Legal Question in Immigration Law in New Jersey

Unfortunately, it won't be legally possible. You can't get a work permit while waiting for your employment-based green card (unless you are eligible under EB1 or EB2 categories and can concurrently apply for adjustment of status), nor can you benefit from the petition for a green card filed by a prospective employer. Because of your overstay, the only way you can now adjust status would be through a valid and real marriage to a US citizen, where an "overstay" will be forgiven.

P.S. In addition, you need to review your J1 visa to make sure that it's not subject to 212e requirement/foreign residency.

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Inasmuch as you are out of status, you are not eligible to adjust status to that of a U.S. permanent resident under an employment-based category or change your status to a work visa status from within the U.S. However, a J-1 overstay does have some employment-based options. I recommend that you schedule a consultation with competent immigration counsel with a specialization in employment-based immigration matters.

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