San Marino visa and entry requirements

The UK government tells British citizens that San Marino follows Schengen area rules: the passport must have a date of issue less than 10 years before the date you arrive, and an expiry date at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave the Schengen area.

No official source we read lists a vaccination certificate required for entry.

The EU Visa Code requires applicants for a Schengen visa to prove they hold adequate and valid travel medical insurance, with minimum coverage of EUR 30,000. No official source we could read states an insurance requirement for visa-exempt visitors to San Marino.

No official source we could read states an onward-ticket requirement for San Marino. San Marino's Foreign Ministry says that reaching San Marino means crossing the Schengen Area; the Schengen Borders Code lists a return or round-trip ticket among the documents that may be used to verify entry conditions there.

No official source we could read states a funds requirement for San Marino. San Marino's Foreign Ministry says that reaching San Marino means crossing the Schengen Area; the Schengen Borders Code requires third-country nationals entering it to have sufficient means of subsistence, both for the duration of the intended stay and for the return.

within 24 hours of arrival. Done by the accommodation or the traveller.

Accommodation businesses must report the foreigner's personal details, the length and purpose of the stay, and the passport or other identity document details to the Gendarmeria (Foreigners Office) within twenty-four hours of arrival. A foreigner who stays more than twenty-four hours and is not a guest of an accommodation business must report their presence to the Gendarmeria, which can also be done online. A foreigner who does not do so is fined 200 euros.

If not done: A foreigner who does not report their presence: administrative fine of 200 euros. Anyone who breaches article 20 of Law 118/2010 (on accommodation businesses): 1,000 euros for a first offence and 2,000 euros for a second.

• Tourist tax (Imposta di soggiorno) — Hotel accommodation (hotels, tourist-hotel residences and motels), tax in euros: 1 star 0.70; 2 stars 1.00; 3 stars 2.00; 4 stars 3.00; 5 stars 4.00.

  People who stay overnight in hotel or non-hotel accommodation in San Marino, and who do not reside or hold a stay permit there, pay a tourist tax for each night, up to 7 consecutive nights. The rates are set in Annex A of the decree. For hotels they range from 0.70 euros (1 star) to 4.00 euros (5 stars). Minors until their 14th birthday and the other persons listed in article 3 are exempt. The Congresso di Stato can change the rates by regulation.

  Exemptions: Minors until their 14th birthday, and the other exempt persons listed in article 3 of the decree. People who reside or hold a stay permit in San Marino do not pay.

EU law requires anyone carrying cash of EUR 10,000 or more to declare it to the competent authorities of the Member State through which they are entering or leaving the Union. No official source we could read states a threshold for San Marino itself.

• The UK government says the rules about goods that can be brought into and taken out of San Marino are the same as for Italy, and that you must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty.