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San Marino Pensioner Residence

San Marino Residency
Pathway overview

At a glance

Retirees applying through San Marino's pensioner category need at least €120,000 in gross annual income and at least €300,000 in qualifying financial assets held in San Marino's banking system. You must keep those assets there throughout your residence.

Who can apply
Pensioners coming from an EU country, Switzerland, or another country specifically designated by the government
Annual income
At least €120,000 gross
Financial assets
At least €300,000 held locally throughout residence

Summary

San Marino’s pensioner residence category is aimed at retirees with significant ongoing resources. Under the updated rules, annual income and a local banking commitment work together: the applicant needs at least €120,000 in gross annual income and at least €300,000 in qualifying financial assets held in the Sammarinese banking system throughout the residence.

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Eligibility

The category is for pensioners coming from EU countries, Switzerland, and any additional countries designated by the government’s regulation. Applicants from another country need confirmation that the current designation covers them. Previous residence in San Marino also matters: the ordinary rule is for someone who has never lived there, with a limited historical exception.

The income and financial-asset requirements are cumulative. The current official checklist provides for evidence of the assets being transferred to a Sammarinese institution after approval, and the law requires the qualifying holding to continue.

Applicants need a home suitable for their household; unrelated people cannot simply share a housing arrangement to establish the required local connection. The approval also depends on the personal-record and prior-residence requirements.

More about this route

That combination makes this a different proposition from a retirement permit based on a modest monthly pension. The household also needs a suitable home and a clear understanding of healthcare costs, while the applicant’s country of origin and previous residence history must fit the category.

Income and local assets are cumulative
  1. Country and residence-history checks Confirm the category covers the applicant's circumstances.
  2. Annual income Document the required gross ongoing income.
  3. Continuing local assets Plan the qualifying assets held in the Sammarinese banking system.

The income and banking requirements apply together, with separate housing and household-cost planning.

What This Route Allows

Approval permits residence in San Marino under the pensioner category. The law provides a special pension-income tax regime, normally at 6%, with separate rules for particular former international-organization officials. The actual cross-border tax result depends on the applicant’s pension and other jurisdictions.

What This Route Is Not

This is not a general retirement visa for anyone with a pension, nor does placing €300,000 in a local account replace the annual income test. Residence does not make healthcare free or confer an EU right to live in Italy. The route’s tax treatment also does not guarantee that another country stops taxing a pension.

Next Steps

  1. Confirm the eligible-country and previous-residence conditions.
  2. Prepare income records and a plan for the continuing local asset requirement.
  3. Arrange conditional housing and obtain a household-specific review of pension taxation and healthcare costs.

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