Austria
AustriaGerman — gives important points and is almost always needed at work
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Languages needed, by country
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Australia
AustraliaEnglish — IELTS/PTE
Iceland
IcelandEnglish helps; Icelandic is a big advantage at work
Ireland
IrelandEnglish
Albania
AlbaniaEnglish/Italian helps
Italy
Italy- Italian
- English
Basic Italian is helpful
Iraq
IraqArabic (Kurdish in Kurdistan) helps
Estonia
EstoniaEnglish helps
Oman
OmanBasic Arabic/English helps
Cambodia
CambodiaBasic English helps
Qatar
QatarEnglish helps
Canada
CanadaEnglish/French — IELTS/CELPIP often needed
Kyrgyzstan
KyrgyzstanBasic Russian helps a lot
Kuwait
KuwaitBasic Arabic/English helps
Croatia
CroatiaEnglish helps; basic Croatian is useful
Greece
GreeceEnglish helps; basic Greek is useful
China
ChinaChinese (Mandarin) or English needed
Czech Republic
Czech RepublicEnglish helps; basic Czech is useful
Georgia
GeorgiaGeorgian/Russian helps; English is limited
Jordan
JordanBasic Arabic/English helps
Japan
Japan- Japanese
Japanese is usually important
Japanese is usually required
Germany
GermanyGerman — usually B1 (Opportunity Card: at least German A1 or English B2)
Denmark
DenmarkEnglish works in many places; Danish helps in skilled trades
Turkey
TurkeyTurkish — almost always needed at work
Thailand
ThailandEnglish needed; Thai helps
South Africa
South AfricaEnglish needed
South Korea
South Korea- Korean
Korean (EPS-TOPIK)
EPS-TOPIK
Norway
NorwayEnglish helps; Norwegian is a big advantage at work
North Macedonia
North MacedoniaEnglish helps
New Zealand
New ZealandEnglish
Netherlands
NetherlandsEnglish works in many places; Dutch helps
Portugal
Portugal- Portuguese
- English
Portuguese/English is helpful
Poland
Poland- Polish
- English
Basic Polish is helpful
Finland
FinlandFinnish/Swedish is needed for most jobs; Finnish is essential in care
France
FranceFrench — needed for almost every job
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEnglish helps
Bahrain
BahrainEnglish helps
Bulgaria
BulgariaEnglish helps; basic Bulgarian is useful
Belgium
BelgiumDutch (Flanders) or French (Wallonia/Brussels)
Brazil
BrazilPortuguese helps a lot
Brunei
BruneiBasic Malay/English helps
Montenegro
MontenegroEnglish helps
Mauritius
MauritiusEnglish/French helps
Moldova
MoldovaRomanian/Russian helps; English is limited
Maldives
MaldivesEnglish helps
Malaysia
MalaysiaBasic Malay or English helps
Malta
MaltaEnglish (an official language of Malta)
Egypt
EgyptArabic helps
United Kingdom
United KingdomEnglish — B2 (SELT) required (since 8 January 2026)
United States
United StatesEnglish needed
Russia
RussiaRussian — needed at work and in daily life
Romania
Romania- Romanian
- English
Basic Romanian/English is helpful
Laos
LaosBasic English helps
Latvia
LatviaEnglish helps
Liechtenstein
LiechtensteinGerman
Lithuania
LithuaniaEnglish helps
Libya
LibyaArabic helps
Luxembourg
LuxembourgFrench/German/Luxembourgish; English in some offices
Lebanon
LebanonBasic Arabic helps
United Arab Emirates
United Arab EmiratesEnglish is most useful; Arabic helps
Cyprus
CyprusEnglish/Greek helps
Serbia
SerbiaEnglish helps; basic Serbian is useful
Singapore
SingaporeEnglish helps
Switzerland
SwitzerlandGerman, French or Italian (depending on region)
Sweden
SwedenEnglish works in many places; Swedish helps
Seychelles
SeychellesBasic English required
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia- Arabic
- English
Basic Arabic/English can help
Spain
SpainBasic Spanish helps
Slovakia
SlovakiaEnglish helps
Slovenia
SloveniaEnglish helps
Hong Kong
Hong KongEnglish needed; Cantonese helps
Hungary
HungaryEnglish helps; Hungarian is hard — learn the basics