Have been in US for 2.5 yrs now under an E3 from OZ,
Have renewed (no problems, very quick actually but took 3 months for E3D's to come through for the family) and am now thinking about Greencard app as the E3 is tied to employee and wanted flexibility if something were to happen in this environment.
Didn't want to have to up and off in 10 days (sell house, rip kids from school, wife leaves her job etc) if all things fell flat.
SO have thought about GC. I know the main idea behind E3 is to prove you intend to return to OZ but I do not see that applying for GC negates that desire. I have all family in OZ, bank accounts, superannuation (401) but I just want a greater stability than the 2 yr renewal and employee tie-in. Qn is is it best to request a change of status from E3 to GC or a totally new application? I also have a feeling that the 2-3yr timeframe will see my GC app still being processed when my next E3 renewal comes due Oct 2010.
I've heard so many horror stories from applicants using immigration attorneys that I am hesitant to go down this path, I'm pretty organised and can follow instructions fairly easily!!) even though we use them for the H1 app employees we employ.
Thoughts?