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Agreed, and thanks for living up to that!

Hex, it's wonderful that you are so involved in this community and that you want to help. That said, you are not a migration lawyer yet you know enough words and things to be dangerous At the very least I would update your signature with a disclaimer. Your advice is anecdotal and your knowledge of immigration law precedence is limited as it's mostly not in the public domain. Your statement "I've never heard of a successful case. " is a case in point. People may be confused by your coherent language and assume your limited anecdotal knowledge is more substantive than it really is. Apologies if this is a harsh statement but I have observed you on this forum day in and day out and I think you are getting ahead of yourself with some of your responses.

For everyone worried about the 2 year condition, I spoke to 3 different migration lawyers and they all agreed that as long as there is a credible reason that does not disprove that one had the intent to work for the sponsored company for two years that there shouldn't be an issue so with that in mind I am going to speak to my employer tomorrow *eek* Best of luck to everyone on their journey. For what it's worth, getting my PR was far more rewarding and life changing than winning the lotto. I came from a horrendous and violent country...

Hi, I received my ENS 186 4 months ago at a great company that I really used to enjoy working for. 2 months ago I won the lottery (what are the odds right) and told myself I would put the money aside, keep my head down pretend it didn't happen and keep working till the 2 year mark. It's not working, I can't concentrate at work I am too excited about what I want to do with my life and I am struggling to get the motivation to wake up in the morning to go to work to earn an income that I no longer need. I don't want to tell my employer that I won the lottery, in fact I don't want to tell anyone. I am worried if I resign and they contact the department my PR will be taken away from me. Do you think I am being paranoid? I justify it by thinking that I could convince the department this happened out of the blue, that I had the intention to stick it out for 2 years.... My family is settled here by the way. I didn't win a "ridiculous" amount, just enough to live modestly for the rest of my life so packing up and moving elsewhere is not an option.