The Honorary Consulate of Colombia in San Marino is a volunteer-run office that assists Colombian citizens in the Republic; passport and visa questions go to the Colombian Embassy in Rome.
Contact Details
| Address | Via Oddone Scarito, 84, 47893 Borgo Maggiore, San Marino |
| Telephone | +378 0549 903931 +378 0549 987231 |
| Fax | +378 0549 906416 |
| matteo@studiolonfernini.sm | |
| Head of Mission | Matteo Lonfernini, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in San Marino
The honorary consulate represents Colombia in San Marino. According to the San Marino foreign ministry’s list of bilateral relations, it is headed by Matteo Lonfernini (honorary consul). No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +378 0549 903931 or e-mail matteo@studiolonfernini.sm.
Colombia created its honorary consulate in San Marino by Decree 882 of 24 May 2018, with jurisdiction over the whole territory of the Republic, and appointed Matteo Lonfernini as honorary consul on the proposal of the Colombian Embassy in Italy.
The office is in Borgo Maggiore, less than 1 km in a straight line from the Palazzo Pubblico in the City of San Marino. The nearest airport is Federico Fellini Airport in Rimini (about 16 km); Bologna Airport is about 114 km away.
According to San Marino’s foreign ministry, San Marino can only be reached through the Schengen area, so visitors need whatever is required to enter and transit it. Citizens of Colombia need no visa for short stays in the Schengen area (up to 90 days in any 180-day period, Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806). Anyone staying longer than 30 days needs a stay or residence permit and must apply within that period at the Gendarmerie’s Foreigners’ Office.
Which Colombian office issues passports and visas?
For passports and other formal consular services, Colombian citizens should turn to the Colombian Embassy in Rome, which is responsible for San Marino.
Colombia has no embassy in San Marino. According to the San Marino foreign ministry’s list of bilateral relations, the Embassy of Colombia in Rome is accredited to San Marino: Via G. Pisanelli, 4, 00196 Rome, Italy; tel. +39 06 3612131; e-mail eitalia@cancilleria.gov.co. The ambassador is Ligia Margarita Quessep Bitar.
Contact details of the Colombian Embassy in Rome, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Via G. Pisanelli, 4, 00196 Rome, Italy
- Telephone: +39 06 3612131063614348063200405
- Email: eitalia@cancilleria.gov.co
- Website: italia.embajada.gov.co
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Colombia and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Colombian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in San Marino
12 other countries are represented in San Marino: Austria (honorary), Finland (honorary), France (honorary), Holy See (apostolic nunciature), Italy (embassy), Japan (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), Mexico (honorary), Monaco (honorary), Poland (honorary), Portugal (honorary), Sovereign Order of Malta (embassy).
Closing days
San Marino’s Law No. 152 of 1990 lists these public holidays: New Year’s Day, Epiphany (6 January), Saint Agatha (5 February), the Anniversary of the Arengo (25 March), Easter Monday, the investiture of the Captains Regent (1 April and 1 October), Labour Day (1 May), Corpus Christi, the Fall of Fascism (28 July), the Assumption (15 August), the feast of Saint Marinus and foundation of the Republic (3 September), All Saints’ Day, the Commemoration of the Dead (2 November), the Immaculate Conception (8 December), Christmas Day and Saint Stephen’s Day (26 December). Holidays that fall on a Sunday are not moved to another day.
Emergency assistance
In San Marino, dial 112 or 113 for the police, 115 for the fire service and 118 for an ambulance (UK Foreign Office travel advice). Sammarinese citizens who need help in Colombia can contact the Embassy of San Marino in Rome (responsible for Colombia) and the Honorary Consulate of San Marino in Bogotá, according to San Marino’s lists of its embassies and consulates abroad.
Colombian missions for San Marino
- Rome – Embassy of Colombia (accredited to San Marino; no resident embassy in San Marino)
- San Marino – Honorary Consulate (this page)
San Marino in Colombia
- Embassy of San Marino in Rome (responsible for Colombia)
- Honorary Consulate of San Marino in Bogotá
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Details checked on 19 October 2026. Sources: Decree 882 of 24 May 2018 (checked October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of San Marino – bilateral relations: Colombia (accessed 19 October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of San Marino – information for visitors, Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025), Law No. 152 of 18 December 1990 on the calendar of public holidays (Consiglio Grande e Generale), UK Foreign Office travel advice for San Marino – emergency numbers.
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