GC expired 5 years ago...do I have a fighting chance to renew somehow?

If you enter the US on a non-immigrant visa, you are sending a clear message that you do not have a "resident" status.
So that would definitely not help you at all (I agree with the lawyer in this regard).

OTOH, since your PR status was effectively lost the day you moved out of the US permanently, there is really nothing you can do to get it back. (barring a fresh application) -- so you can enter using a NIV as you have nothing to lose really.

But entering on NIV and then applying for PR renewal would not work at all -- and can lead to unpleasant consequences (fraud and all that).

Good luck !
 
My case for renewal is based on the fact that I didn't know I had a greencard until after it expired and was already of age. That is the truth.

If I enter the States as a visitor and then try to apply from within, cannot I not just stretch the truth and say I didn't know I had a greencard until I was already in the States? I know this is wrong because I knowingly did this as oppose to previous entries into the States using means of visitor and visas.

Any advice? Does anyone know if applying out the States at a Consulate is a lot harder in terms of getting approval than having applied in the States? Does anyone know if there are offices which are more lenient than others? I just want to get the best chance of getting my greencard back.
 
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