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Elective Residency
San Marino · Southern Europe
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2010
- Governing lawPublished
- Legge 28 giugno 2010 n. 118 Legge sull'ingresso e la permanenza degli stranieri in Repubblica
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Ministery of Foreign Affairs
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Secure European residency in San Marino's historic microstate through financial investment
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Minimum investment of $573,858 (July 2026 figure: $545,000) in one of the available investment options
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 25 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 26.1 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- No
- How you applyPublished
- Permit to stay issued by the Gendarmeria in San Marino
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Gendarmeria in San Marino
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- Founder figure (22 Sep 2026): 6 months
- Official application routePublished
- https://www.camcom.sm/en/doing-business-in-san-marino-2/residency/
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $573,858
- Minimum investment (July 2026 figure)Published
- $545,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $545,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $1,300
- Application feePublished
- $1,000
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $2,300
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- None required
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- No
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- EUR 500,000 property
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- EUR 350,000 property + EUR 150,000 renovation; EUR 600,000 government bonds held 10 yrs; EUR 10,000 fee
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- 183 days/year
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 6 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 120 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- Founder ruling 22 Sep 2026: 183 days a year (per the IMI list) | Earlier research: None required (founder ruling 22 Sep 2026: RBI and CBI grant the right to live without requiring it)
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Foreign individuals are consider tax residents if they are registered in the population register of San Marino or if they reside in San Marino for more than 183 days in a calendar year
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 9%-35%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- 10 years
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 30 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Investment note (Sept 2026)Published
- Governed by Decreto Delegato 19 January 2018 n. 5 (residenza elettiva); application fee EUR 10,000 to the Department of Foreign Affairs, decided by the Congress of State within 60 days
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- Economic residency: majority ownership of a company plus a EUR 75,000 deposit rising to EUR 150,000, or a simplified route (5+ employees, EUR 300,000 property)
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.esteri.sm/pub1/EsteriSM/en/Servizi-per-utenza/Permessi-di-Soggiorno-e-Residenze.html
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.esteri.sm/pub1/EsteriSM/Servizi-per-utenza/Permessi-di-Soggiorno-e-Residenze.html | https://italiancitizenshipassistance.com/residency-in-the-republic-of-san-marino/
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://italiancitizenshipassistance.com/?p=206329
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.