You currently cannot file for an adjustment of status to legal permanent resident while on a F-1 visa. This also includes employment-based Greencard. Currently

You currently cannot file for an adjustment of status to legal permanent resident while on a F-1 visa. This also includes employment-based Greencard. Currently you would need to obtain a H-1B before you could apply for employment-based permanent residency as EB-1, EB-2, EB-3 etc (assuming you reside in the US). My understanding is that this removes the common pattern of having to get a H-1B before being eligible for employment-based immigration petitions. Additionally experience obtained during university and on the F-1 Optional Practical Training (OPT) would count towards the experience requirements for EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, etc.