[SSJup81]

If that's the case, you should live there first, see if you actually like it enough to stay. You shouldn't just jump right into something without seeing it fully through first.

Anyway, if you live there on a Visa and turns out you do enjoy it, then it'd be easier to just become a permanent resident. From what I've read, there are a load of procedures and such to become an actual citizen, one of which includes living there for a certain number of years.