Moving to San Marino: Complete Guide to Residency & Permits 2025

To move to San Marino, foreign citizens (who do not hold Sammarinese citizenship) must obtain the necessary documents to regularize their stay in the territory. San Marino does not issue entry visas but provides two main types of documents for stays longer than 30 days: residence permit and residency.

Residence Permit

The residence permit is a temporary authorization that regulates stays from 3 months to a maximum of 12 months, renewable upon request. The Gendarmerie’s Foreign Office manages and issues the permit.

Types of Residence Permits

• Standard: for tourism, work, family reunification (spouse and children), or cohabitation.
• Special: for specific reasons, including education, sports, medical care, assistance, rehabilitation, religious purposes, humanitarian needs, international volunteering, or vacation/work programs.

Contacts for Information:

• Department of Foreign Affairs: info@esteri.sm
• Gendarmerie – Foreign Office: stranieri.gendarmeria@pa.sm

Non-Domiciled Tax Residency (RFND)

The Non-Domiciled Tax Residency allows temporary stays (minimum 30 days, maximum 150 days per year) at high-end hotel facilities. Management companies interested in handling RFND applications must request accreditation from the State Secretary for Foreign Affairs.

Contacts for Information:

• State Secretary for Foreign Affairs: segreteria.affariesteri@gov.sm
• Department of Foreign Affairs: info@esteri.sm

Residency

Residency allows permanent stay in San Marino. The main types are:

1. Regular Residency: For family reunification, business activities, or management positions in Sammarinese institutions.
2. Elective Residency: For foreign citizens establishing their residence in San Marino through real estate or financial investments. Has limitations (e.g., exclusion from public sector and state benefits). Converts to effective regular residency after 10 years.
3. Atypical Residency: With preferential tax regime for foreign citizens who have never been residents in San Marino and generate income abroad. This also converts to effective regular residency after 10 years.
4. Atypical Residency for Pensioners: Reserved for EU, Swiss, and other authorized countries’ citizens, with income generated abroad and legal requirements.

Contacts for Information:

• Department of Foreign Affairs: info@esteri.sm

Citizenship Reference Legislation:

• Law of November 30, 2000 n. 114 (Citizenship Law)
• Law of June 17, 2004 n. 84 (Amendments to Citizenship Law)
• Law of August 2, 2019 n. 121 (Additions to Citizenship Law)
• Law of July 15, 2021 n. 131 (Amendments and additions to Citizenship Law)

Request and Documentation in Progress: The forms for requesting residency and residence permits are being updated.

Documents for Permits and Residencies

The complete list of required documentation (e.g., for work, business, family reunification, or special reasons) is under revision. For updates, consult official references or contact the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Source: esteri.sm

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