General program requirements

The applicant must make a secured bank deposit of €75,000, to be increased to €150,000 within two years of obtaining the residency (replaceable with purchase of property with a lien in favour of the State). Such bank deposit may be replaced by bank or insurance guarantee issued by a San Marino supervised entity.

The applicant must hold at least 51% of the shares in a San Marino company.   

The applicant must hire from 1 to 3 resident workers on an open-ended contract, depending on whether the sectors in question are to be encouraged or not.   

The applicant must pay an annual contribution for healthcare and social security benefits equal to €350 per capita.

Program benefits

• Freedom of movement (but not settlement) within Schengen;
• Lower taxes;
• Safety and security;
• Short processing time;
• Enhanced business access to large economies

Requirements to qualify for citizenship

Reside for 30 years of uninterrupted residency and need to renounce previous nationality. 

Fluency in Italian.

Citizenship-eligibility is determined by the Great and General Council and citizenship cases are investigated individually.

Applications for this program may be directed to:

Economic Development Agency Chamber of Commerce 

Legislation upon which this program is based:

Development Law no. 115/2017

No statistics are available for this program.