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Residence for Donation of Cultural, Social or Public-Interest Assets

San MarinoSpecial cases

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

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

A Commission-granted status: the Permanent Parliamentary Commission for Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Immigration, on a proposal from the Congress of State and after the Gendarmeria's mandatory opinion, may grant registered residence or an ordinary stay permit to foreigners who donate and undertake to donate to the Republic complexes of assets of a cultural or social nature or of general interest to the community. The official source does not state why the programme exists.

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  • The donation ground itself (Art. 16(3)(c-ter)) is cited in r2.
  • The law does not state why the programme exists.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

It covers foreigners who donate and undertake to donate to the Republic complexes of assets of a cultural or social nature or of general interest to the community, and who ensure their accessibility and usability.

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What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Access is activated by donating and undertaking to donate to the Republic complexes of assets of a cultural or social nature or of general interest to the community, and ensuring their accessibility and usability. The donation ground does not necessarily entail an economic investment by the applicants.

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  • The triggering act itself (donating and undertaking to donate the assets and ensuring their accessibility) is in the preceding part of Art. 16(3)(c-ter), cited in r2.

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

Residence cannot be granted where the circumstances in paragraph 1 and paragraph 2(b)-(f) of the following article apply. Where the person has a final criminal sentence of imprisonment or disqualification over one year (or an equivalent penalty abroad) for non-negligent offences, the Commission, on a proposal from the Congress of State, assesses whether to grant residence, considering the type of offence and when it was committed. Documentation and certification for this ground may be further regulated by delegated decree. If not working, the person must have their own means of support and healthcare for the first twenty-four months of residence, with sickness, accident, maternity and healthcare insurance of minimum annual cover EUR 30.000,00.

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Limits of the record
  • No sponsor, nomination or certification step specific to donations is set out in the captured text.

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The result is registered residence or an ordinary stay permit. The Commission, on a proposal from the Congress of State and after the Gendarmeria's mandatory opinion, may extend it to a spouse not legally separated with no separation, dissolution, cessation of civil effects or annulment proceedings under way; a dependent child up to 25 who is not married or cohabiting more uxorio (for minors, with the other parent's consent if known and alive, or judicial authorisation); and a dependent child unable to support themselves because of disability. Residence under paragraph 3 is granted for the duration of the professional and work activity in San Marino, save longer stays allowed by reasoned Commission decision. After ten years on the resident population register, with the commitments fulfilled and checks by the competent offices and the Gendarmeria, the residence is consolidated and extends to the cohabiting household. The official source does not state what happens if the donation commitment is not honoured.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured text does not say what happens to the status if the donation commitment is not honoured or the assets cease to be accessible.

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

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