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Stay Permit or Residence for Catholic Ministers of Religion

San MarinoCulture, faith and volunteering

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What exact activity, role or purpose qualifies?

This route covers Catholic ministers of religion serving in San Marino; the qualifying activity is exercising that ministry, and the whole permit/residence arrangement is governed by San Marino's specific agreement with the Holy See rather than by the general special-permit rules of the immigration law.

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  • Art. 9(8)
    Il permesso di soggiorno e la residenza ai Ministri del Culto cattolico sono regolati dall’accordo con la Santa Sede, ratificato con Decreto 30 giugno 1992 n.47.

What organisation, institution, religious body, charity, teacher or host must support the activity?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the host organisation or sponsor required.

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Limits of the record
  • Art. 9(8) (Holy See agreement, Decree 47/1992) is the only provision and is the protected citation of this route's R1/R5; it names no host organisation. Agreement text not captured.

What proves the placement, role, affiliation, experience or cultural/religious/voluntary activity?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the evidence that proves the placement, role or affiliation.

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Limits of the record
  • Only Art. 9(8) covers Catholic ministers and it is this route's protected R1/R5 citation; no proof documents stated. Holy See agreement (Decree 47/1992) not captured.

Can the person receive salary, pocket money, accommodation, meals or reimbursement? Can they undertake other work?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether pay, pocket money, accommodation or other work is allowed.

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Limits of the record
  • Only Art. 9(8) covers Catholic ministers and it is this route's protected R1/R5 citation; nothing on remuneration or other work. Holy See agreement not captured.

How long can they stay, can they change host/activity, can family accompany, and can the status be extended?

Both the stay permit and full registered residence are available to Catholic ministers under this ground, with duration, renewal and any change-of-host rules set by the San Marino-Holy See agreement (Decree 47/1992), not by the general provisions of this law. The official source does not state whether family may accompany.

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Limits of the record
  • Duration/renewal rules are set by Decree 47/1992, which was not captured in this research pass.
  • Art. 9(8)
    Il permesso di soggiorno e la residenza ai Ministri del Culto cattolico sono regolati dall’accordo con la Santa Sede, ratificato con Decreto 30 giugno 1992 n.47.

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

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