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Visa requirements for San Marino

Who can enter San Marino, by nationality. Tourism. Data as of September 4, 2026.

San Marino has no border control of its own

San Marino is an enclave entirely surrounded by Italy, with no airport and no border posts. You reach it only through Italian territory, so you must be able to enter Italy, and therefore the Schengen Area, first. San Marino issues no visa of its own. The requirements below are Italy’s.

The table below is Italy’s entry policy by nationality. See the Italy page.

93 nationalities can reach San Marino without a visa in advance, under the entry rules of Italy. All 93 enter visa-free on a valid passport. Everyone else needs a visa, or an e-visa where one is offered, before travelling.

93 visa-free
0 on arrival
0 eTA
0 e-visa
155 visa required

Visa-free entry

93 nationalities

Visa required in advance

155 nationalities

Visa rules change frequently and can depend on your specific circumstances. This site is compiled from public government sources and is provided for general information only. Always confirm requirements with the official immigration authority or a consulate of your destination before you travel.

About San Marino

San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino (RSM), is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two microstates within the Italian Peninsula, the other being Vatican City. San Marino is the fifth-smallest country in the world, with a land area of just over 61 square kilometres (24 sq mi) and a population of 34,042 as of 2025 which in 2026 dropped to 33,559. Its capital, the City of San Marino, sits atop Monte Titano, while its largest settlement is Dogana, in the municipality of Serravalle. San Marino claims to have been founded in AD 301 and to be the oldest extant sovereign state, and the oldest constitutional republic. It is named after Saint Marinus, a stonemason from the Roman island of Rab (in present-day Croatia), who fled persecution under Emperor Diocletian to have established a monastic community on Monte Titano, where he built a small chapel. The country has a rare constitutional structure: the Grand and General Council, a democratically elected legislature, selects two heads of state, the Captains Regent, every six months. They are chosen from opposing political parties, and serve concurrently with equal powers and preside over several institutions of state, including the Grand and General Council. Only the Federal Council of Switzerland follows this same structure, except with some modifications due to its immensely larger size.

CapitalSan Marino

RegionSouthern Europe

Population34.1K

Area61 km²

CurrencyEuro

LanguagesItalian

Calling code+378

Tourist arrivals1.9M (2019)

Climate in San Marino

Warmest August, coolest January, driest February.

January to December mean temp, Open-Meteo (2020)

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