Moving to San Marino

Qualifying investment: real-estate purchase (secondary sources cite ~EUR 350k-500k minimum property value - verify exact current threshold in law) OR ~EUR 600,000 in interest-free San Marino government bonds/deposit held 10 years; health insurance; clean record. Holders excluded from public-sector employment; converts to full registered residency after ~10 years. pending: exact statutory thresholds not verified on an official San Marino source this pass. (PR: full residency after ~10 years)

For foreign pensioners; income requirement REPORTEDLY raised sharply (from EUR 50k to ~EUR 120k gross/yr per 2025 reports - verify current figure); pairs with the 6% flat tax on foreign pension income (see tax module).

Residence tied to genuine economic activity (San Marino company with local employment/substance) or an employment contract; quotas and company-substance rules apply. pending: parameters not verified on official source.

20 YEARS of continuous registered and effective residence (10 for the spouse or civil partner of a Sammarinese citizen, or for a person adopted by one under adoptio semiplena); Italian at CEFR level B1 or better and a test on Sammarinese history and institutions; no conviction above one year for a non-negligent offence; an oath of allegiance. Renouncing other citizenships is NO LONGER required: Legge 25 febbraio 2026 n.27 abrogated art. 2, comma 1, lettera f). Granted by the Consiglio Grande e Generale on the positive finding of an administrative panel under art. 2-ter, no longer by a special law passed by two thirds. Still one of the longest waits anywhere, but no longer a closed door.