San Marino passport

Sammarinese passport
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	3 years (Child aged 0-2) 5 years (Child aged 3-13) 10 years (Child aged 14-17) 10 years (Adult aged 18+)
Cost	EUR30.00 (Child aged 0-2) EUR50.00 (Child aged 3-13) EUR100.00 (Child aged 14-17) EUR100.00 (Adult aged 18+)

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

Application procedure

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

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

• Visa requirements for San Marino citizens
• San Marino identity card

References

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. "The Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-11.