Well said. The point is, there is no ADJUSTMENT of the rules in our favour that take into account the kind of long responsible history you describe. Why should it all be so demanding after 10 or 20 years as it was right at the beginning ?
Got ya. I had 6 one-year Cat 'O's one after the other but had to leave the country every 15 months. That was the excellent Non-Imm MULTI Entry which is now gone. Cheers !