IANAL but I have personal experience with this having gone through it myself. It is totally possible (or, at least, it was -7 years ago and I V don’t believe t

IANAL but I have personal experience with this having gone through it myself. It is totally possible (or, at least, it was -7 years ago and I V don’t believe the roles have significantly changed in this regard) to go directly from an E3 to a GC. That’s what I did. It requires a little extra planning however just to make sure you don’t go out of status while your I485 petition is pending.