throwaway82729

With premium processing suspended, most H1B employees regardless of how much they are paid or how qualified they are, are indentured slaves currently. I've 3 approved I-140s, 15 years of experience in the industry, make >$500k/yr and yet I cannot switch jobs right now. Suspending premium processing for cap-exempt employees is just ridiculous. There's no progress on my green card for the last 7 years since I happen to be from a certain country. Going back to my country is not an option since my daughter is American. Painful existence.

I'm asking HN since I don't have a mentor or family member to seek advice from. Throwaway account for obvious reasons.

I'm a first generation immigration, still on H1-B waiting for my green card. Have been in the US for 16 years. I work in tech, at a fairly high middle management position in a public company of 2000 employees. Yearly income of roughly $450k depending on how the stock performs. Wife does not work due to a health situation with my child.

We have about $350k in cash and $200k in investments (401k, IRA and post-tax). I bought my house a few years back and was lucky enough to have a low mortgage payment.

Here's my situation. I'm extremely tired of waiting for my green card but due to a family situation, I cannot go back to my home country. I want to do something else (take a break from work or find a different type of role or work part-time) but my H1-B does not allow me to do that. I don't know how to invest my cash or what to do with it. We have thought about buying another property but everything seems very high where I live. I'd like to move closer to work but homes are very expensive there. What would you do in my situation?