Comments by "Matthew Nirenberg" (@matthewnirenberg) on "My Predictions for the Next Decade" video.

@CryptoNerd91 A lot of those countries only let their citizens access those programs - i.e. you have to be a citizen and run the business from there. Naturalising in those countries isn't easy - the only easy way to their citizenship is by being born a citizen.
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@CryptoNerd91 Yeah - citizenship takes 10yrs, the language test, the history test (they can select from any of Polish history) and the integration assessment. Marriage is still not an easy option as the marriage has to proven to be valid, that you've been together for 5+ yrs and have 2+ children together. This lets your naturalise in 3yrs, without having children together its 5-8yrs at the discretion of the govt (they generally drag it out). Note that the language test, history test and integration assessment all still apply. One friendly warning about Polish "permanent" residency - its not permanent. They see it as a way for a person to legally remain in the country once they've passed certain requirements or legally had work & residence rights for 5yrs: - marriage to a citizen - got a renewed work visa in the right field (generally when invited to work by the govt as a specialist in a govt job) - etc. Once the 10yr mark of legal residence arrives, they expect everyone on a "Permanent" residence permit to naturalise, those who don't get their residence permit automatically cancelled upon its expiry (all Polish visas, work/residence permits, licences and ID's have expiries (1, 2, 3, 5, 10 years)) or when they leave the country and/or Schengen Zone merely by the act of leaving as work/residence permits and visas are linked to passports. Note that whilst the visa or permit is valid, as long as its a "multi-entry" visa or permit, you can enter and exit as you like. How well you do on the history test will reflect (in their eyes) on how hard to be when doing the integration assessment. The hardest part by far, as you mentioned, is the language test as they require the B1 level for citizenship. Note that this is the minimum and if you can achieve B2 or preferably C1, they'll be more lenient when considering your history exam results and when doing your integration assessment. Basically exceeding the minimum language level counts significantly towards the integration test - they want as homogeneous a society as possible that maintains the Polish language and culture. The only other way to indefinitely remain in Poland without naturalising would be to get citizenship to another country within Schengen and then move to Poland - note that this would only work as long as Poland remains in the Schengen Zone and the EU - not saying they'll leave but the world is rapidly changing.
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