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Extraordinary Stay Permit for Victims of Trafficking or Violence

San MarinoHumanitarian protection

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What exactly is this: asylum, temporary protection, humanitarian admission, resettlement or another protection mechanism?

This is the trafficking/violence-victim branch of San Marino's extraordinary stay permit: the same 'permesso di soggiorno straordinario' is issued to victims of trafficking and victims of violence, as those terms are defined by the international human-rights instruments ratified by San Marino.

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  • Art. 14(1-bis)
    Il permesso di soggiorno straordinario è rilasciato altresì alle vittime di tratta e alle vittime di violenza, così come definite dagli strumenti internazionali per la tutela dei diritti umani ratificati dalla Repubblica di San Marino,

Which population, circumstances or geographic group does the mechanism cover?

The permit is issued to victims of trafficking and victims of violence, as defined by the international human-rights instruments ratified by San Marino, in consideration of their personal situation and/or for the purpose of their cooperation in investigations or criminal proceedings.

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  • The definition of the covered victims (trafficking and violence victims as defined by ratified human-rights instruments) is in the opening clause of Art. 14(1-bis), already cited by the protected r1 answer.

Where can protection be requested, and is this a direct application, border/in-country request, referral or other process?

Issue is conditional on a positive opinion from the Equal Opportunities Authority, which may use public offices and services to make the necessary checks; the grant of extraordinary stay permits is decided by the Congress of State after the mandatory opinion of the Gendarmeria – Foreigners Office. The official source does not state where the victim lodges the request or whether a referral is required.

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  • The law does not state where the victim lodges the request or whether a referral is required.

What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?

For victims of trafficking or violence, Article 14(1-bis) of the captured Law 118/2010 provides for an extraordinary stay permit in light of the person’s situation and/or cooperation in investigation or criminal proceedings; issue depends on a positive opinion from the Equal Opportunities Authority, which may make the necessary enquiries with public offices and services. Article 14(2) makes the permit temporary and provides for renewal for these victims on the indications of that Authority or the judicial authority. Article 14(1) grants healthcare, temporary social-security benefits and permission to work to an extraordinary permit issued for humanitarian social-protection needs. The captured wording does not establish that these benefits arise before permit issue, or expressly settle their application to the victim-specific permit in paragraph 1-bis.

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  • No separate registration procedure, pre-issuance benefits or victim-family processing rule is established by the captured Article 14. The scope of Article 14(1) benefits for paragraph 1-bis victim permits is not explicit.
  • The official coordinated text is explicitly updated to 3 June 2025 and is marked non-authentic by its publisher; the current index still links this exact ZIP/PDF on 25 September 2026. A bounded later-amendment search found no direct change to the cited Articles 13–16; this does not prove that no later law exists.
  • https://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/on-line/home/testi-coordinati/docCat.17003105.1.150.20.html
    1. Il permesso di soggiorno straordinario può essere concesso allo straniero in caso di particolari esigenze umanitarie di protezione sociale. Il permesso di soggiorno straordinario rilasciato per tali esigenze dà diritto all’erogazione di prestazioni sanitarie e di prestazioni economiche temporanee da parte dell’Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale e dà la possibilità di lavorare in Repubblica.
  • https://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/on-line/home/testi-coordinati/docCat.17003105.1.150.20.html
    1-bis. Il permesso di soggiorno straordinario è rilasciato altresì alle vittime di tratta e alle vittime di violenza, così come definite dagli strumenti internazionali per la tutela dei diritti umani ratificati dalla Repubblica di San Marino, in considerazione della loro situazione personale e/o ai fini della loro collaborazione nell’ambito di indagini o di procedimenti penali. Il rilascio è subordinato al parere positivo dell’Authority per le Pari Opportunità che, anche avvalendosi dell’ausilio di uffici e servizi pubblici, potrà effettuare i necessari accertamenti.
  • https://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/on-line/home/testi-coordinati/docCat.17003105.1.150.20.html
    2. Il permesso di soggiorno straordinario è temporaneo. Può essere rinnovato annualmente fino al permanere delle esigenze di protezione sociale e, per le vittime di tratta e le vittime di violenza, è rinnovato sulla base delle indicazioni dell’Authority per le Pari Opportunità o dell’Autorità Giudiziaria.

Which competent authority, UN body or official assistance channel should the person use?

For trafficking and violence victims, the permit is renewed on the basis of the indications of the Equal Opportunities Authority or of the Judicial Authority; renewals of extraordinary permits are adopted by the Gendarmeria – Foreigners Office only while the legal conditions persist. The official source does not name an assistance channel, UN body or official warning.

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  • The captured texts do not name an assistance channel, UN body or official warning for persons seeking this protection.

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

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