In brief
San Marino has its own immigration and nationality laws. A stay permit, elective residence and consolidated registered residence are distinct. Do not import Italian or EU naturalisation timelines. The official 2026 law index was readable, but the linked full coordinated nationality text was not.
Start with Foreign Affairs Department, San Marino: Residence and stay permissions (opens in a new tab)
Your next steps
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Identify the appropriate residence category
Next stepForeign Affairs distinguishes stay permission from registered, elective and atypical residence. Registered-residence examples include specified family, business and senior employment situations. Choose the category matching your actual circumstances and obtain a complete current checklist; living or working nearby in Italy is not itself a San Marino residence grant.
Check restrictions and consolidation conditions
The official page describes investment-maintenance and insurance requirements for elective residence and identifies restrictions on public-sector work and state support. It says specified categories consolidate into registered effective residence after ten years. Ask what must be maintained throughout and how departure or disposal affects your precise permission.
Use the 2026 nationality framework
The Council’s official index records Law 27/2026 in force from 12 March 2026, a coordinated text updated in June and a July interpretation concerning renunciation of existing citizenships. Older summaries may miss these changes. Request the current legal text and case-specific checklist from the Civil Registry; no universal qualifying period is certified here.
Prepare for the current integration assessment
The Internal Affairs Ministry’s 2026 update identifies passing the history and institutions test as a prerequisite to submitting a naturalisation application. Ask for the current syllabus, accepted results and any exemptions rather than using an old residence-only checklist. Passing a test is not itself a nationality grant.
Coordinate renunciation only through the approved sequence
Editorial preparation: obtain written advice on the 2026 renunciation provisions and interpretation, the status of any conditional decision and the Indian consequences. Do not pre-emptively renounce India to start a residence application. Use the common India chapter for passport surrender and OCI once the legal timing is established.
Suggested preparation sequence. Your authority may require a different order. Progress stays on this device.
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Evidence for these steps
Checked 20 October 2026. Links support the statements within their scope; preparation lists are editorial suggestions. Access limitations are disclosed below.
- Identify the appropriate residence category: Foreign Affairs Department, San Marino — Residence and stay permissions
- Check restrictions and consolidation conditions: Foreign Affairs Department, San Marino — Residence and stay permissions
- Use the 2026 nationality framework: Great and General Council of San Marino — Law 27/2026 and nationality interpretation Index and dates readable; linked coordinated text did not load. No old residence-period claim or complete renunciation exception is certified.; Secretariat of State for Internal Affairs — Naturalisation: official procedure gateway
- Prepare for the current integration assessment: Secretariat of State for Internal Affairs — Naturalisation history and institutions test: official update
- Coordinate renunciation only through the approved sequence: NRIdisha preparation suggestion; confirm your own requirements.
What to have ready
0 of 4 preparedKeep documents in your own secure records. Tick what you have; nothing is uploaded.
Questions to take to an adviser
- Which residence category matches my case?
- What obligations continue before and after consolidation?
- Which 2026 nationality requirements and exceptions apply?
- What decision must exist before any renunciation step?
Who can help
A qualified San Marino adviser and an Indian cross-border tax or citizenship specialist, as appropriate. The responsible authority decides applications.
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National Portal of India (opens in a new tab)
Distinct stay permits, registered, elective and atypical residence categories; category conditions and limits.
2026 nationality reform entered into force 12 March 2026; June coordinated text and July renunciation interpretation linked.
Source access limit Index and dates readable; linked coordinated text did not load. No old residence-period claim or complete renunciation exception is certified.
Civil Registry contact and links to nationality law including the 2026 reform.
Official 2026 update identifies successful history/institutions test as a prerequisite to the naturalisation application. No exam dates or fees reproduced.
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