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San Marino Business-Investment Residence

San Marino Residency
Pathway overview

At a glance

Entrepreneurs may apply to live in San Marino through a substantial business project. The authorities look at the business's contribution, including promised jobs and property investment connected to it. There is no single purchase amount that makes every company qualify.

Basis
A substantive local business project
Business plan
A plan covering at least five years
Local contribution
The promised investment and recruitment must meet the legal rules; hiring owners or relatives does not replace required recruitment

Summary

San Marino can consider registered residence for entrepreneurs bringing a substantive business project to the republic. The emphasis is on a working enterprise and its local contribution, including employment commitments and property investment connected with the activity. There is no universal published purchase price that makes every company eligible.

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Eligibility

The project must fit the business-investment provision and support its promised economic contribution. Employment commitments are assessed under the legal rules; hiring owners or their relatives does not substitute for the required recruitment.

The residence application includes a review of the applicant’s personal records as well as the business. A promising commercial proposal does not dispense with immigration approval.

More about this route

This route is most relevant when the immigration request is part of a larger operating plan. A five-year business plan and evidence of the proposed investment help officials assess the project, while the final residence decision remains a case-by-case decision.

Prepare a business plan for an individual residence decision
  1. Build the five-year business case Document the enterprise, investment, local activity, and promised economic contribution.
  2. Confirm the recruitment commitments Use the legal employment rules; owners or relatives do not replace the required hiring.
  3. Complete business and residence approval steps Provide the personal file and satisfy the conditions of any approval.

There is no universal property purchase price that qualifies every project. A promising business plan does not replace residence approval.

What This Route Allows

The responsible bodies may grant registered residence or the appropriate ordinary stay permission. The precise outcome and conditions depend on the decision. The project’s continuing operation and compliance with its commitments remain central after approval.

What This Route Is Not

This is not the same as elective residence through a household property purchase or the two-year permit for a qualifying company role. It does not promise residence for a fixed incorporation fee. Any proposed employment or investment must be real and supported by evidence.

Next Steps

  1. Develop the operating, investment and recruitment plan with credible supporting records.
  2. Confirm the appropriate business and residence application with the responsible offices.
  3. Complete the company and capital steps required by an approval before relying on registered residence.

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