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| Sammarinese passport | |
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 Front cover of the Sammarinese biometric passport | |
 Visa requirements for San Marino citizens San Marino Freedom of movement Visa-free Visa available both on arrival or online Visa on arrival eVisa Visa required | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |  Government of San Marino |
| First issued | 12 October 2006 (current version)[1] |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Sammarinese citizenship |
| Expiration | 10 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
[edit]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
[edit]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, allowing the visa-free stay (90 days).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Home". www.consilium.europa.eu.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Segreteria Esteri". www.esteri.sm. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18.
- ^ "The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-11.
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