder is authorised. Residence also changes the rules, including the six-month foreign-licence validity limit and the later exchange process. Exact resident homologation treatment can depend on category and reciprocity, so a future resident should confirm the required tests with Andorra's Registre de permisos de conduir before relying on an exchange assumption.
Obtain the 1949 Geneva IDP before leaving the United States and carry it with the original New Hampshire licence. Keep the vehicle ownership or rental documents and proof of liability insurance with you. For a rental, recheck the booked company's current terms because its identification, card and licence-history rules are contractual and can change.
This New Hampshire to Andorra licence and IDP information was checked against the sources listed above on 2026-10-03.