San Marino passport

Sammarinese passport
Front cover of the Sammarinese biometric passport
Visa requirements for San Marino citizens
  San Marino
  Visa free access
  Visa on arrival
  eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online
  Visa required
TypePassport
Issued by San Marino
First issued12 October 2006 (current version)[1]
PurposeIdentification
EligibilitySan Marino citizenship
Expiration10 years (applicants aged over 14); 5 years (applicants aged 3-14); 3 years (applicants aged under 3)

Sammarinese passports are passports issued to citizens of San Marino for international travel.

Application procedure

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Applications for a Sammarinese passport are lodged at the Passport Office in San Marino (or, in the case of citizens living overseas, at San Marino diplomatic missions) with the following documents:[2]

  • Completed passport application form[3]
  • Certificates of birth, citizenship, residence (or relevant self-certification form)
  • Certificates of criminal record, pending suit and full civil capacity (to be issued by the Court without stamp duty)
  • Two photographs, one of which certified by the Registrar of Vital Statistics (also in this case it is possible to use the self-certification form)

In general, the processing time for a passport application is 15 days.

The application fee is €100 for applicants aged over 14, €50 for applicants aged 3–14 and €30 for applicants aged under 3.

Visa requirements

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In 2024, citizens of San Marino had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 173 countries and territories, ranking the Sammarinese passport 16th in terms of travel freedom.[4] It is currently (2024) one of 13 European "ordinary" passports to provide visa-free access to China, matching the Albanian passport as the passport allowing the longest visa-free stay (90 days).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". www.consilium.europa.eu.
  2. ^ Republic of San Marino Ministry for Foreign and Political Affairs, Telecommunications and Transport: Passport Office - Issue of ordinary passports Archived 2013-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Segreteria Esteri". www.esteri.sm. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18.
  4. ^ https://www.henleyglobal.com/files/download/hvri/HP%20Visa%20Restrictions%20Index%20141101.pdf Archived 2019-12-11 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]