San Marino travel advice
A summary of the UK government’s (FCDO) travel advice for San Marino, last updated by the FCDO on 10 December 2025. The full advice on GOV.UK is the authoritative version.
FCDO status
No areas listed where FCDO advises against travel
The FCDO’s alert status for San Marino names no areas where it advises against travel. The FCDO says no travel can be guaranteed safe. Read the full advice.
Latest FCDO update (10 December 2025): New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).
Passport validity
San Marino follows Schengen area rules. Your passport must:
- have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it may have a date of issue that is more than 10 years ago
- have an ‘expiry date’ at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave the Schengen area
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
You do not need to pass through border controls to enter San Marino, but you must have a passport containing a valid entry stamp from a Schengen area country.
From FCDO: entry requirements. Written for British passport holders.
Recent FCDO updates
- 10 December 2025: New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).
- 1 July 2024: This travel advice was reviewed for style and accuracy.
- 31 May 2024: Update to the terrorism section ('Safety and security' page).
Plan your trip
This page shows the FCDO’s headline status and quotes its text word for word; we don’t reword safety advice. It refreshes automatically, so it can lag GOV.UK by up to a day. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: FCDO foreign travel advice on GOV.UK. FCDO advice is written for British nationals; other nationalities should also check their own government’s advice.