Fake domicile certificates sold in Pas de la Casa for about €500
Social media posts show 'pseudo‑owners' offering false domicile certificates to newly arrived immigrants so they can obtain Andorran residency.
Key Points
- Pseudo‑owners in Pas de la Casa offering false domicile certificates for about €500 each
- Certificates let buyers apply for Andorran residency despite not living at the declared address
- Rule tightened requiring owner’s signature after tenants previously signed for newcomers
- Authorities say alleged false‑owners identified and the case is under investigation
Encamp — Social media posts have revealed that so‑called "pseudo‑owners" of apartments in Pas de la Casa are offering false domicile certificates to newly arrived immigrants for about €500 each.
The domicile certificate, which attests that a person lives at a given address, is required to apply for residency in Andorra and must be signed by the property's owner. According to the information shared, beneficiaries who pay for these certificates do not actually live in the declared apartments; they later find other accommodation, but the certificate allows them to obtain legal residency.
The requirement that the owner's signature appear on the residency application was tightened after mass cases were detected last year in which tenants had been signing certificates for newcomers who then moved into other flats. In recent months authorities say different cases have been reported in which property owners themselves were signing fraudulent certificates.
Officials communicating about the matter state that the individuals posing as owners have been identified and that the case is under investigation.
Original Sources
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