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Residence for Strategic Economic-Financial Projects

San MarinoInvestment

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What investment option or options qualify?

The qualifying option is a specific economic-financial project or programme that the Republic assesses as being of strategic interest. The official source does not state a fixed investment type.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.
  • Art. 16(3)(c-bis)
    presentino programmi-progetti economico-finanziari i quali rivestano un particolare interesse e siano ritenuti strategici per la Repubblica;

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

There is no fixed minimum euro amount stated for this ground: qualification turns on the Republic's own strategic-interest assessment of the specific economic-financial project or programme presented, rather than a set investment tier. The official source does not state government fees.

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Limits of the record
  • No numeric investment threshold for the 'strategic project' ground is stated in the captured text; assessment appears to be qualitative/discretionary.
  • Art. 16(3)(c-bis)
    presentino programmi-progetti economico-finanziari i quali rivestano un particolare interesse e siano ritenuti strategici per la Repubblica;

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

For the first twenty-four months of residence, persons admitted under Article 16 paragraphs 3 and 3-bis who do not carry out a work activity must independently have the means to support themselves and meet their healthcare needs; healthcare for that period must be guaranteed by an insurance policy covering sickness, accident, maternity and healthcare with minimum annual cover of EUR 30,000.00. The official source does not state how long the project must be maintained or a physical-presence requirement.

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  • No period for which the strategic project or investment must be maintained is stated
  • No physical-presence requirement specific to this ground is stated

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

The Commission, on a proposal of the Congress of State and after the mandatory opinion of the Gendarmeria, may extend the registered residence or ordinary stay permit granted under letter (c-bis) to: a spouse not legally separated and with no separation, dissolution or annulment proceedings pending; a dependent child aged up to 25 who is not married or cohabiting more uxorio (for minors, with the other parent's consent or court authorisation); and a dependent child unable to support themselves because of disability. Their work rights are not stated.

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  • Work rights of included family members are not stated
  • https://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/on-line/home/testi-coordinati/docCat.17003105.1.150.20.html
    3-bis. La Commissione Consiliare Permanente Affari Esteri, Emigrazione e Immigrazione, su proposta del Congresso di Stato e previo parere obbligatorio della Gendarmeria, ha facoltà estendere la residenza anagrafica o il permesso di soggiorno ordinario, concessi nelle ipotesi contemplate nelle lettere a), b), c), c-bis), c-ter) e c-quater) del comma 3, in favore di: a) coniuge non legalmente separato e per il quale non siano in corso le procedure di separazione, scioglimento o cessazione degli effetti civili o annullamento del matrimonio;
  • https://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/on-line/home/testi-coordinati/docCat.17003105.1.150.20.html
    b) figlio di età non superiore a 25 anni legittimo, naturale riconosciuto o adottivo, che risulti a suo carico, purché non sia coniugato o convivente more uxorio e, nel caso di minori, a condizione che l’altro genitore, qualora sia noto e in vita, abbia prestato il suo consenso ovvero tale consenso sia autorizzato dal provvedimento dell’autorità giudiziaria; c) figlio legittimo, naturale o adottivo, che risulti a suo carico, qualora non sia in grado di provvedere al proprio sostentamento a causa di disabilità.

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

Residence under this ground is granted for the duration of the professional or work activity in San Marino; the Commission may allow a longer stay by reasoned decision. The official source does not state renewal, a longer-term residence or citizenship direction, or what happens to the investment.

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  • The captured clause does not establish renewal, consolidation, citizenship or investment-exit rules.
  • Art. 16(4)(b)
    per il periodo di durata dell’attività professionale e lavorativa in Repubblica nei casi previsti al comma 3 del presente articolo, salvo deroghe per permanenze eccedenti tale periodo che potranno essere accordate dalla Commissione con provvedimento motivato.

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

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