Hi, I was not selected in the H1b lottery this year and in my discussion with my company's legal team, they said that directly applying for EB2/EB3 green card is not a good option because I am not currently in the US (I work as a remote contractor outside of US), and applying for green card from outside of US is harder than if I were already located in the US. Is this true? I didn't see anything about this in my research.
I'm currently considering either L1b transfer visa or green card, and to me green card would be the better option as it seems like the timeline would be pretty similar (1.5 - 2 years to receive transfer visa or green card), and green card provides me with more freedom than L1b.
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