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Testo coordinato Legge 28 giugno 2010 n.118 - Legge sull'ingresso e la permanenza degli stranieri in Repubblica (aggiornato al 3 giugno 2025)
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What the document holds
Coordinated text of San Marino Law 118/2010 on entry and stay of foreigners, updated to 3 June 2025 (121 pp.), with amendment footnotes: entry, stay permits (work, study, family, humanitarian), residence (art. 16: ordinary grounds, investors in business with job commitments (art. 16(3)(c), no amount), family extension with children up to 25 (3-bis), consolidation after 10 years, health insurance EUR 30,000 for the first 24 months (3-quater)), elective residence (art. 16-bis: EUR 500,000 property or EUR 600,000 ten-year deposit, fees, cap, consolidation), atypical residence with a 7% substitute tax on foreign income (16-ter), atypical residence for pensioners (16-quater: income EUR 120,000 and EUR 300,000 movable assets held in San Marino banks since 2025; 6% / 3% substitute tax; cap 249 a year), provisional permits (16-quinquies), refusal and revocation (art. 17), expulsion, offences, and later amending laws and decrees. Earlier pass: 9 art. 16-bis rules and 2 events. This pass added 9 rules applying to elective residence: 5-year residence history, 60-day decision, 8% property registration tax, 3-month investment deadline, 24-month completion certificate, secondary-applicant children up to 25, 6-month provisional permit, and the art. 17 refusal tests (offences over one year; expulsion or revocation within ten years). Out of scope and not recorded: the business-investor residence of art. 16(3)(c) (requires running a business with job commitments and has no minimum; decision 15), the art. 16(3-quater) insurance cover (applies to art. 16(3) and 3-bis residents; elective residents must instead carry private insurance with no amount, art. 16-bis(8)(c)), arts. 16-ter (foreign-income tax regime) and 16-quater (pensioners; income-based, decision 15, see the human-decision note), ordinary stay permits and other general rules.
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- Property purchasemaximum of completion, renovation or demolition-and-rebuilding costs that may count towards the EUR 500,000EUR 150,000Since 7 Aug 2017 · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Property purchasesingle applicant (main applicant): purchase price of a home for own or family use; up to EUR 150,000 of completion, renovation or rebuilding costs may countEUR 500,000Since 7 Aug 2017 · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Government bondssingle applicant: non-interest-bearing deposit tied for 10 years in San Marino state securities or a state fundEUR 600,000Since 7 Aug 2017 · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Application feeevery application (fiscal charge covering stamp duties and office fees)EUR 1,000Since 7 Aug 2017 · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Government feedeposit route only: non-refundable tax on grantEUR 10,000Since 7 Aug 2017 · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Fee for adding a dependanteach family member (art. 16(3-bis)) added to the residence, one-offEUR 20,000Since 7 Aug 2017 · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Prison term of an offence that bars approvalresidence refused (art. 16-bis(1) refers to art. 17(1)-(2)) with pending proceedings or a conviction for an intentional offence carrying more than one year of imprisonment or interdiction1 yearsDate not stated · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Deadline to make the investmentpurchase completed or deposit made within three months of the grant, otherwise residence revoked immediately3 monthsSince 7 Aug 2017 · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Period of past residences to be declaredsworn declaration of citizenships and places of residence in the last 5 years, no convictions or pending charges, tax compliance5 yearsSince 7 Aug 2017 · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Provisional permit or certificate validityprovisional stay permit for applicants under arts. 16-bis, 16-ter and 16-quater while the residence procedure is completed (maximum)6 monthsSince 23 Jun 2021 · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Time government bonds must be helddeposit route10 yearsSince 7 Aug 2017 · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Look-back period for a previous expulsionresidence refused if expelled from San Marino, or had a permit or residence revoked for irregularities, in the previous ten years (art. 17(2)(c), (e))10 yearsDate not stated · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Holding period for the investmentinvestment must be kept until the residence is consolidated, ten years after registration10 yearsSince 7 Aug 2017 · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Time limit to complete construction or renovationproperty route with completion/renovation costs counted: certificate of building conformity and habitability and proof of full payment within 24 months of registration as resident24 monthsSince 7 Aug 2017 · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Maximum age of a dependent childextension to secondary applicants (art. 16-bis(6) refers to art. 16(3-bis)): dependent child aged no more than 25, unmarried and not cohabiting; also dependent children unable to support themselves because of disability, any age; non-separated spouse25 yearsDate not stated · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Time limit for a decisionCongress of State decides on a complete application (decision not open to review)60 daysSince 7 Aug 2017 · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Registration tax on the property purchaseregistration tax on the property purchase under the property route (no prior authorisation of the Consiglio dei XII needed)8%Since 7 Aug 2017 · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
- Maximum approvals per yearexcluding family members (commi 6 and 7)50 residences per yearSince 7 Aug 2017 · San Marino legislation 2025San Marino · Elective residence
About the document
What it covers Coordinated text of San Marino's law on foreigners with all amendments to 3 June 2025, with the original wording of amended articles in footnotes. Art. 16-bis 'residenza elettiva' (introduced by Legge 94/2017): purchase of a home for at least EUR 500,000 or a 10-year non-interest-bearing deposit of at least EUR 600,000 in San Marino state securities or a state fund; EUR 10,000 tax for the deposit route; EUR 1,000 application charge; EUR 20,000 per added family member; cap of 50 a year; residence consolidated after 10 years. Also art. 16-ter (flat-tax 'residenza atipica' for people with foreign income) and 16-quater (pensioners: income and bank assets).
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