# Eritrea passport to San Marino: Visa required

Current access classification: **Visa required** — Traditional visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — Schengen-visa-required ordinary passports: visitor access via Italy** (Visa required)
  These ordinary passports require the Italian/Schengen visa needed for access through Italy; San Marino does not issue a separate entry visa.
  - This is the advance Schengen visa required for entry through Italy, not a separate San Marino visa. The Italian MFA describes a visa sticker affixed to the passport or other travel document; no eVisa status is established.
  - San Marino requires the necessary Schengen authorisation before departure; a local stay exceeding 30 days requires a stay permit or residence.
  - Italian entry conditions separately require a valid travel document, purpose and means evidence, a visa where prescribed, and no refusal/security ground. A Schengen residence permit holder has a separately stated 90-in-180 visa exemption; that document-conditioned route does not change this ordinary-passport nationality baseline.
  - Minor, diplomatic/official/service, refugee/stateless, residence, work, transit and other special-document exceptions are not flattened into this policy.
  Official sources:
  - [Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of San Marino: Information for those who visit San Marino](https://www.esteri.sm/pub1/EsteriSM/en/Servizi-per-utenza/Informazioni-per-chi-visita-SMR.html)
  - [Republic of San Marino: Consolidated rules on entry and stay of foreigners, updated 9 April 2024](https://www.esteri.sm/pub1/EsteriSM/en/dam/jcr%3A38eabe03-3e2f-44f3-a498-a5421388ddcf/2024_04_09%20Testo%20coordinato%20residenze%20%28SENZA%20NOTE%29.pdf)
  - [Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: Countries whose citizens need a visa to cross the border](https://www.esteri.it/it/servizi-opportunita/ingressosoggiornoinitalia/visto_ingresso/paesi_soggetti_visto/)
  - [Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: General conditions for entry of foreign nationals into Italy](https://www.esteri.it/it/servizi-opportunita/ingressosoggiornoinitalia/condizioni_ingresso/)
  - [Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: Italian entry visa](https://www.esteri.it/it/servizi-opportunita/ingressosoggiornoinitalia/visto_ingresso/)
  - [European Union, EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, consolidated 30 December 2025](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A02018R1806-20251230)

## How to apply

The cited page does not publish a universal decision-time promise; consult the competent Italian consular post for the itinerary and residence location.

1. Apply through the competent Italian consular channel for the Schengen access itinerary.
2. Obtain the Schengen visa sticker in the valid travel document before travelling to Italy and onward to San Marino.
3. Present the visa, passport and supporting entry documents for Italian border control; carry identity documentation in San Marino.

[Italian MFA entry-visa information](https://www.esteri.it/it/servizi-opportunita/ingressosoggiornoinitalia/visto_ingresso/)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/eritrea-san-marino-visa)
- [Eritrea passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/eritrea)
- [All passport requirements for San Marino](https://multipassrank.com/destination/san-marino)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)