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Entrepreneurial Stay Permit

San MarinoStarting a business

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

This route is for a foreigner who is a partner holding at least 25% of the share capital, sole director, or chairman of the board of directors of a San Marino capital company; it targets substantial owner-managers, not ordinary self-employed freelancers.

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  • Art. 10-ter(1)
    Il permesso di soggiorno per motivi imprenditoriali può essere concesso allo straniero, socio per un quota pari almeno al 25% o amministratore unico o presidente del consiglio di amministrazione di società di capitali di diritto sammarinese,

What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

A San Marino capital company must exist in which the holder is a partner holding at least 25% of the share capital, sole director or chairman of the board of directors. Companies operating exclusively in the sectors of points c), d) and e) of Art. 1(1) of Delegated Decree 63/2014 are excluded. The official source does not state a business plan, activity, client or job-creation requirement.

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Limits of the record
  • No business plan, activity, clients or job-creation requirement is stated in Art. 10-ter; the company type and stake are in this route's protected R1 citation.

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

Holders must take out an insurance policy covering sickness, accident and maternity with a San Marino insurance agency, valid in the Republic, with minimum annual cover of euro 30,000 per person. The official source does not state a capital, investment, income or revenue threshold for the holder's own permit.

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Limits of the record
  • Art. 10-ter states no capital, investment, income or revenue threshold for the holder's own permit.

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The holder may request the same permit for reunification of a spouse not legally separated (no separation, dissolution or annulment proceedings pending), a cohabiting partner (more uxorio), a dependent child up to 25 who is not married or cohabiting (for minors, with the other parent's consent or court authorisation) and a dependent child unable to support themselves due to disability. The holder must show adequate housing for self and family and an annual income per capita of at least the average territorial contractual wage of an industrial worker (Art. 54 of Law no. 15 of 11 February 1983). For minors the permit allows enrolment in study or vocational training courses. The official source does not state the business activity the holder may carry out or its restrictions.

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Limits of the record
  • The business activities the holder may conduct and any restrictions are not stated in Art. 10-ter.

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

The entrepreneurial stay permit lasts twenty-four months and may be renewed; holders may apply for residence under the legislation in force. Family reunification permits last as long as the holder's entrepreneurial permit. The official source does not state the approval sequence.

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Limits of the record
  • The approval/application sequence (authority, steps) is not stated in Art. 10-ter.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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