San Marino

A foreign employee of a qualifying San Marino eSports company may request residence under the eSports Code, subject to the competent authority decision and general admissibility requirements.

Available to a qualifying foreign employee or player linked to an eSports enterprise registered under the San Marino eSports Code.

For a foreign national appointed to a senior or primary-importance role in qualifying San Marino health, social-health, banking, insurance, financial or public-security structures.

For a foreign national holding a senior or primary-importance role in a San Marino company with significant employment.

For a foreign worker hired for an eligible seasonal role after the employer obtains the required work clearance, subject to the sectors and annual limits in the current migration-flows decree.

Available where the applicant and eSports activity satisfy the special eSports status established by the San Marino eSports Code.

For a foreign employee hired by an enterprise recognised under San Marino's high-technology company regime.

For a crew member employed under a qualifying contract on a San Marino vessel, where a stay permit is required.

For a qualifying foreign employee of an enterprise recognised under the San Marino start-up regime.

For a foreign nurse employed by the San Marino State Hospital under the required employment documentation.

For a lecturer with a contract with the University of San Marino that requires repeated weekly presence in the territory.

For an Italian citizen employed locally by the Italian Embassy in San Marino under its local-contract rules.

Swiss citizens aged 18 to 35 who completed at least two years of vocational or professional training and obtain a qualifying San Marino job engagement may apply under the bilateral young-workers agreement.

For a foreign worker hired for an eligible time-limited role after the employer obtains the required work clearance, subject to current annual migration-flow rules.

For a foreign national who makes and maintains either a qualifying residential-property investment or a qualifying ten-year financial deposit in San Marino, subject to security and maintenance-of-resources checks.

For a foreign investor who invests capital in productive or entrepreneurial activity in San Marino and undertakes qualifying employment and related investment commitments.

For a foreign national presenting an economic-financial programme or project considered strategic and of particular interest to San Marino.

For a qualifying entrepreneurial project admitted to the simplified regime and meeting the statutory employment and financial/property guarantee requirements.

For a person who undertakes corporate economic activity in San Marino, holds at least 51% of the company and satisfies the applicable employment and guarantee requirements.

For a foreign national who holds at least 25% of a qualifying San Marino capital company, or is its sole director or board chair, subject to statutory sector exclusions.

A qualifying administrator or shareholder of a San Marino eSports company may request residence under the eSports Code.

For qualifying administrators or shareholders of a company recognised under San Marino's high-technology enterprise regime.

For a foreign national distinguished by internationally recognised merit in science, art, culture or sport, subject to discretionary institutional approval.

Admission to a legally recognised course, multi-year university programme, master's course, traineeship, doctorate, or qualifying university/international-organisation research activity in San Marino.

For a foreign partner whom a citizen or foreign national registered and effectively resident in San Marino intends to live with more uxorio.

For qualifying dependants of a sponsor holding an eligible professional-sport, entrepreneurial, start-up, high-technology-company or Italian-Embassy local-staff status.

For a qualifying minor child of foreign parents holding work permits, or a qualifying child of a cohabitation-permit holder under the statutory child rules.

For the qualifying spouse or dependent child of a person registered as resident in San Marino. The request is generally made within twelve months of the sponsor's immigration or the beneficiary acquiring eligibility.

For a foreign person cohabiting more uxorio with a citizen or foreign resident in San Marino after the birth of a child recognised by both partners.

For the foreign spouse of a resident San Marino citizen who chooses an ordinary family-reunification stay permit instead of immediate registered residence.

For the surviving foreign parent of a resident San Marino citizen child aged no more than 25 who is dependent and not married or cohabiting more uxorio, subject to the ordinary-permit requirements.

For the parent of a resident sponsor or the sponsor's spouse where the parent is beyond working age, not self-sufficient and all of their children are residents or permit holders in San Marino.

For the qualifying foreign spouse or child of a San Marino citizen under the statutory family-residence provisions.

For a minor temporarily without a suitable family environment who is placed by the competent social services or judicial authority with a resident family, individual or family-type community in San Marino.

For a foreign person joining a citizen or foreign resident in a cohabitation arrangement established for solidarity and mutual assistance.

For a pensioner from the EU, Switzerland or another country designated by regulation who has not previously resided in San Marino, or has not consolidated residence there, and meets the current income, assets, housing and banking requirements.

For a person who has not previously been tax resident in San Marino, or has not yet consolidated residence there, and who produces income abroad, subject to sufficient resources, housing and the applicable substitute-tax regime.

A natural person may obtain temporary non-domiciled tax residence only through an authorised management arrangement and by staying in a qualifying high-category San Marino hotel.

— No eligibility summary published for this route yet

For an active frontier worker who has worked continuously in San Marino for at least fifteen years and holds permanent employment with a San Marino economic operator at the time of application.

For a person who has continuously held a qualifying cohabitation permit for five years and may then obtain an ordinary stay permit under Article 13.

For a foreign national living stably and effectively in San Marino who has held an ordinary stay permit for five continuous years, subject to verification and the competent commission's decision.

For a national covered by a working-holiday agreement between San Marino and another state, within the nationality, quota and age conditions of that agreement.

For an international volunteering activity recognised under San Marino's immigration rules and supported by the relevant organisation and documentation.

The application must be connected to a religious community that is registered and recognised by the competent authority.

Available to Catholic ministers under the San Marino-Holy See agreement ratified by Decree No. 47 of 30 June 1992.

For tourism or visits lasting more than 30 days, up to 90 days in any six-month period. A valid passport or equivalent travel document is required; a valid Schengen visa is also required where applicable.

For a foreign national with particular humanitarian or social-protection needs, assessed by the competent authorities.

For a person identified as a victim of trafficking or violence under the international human-rights instruments ratified by San Marino, based on personal circumstances and/or cooperation with an investigation or criminal proceeding.

For persons covered by the extraordinary and temporary San Marino protection measure for the Palestine emergency.

For people covered by San Marino's temporary emergency measures for Ukraine, subject to the nationality, residence, family and arrival conditions in the current emergency legislation.

For a family member accompanying a foreign patient receiving qualifying fully self-funded treatment, assistance, rehabilitation or rest in San Marino.

For a foreign person receiving fully self-funded treatment, assistance, rehabilitation or rest at the State Hospital or another qualifying public or private San Marino health, social-health, rehabilitation or care facility.

For a foreign athlete of national interest, technician or coach carrying out activity with a sports club affiliated to the San Marino National Olympic Committee (CONS).

For a professional athlete employed by a San Marino sports club, supported by a work clearance or an employment contract endorsed by the Labour Office and registered.

For an applicant who has submitted an elective, atypical-tax or atypical-pensioner residence application and needs temporary status while completing the residence process.

For a foreign national who donates and commits to donate collections or assets of cultural, social or general public interest to San Marino and ensures their accessibility and public enjoyment.

For a foreign first-instance judge whose appointment carries a legal obligation to reside in San Marino.