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by chaoclive » Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:17 am
If you are interested in getting citizenship, you might want to pay attention to the language requirements of the various EU countries. At present: as far as I know Ireland/Sweden and Italy don't have formal language qualification/citizenship test requirements (although this might change!). Most of the others do. This wouldn't be an issue for PR but would cause problems if you ever wanted to apply for a passport and you don't speak the language. I think Malta requires a knowledge of either English or Maltese.
Obviously it's a good idea to try your best to pick up the language of whatever country you visit, but, if you have a foundation in Italian, then French/Spanish and Portuguese may be a little easier for you.
Just a thought! I'm also considering trying to get another citizenship as well after I get my partner sorted out. I think I might choose Sweden or Italy. Apart from English, I don't speak any other European languages and, unfortunately, Mandarin isn't the official language of any EU country (yet)!