Bizarre as it may seem, people from English speaking nations such as USA sometimes have quite a few hurdles to negotiate before they can settle in Scotland, though it is much easier to visit on a temporary visa. Citizens of the European Union have, with few exceptions, a right of residence within any country of the European Community, and therefore many Poles, Czechs, Slavs, Latvians, etc have settled in Scotland within the past few years and are now learning the language. Of course this works both ways, many native Scots have moved to sunnier climes in Spain or France in recent years.