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San Marino: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: San Marino. 167 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 19 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 124Visa-free
  • 16ETA
  • 27On arrival
  • 36eVisa
  • 23Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
San Marino
Rank19
No prior visa167
CodeSMR

Passport strength

A strong passport 19

Rank 19 of 199. 167 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 20.

Schengen AreaVisa-free90 daysUnited KingdomETA180 daysUnited StatesETA90 daysCanadaETA180 daysAustraliaETA90 daysNew ZealandETA90 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA30 daysChinaVisa-free90 daysSingaporeVisa-free30 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-free90 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 59

A prior visa is needed for 59 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

IndiaeVisaIndonesiaeVisaVietnameVisaCubaeVisaAfghanistaneVisaAlgeriaVisa requiredAngolaeVisaAzerbaijaneVisa
Taxes25/100up to 35%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a San Marino passport gives

76of 100
rank 28 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility85167 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law86score 1.23 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life90HDI 0.915
  • Health and longevity9885.7 years life expectancy
  • Education75education index 0.78
  • Taxes25up to 35%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access50no E-2, entry with ESTA
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 124

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEuropeAnguillaCaribbean · 90 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 30 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArmeniaMiddle East · 180 daysArubaCaribbean · 90 daysAustriaEurope · 90 daysBahamasCaribbean · 240 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 180 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBelgiumEurope · 90 daysBelizeAmericas · 90 daysBermudaAmericas · 180 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysBulgariaEurope · 90 daysCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysCayman IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsia · 90 daysColombiaAmericas · 180 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 90 daysCroatiaEurope · 90 daysCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysCyprusEurope · 90 daysCzechiaEurope · 90 daysDenmarkEurope · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 21 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 90 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 90 daysEstoniaEurope · 90 daysEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEurope · 90 daysFinlandEurope · 90 daysFranceEurope · 90 daysFrench GuianaAmericas · 90 daysFrench PolynesiaOceania · 90 daysFrench West IndiesCaribbean · 90 daysGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGeorgiaEurope · 365 daysGermanyEurope · 90 daysGibraltarEurope · 180 daysGreeceEurope · 90 daysGreenlandEurope · 90 daysGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysHungaryEurope · 90 daysIcelandEurope · 90 daysIrelandEurope · 90 daysItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbean · 90 daysJapanAsia · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 60 daysLatviaEurope · 90 daysLesothoAfrica · 90 daysLiechtensteinEurope · 90 daysLithuaniaEurope · 90 daysLuxembourgEurope · 90 daysMacaoAsia · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMaltaEurope · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMayotteAfrica · 90 daysMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEuropeMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysNetherlandsEurope · 90 daysNew CaledoniaOceania · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorwayEurope · 90 daysOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPanamaAmericas · 180 daysPeruAmericas · 183 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysPolandEurope · 90 daysPortugalEurope · 90 daysQatarMiddle East · 30 daysRéunionAfrica · 90 daysRomaniaEurope · 90 daysSamoaOceania · 60 daysSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 90 daysSlovakiaEurope · 90 daysSloveniaEurope · 90 daysSouth AfricaAfrica · 90 daysSpainEurope · 90 daysSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 30 daysSurinameAmericasSwedenEurope · 90 daysSwitzerlandEurope · 90 daysTaiwanAsiaTajikistanAsia · 30 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTunisiaAfrica · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 90 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 30 daysVatican CityEuropeVenezuelaAmericas · 90 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 days

ETA 16

Authorisation online before travel

Popular:United KingdomUnited StatesSouth KoreaIsraelSri LankaAustralia
American SamoaOceania · 90 daysAustraliaOceania · 90 daysCanadaAmericas · 180 daysGuamOceania · 90 daysIsraelMiddle East · 90 daysNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysNorthern Mariana IslandsOceania · 90 daysPalestineMiddle EastPuerto RicoCaribbean · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 30 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbeanUnited KingdomEurope · 180 daysUnited StatesAmericas · 90 daysUS Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 27

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptMaldivesSaudi ArabiaTanzania
BahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBoliviaAmericasBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIranMiddle East · 30 daysJordanMiddle EastKuwaitMiddle East · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 90 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysSenegalAfricaSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZimbabweAfrica · 90 days

eVisa 36

Applied for online before travel

Popular:IndonesiaVietnamIndiaCuba
AfghanistanAsiaAngolaAfricaAzerbaijanEuropeBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaEthiopiaAfricaFijiOceaniaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIndonesiaAsiaIraqMiddle EastLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMongoliaAsiaNicaraguaAmericasNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaRussiaEuropeSierra LeoneAfricaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSt. HelenaAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanUgandaAfricaVietnamAsia

Visa required 23

Through a consulate

AlgeriaAfricaBruneiAsiaCentral African RepublicAfricaChadAfricaEritreaAfricaGhanaAfricaGuyanaAmericasKiribatiOceaniaLiberiaAfricaMaliAfricaMarshall IslandsOceaniaMyanmarAsiaNamibiaAfricaNauruOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaParaguayAmericasRepublic of the CongoAfricaSudanAfricaTongaOceaniaTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 15Chile172
  2. 16Brazil170
  3. 17Andorra169
  4. 18Argentina168
  5. 19San Marino167
  6. 20Israel166
  7. 21Barbados161
  8. 21Brunei161
  9. 22Bahamas156

Frequently asked questions

San Marino: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 167 of 226 countries and territories, 124 visa-free, 16 with an ETA and 27 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 19 of 199.

San Marino: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.

San Marino → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

ETA, 180 days. Authorisation online before travel.

San Marino → United States: is a visa needed?

ETA, 90 days. Authorisation online before travel.

San Marino → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 90 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Türkiye adds 19 destinations without a prior visa, Austria adds 18. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.