Well, I am sponsored by my parents. That's another 6-8 year process right now unless we win the pending aging-out lawsuit against ICE. Then, it is a matter of months.

In the meantime, I can't get married because I am gay. Duh.

The other option with a 245-I is the diversity visa lottery.

I can get jobs and I do get offers but employer sponsorship is a tougher issue. I have had people who are willing to do it for me. The paperwork requirements are ridiculous though and the company has the burden to proof that there weren't any other qualified citizen/legal resident applicants. We usually just pay me as an independent consultant. USCIS has been known to reject EB applications just because they can. And that puts you right into deportation. Maybe I'll try it next time since I no longer care much for living here.