Quick: without looking it up, how many countries are in the EU?

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• Here’s a list of EU countries, but don’t use this to cheat!

You are free to live and work in ANY of these EU member nations and bring your family, even if they are not EU citizens. There are usually some requirements, like registering at the local municipality or proving that you have some money saved up or a job so that you can support yourself, but you can stay in any of these countries with WAY less hassle than ever before

There are even a few non-EU countries that let you have the same privilege — like Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland. Pretty cool!

This all make the prospect of working in the EU also much simpler — you don’t need to worry about getting a visa to work, and a potential employer won’t need to sponsor you, which makes you a much more appealing job applicant.

Also, if you don’t want to move to Europe, but you like the idea of staying for more than 90 days, like you can on your US passport, you can do that too!

(This does get tricky for spouses who aren’t EU citizens — you’ll definitely need them to register if they want to stay longer.)

One last travel perk: even if you are just going for a quick visit to Europe, EU citizens can pass through the much shorter line when going through immigration. And, even better, you can bring members of your family who aren’t EU citizens with you through that shorter line. The last thing anyone wants to get after getting off a long flight is wait in a super long, slow line, and this is a great perk of your Italian passport.