Dude has been on O1 visa for 7 years and never considered filing for Green Card. For anyone qualifying for O-1 visa, self-filing as EB-1 or EB-2 is absolutely p

Dude has been on O1 visa for 7 years and never considered filing for Green Card. For anyone qualifying for O-1 visa, self-filing as EB-1 or EB-2 is absolutely possible, why didn't he? The US immigration system is broken and capricious, as permanent resident it's much less painful. Let's just call his present predicament a self-inflicted wound.