SAN MARINO: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 04 FLORENCE 000022 SIPDIS S/CT FOR HILLARY BATJER JOHNSON AND PAUL SCHULTZ E.O. 12958: DECL: 6/3/2019 TAGS: KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC SM SUBJECT: SAN MARINO: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT PRACTICES--INFORMATION COLLECTION, SCREENING,AND SHARING REF: STATE 032287 CLASSIFIED BY: Mary Ellen Countryman, CG, Florence, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d) ¶1. (SBU) The following are post's answers to the questionnaire in Reftel for the Republic of San Marino. . ¶2. (SBU) Section A: Immigration Data Bases and Traveler Information Collection - - - - - - - - - - -- What computerized immigration databases are used to track entries and exits? A: There is no data base for tracking entries and exits. The Republic of San Marino (RSM) is bordered on all sides by the country of Italy and the nearest commercial airport is located in Rimini, Italy, so the only commercial access to the RSM is through Italy. As set forth in the 1939 Agreement of Friendship and Good Neighborhood with Italy, the RSM does not have border security controls. Therefore, persons traveling from Italy to San Marino (and vice versa) do not pass through any border security or immigration checkpoints at the ports of entry (POE), and their entry/exit is not documented. Since all travelers to San Marino must arrive via Italy, the RSM essentially depends upon the Government of Italy (GOI) to screen travelers. -- Is the computerized immigration database available at all POEs? A: N/A -- If immigrant databases are available at some POEs, but not all, how does the host government decide which POEs will receive the tool? A: N/A -- What problems, if any, limit the effectiveness of the systems? A: N/A -- How often are national immigration databases updated? A: N/A -- What are the country's policies on collecting information from travelers arriving in the country? A: The RSM does not collect information on travelers arriving in the country. -- Are there different policies for entry and exit at air, sea, and land POEs and for domestic flights? A: The RSM is not accessible from the sea, and the nearest commercial airport is located in Rimini, Italy. Therefore, travelers arrive by land by crossing the border from Italy. -- What agency oversees the collection of traveler information? A: N/A -- What are the policies of the collecting agency to share that information with foreign governments? A: N/A FLORENCE 00000022 002 OF 004 -- Does the host government collect Passenger Name Record (PNR) data on incoming commercial flights or vessels? A: There are no commercial flights or vessels that enter RSM territory. -- If applicable, have advance passenger information systems (APIS),interactive advanced passenger information systems (IAPIS),or electronic travel authority systems been effective at detecting other national security threats, such as wanted criminals? A: N/A ¶3. (SBU) Section B. Watchlisting: - - - - - - - - - - - -- Is there a name-based watchlist system used to screen travelers at POEs? A: There is no such watchlist system; travelers at POEs are not screened. -- What domestic sources of information populate the name-based watchlist, i.e. names of deported persons, terrorist lookouts, criminal wants/warrants? A: N/A . -- What international watchlists does the host government use for screening individuals, e.g. Interpol or TSA No Fly lists, UN, etc.? A: Travelers at POEs are not screened. 4.. (SBU) Biometrics: - - - - - - - - - - -- Are biometric systems in place at ports of entry (air, land, sea)? If no, does host government have plans to install such a system? If biometric systems are available at some POEs, but not all, how does the host government decide which POEs will receive the tool? A: There are no border controls nor are there plans to install biometric systems at POEs. -- What biometric technologies, if any, does the host government use, i.e. fingerprint identification, facial recognition, iris recognition, hand geometry, retinal identification, DNA-based identification, keystroke dynamics, gait analysis? Are the systems ICAO compliant? A: N/A ¶5. (SBU) Border Control and Screening: - - - - - - - - - - -- Does the host government employ software to screen travelers of security interest? FLORENCE 00000022 003 OF 004 A: No, travelers are not screened. ¶6. (SBU) Passports: - - - - - - - - - - -- If the host government issues a machine-readable passport containing biometric information, does the host government share the public key required to read the biometric information with any other governments? A: The RSM issues machine-readable passports with biometric data chips embedded within them. Governments can access the biometric data through the Basic Access Control mechanism. -- Does the host government issue replacement passports for full or limited validity (i.e. the time remaining on the original passports, fixed validity for a replacement, etc.)? A: In case of loss or theft, the RSM does not issue a replacement passport but will issue a new fully-valid biometric passport. -- Does the host government have special regulations/procedures for dealing with "habitual" losers of passports or bearers who have reported their passports stolen multiple times? A: The RSM does not have special procedures in place for dealing with "habitual" losers of passports. -- Are replacement passports of the same or difference appearance and page length as regular passports? Do emergency replacement passports contain the same or fewer biometric fields as regular-issue passports? A: N/A -- Where applicable, has Post noticed any increase in the number of replacement or "clean" passports used to apply for U.S. visas? A: No ¶7. (SBU) Fraud Detection - - - - - - - - - - -- How robust is fraud detection and how actively are instances of fraud involving documents followed up? A: The RSM experiences only low levels of fraud and fraud detection is not a robust operation. However, the RSM passport is a very fraud-resistant travel document. -- How are potentially fraudulently issued documents taken out of circulation, or made harder to use? A: Such documents would be taken out of circulation and examined by the issuing authority and law enforcement with a view towards avoiding future cases of fraud. FLORENCE 00000022 004 OF 004 ¶8. (SBU) Privacy and Data Security - - - - - - - - - - -- What are the country's policies on records related to the questioning, detention or removal of individuals encountered at points of entry into the country? A: Travelers are not screened or questioned at the POE. ¶9. (C) Identifying Appropriate Partners: - - - - - - - - - -- Are there political realities which would preclude a country from entering into a formal data-sharing agreement with the U.S.? A: The RSM is proud of its excellent relations with the United States. However, the reality is that because travelers may freely enter or exit San Marino without being screened, questioned, or even stopped, the RSM essentially relies on Italy for screening all visitors. The RSM has no border or homeland security police, intelligence activity is forbidden, and much of the information in files maintained by the Office for Foreigners in the Central Headquarters of the Gendarmes is received from the GOI. The lack of information gathered and maintained by the RSM on travelers means that the benefits from partnering with it would be of limited value. -- How does the country define terrorism? Are there legal statues that do so? A: San Marino Republic law No. 92 (June 17, 2008) defines terrorism as "A behavior against the constitutional order, the regulations of international law, and the statute of international organizations, intended to cause hardship to citizens and things, with the purpose of forcing the institutions of the Republic, or a foreign country or of international organizations, to perform or keep from performing any action, or to threaten the entire population or part of it, or to destabilize or destroy the political, constitutional, economic and social structures of the Republic, of a foreign country or of an international organization." COUNTRYMAN