No visa needed

Do citizens of Italy need a visa for San Marino?

Citizens of Italy don’t need a visa for San Marino. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Italy: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Can I travel to San Marino without a visa on a Italy passport?

Yes, citizens of Italy don’t need a visa for San Marino. A valid passport is enough.

San Marino visa rules at a glance

With a Italy passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Italy passport ranks 6th of 199.
Italy passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; San Marino passport: 103.
Citizens of Italy and San Marino can travel together visa-free to 101 countries, for example: Vatican City, Monaco, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Tunisia, Albania, Liechtenstein, Malta, Switzerland, Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia, and Austria.
A language both countries share: Italian.
Both countries use the same currency — Euro — so there is no need to exchange money.
Italy and San Marino share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of San Marino, in turn, don’t need a visa for Italy. Italy visa for citizens of San Marino