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How to get over the regret of a past decision of not choosing a path that was the golden ticket to solving all your current problems in life.

Back in 2012, when I had changed jobs I had 2 options regarding my immigration case in US -

Option 1 - return to my homeland for a year and come back to US and file in EB1. This way I would have gotten my green card by 2014.

Option 2 - stay in the US and be in green card queue for over a decade.

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Option 1 was the clear winner here, but I had struggled so hard to come to US in the first place that I did not think long term and decided to go with option 2 . What followed that decision were problems in all aspect of my life -

  1. I was so unhappy with my job but could not change it, as my job was tied to my GC application by employer.

  2. My career never progressed in that job as I never go promoted.

  3. I was earning good money, but I could never invest in buying a house in US (which was a dream for me) as I was not a permanent resident.

  4. I decided to use my money to buy a property in my homeland, and all my finances are stuck there.

  5. All my finances are overall messed up right now.

  6. My visa in US was rejected in 2018 before my green card was ever approved.

  7. Once my visa was rejected, I had to pack everything and go back to my homeland. I have struggled very hard to come to Canada now. I have struggled for almost 3 years to settle in Canada now.

Now my priority date for my GC has become current but I can no longer avail it as I am no longer with the employer. Sadly, I still want to go back to US. I do not like Canada.

Now I am in the same situation as in 2012, trying to avail the EB1, but no longer have the opportunity or employer for it. Not to mention all the troubles I have gone through in the last decade, and the regret of missed opportunities. This entire decade of struggles, frustration, disappointments has left me very exhausted - emotionally and mentally.

Where do I go from here? I am very depressed and in deep regret after this realization. I can't move seem to forward from this mistake and the incurred losses.

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