D8 visa - minimum stay reqs + citizenship

Hi!

Looked through the forums and online, didn’t find anything.

Has anyone discussed with their lawyers what the min stay reqs for D8 are? Esp as it pertains to the 5 year period prior to citizenship application. Was about to fund an investment for GV, but obviously not jazzed about the delays.

The residence permit you get with a D8 (remote worker visa) has the same stay requirement as all other permits except the GV/ARI. In other words 8-10 months per year.

There’s also the possibility to use the D8 as purely a 1-year temporary visitor permit, but that doesn’t count towards PR or citizenship.