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You advertise in small circulation newspapers, I thought this was well known.

Another trick I've seen on LinkedIn is job applications open from 12:00 am to 12:01 am.

The employer can legally say they advertized the job and had no applicants and need an H1B employee.

that's not how it works- they have to have the petition up for a period of time for it be considered valid.

> The H1B i140 petition thing requires you to advertise the job before submitting the petition.

You're confusing things. I-140 is a green card application, not H1B.

H1B petition requires the I-129 form and an LCA from the DoL. No advertisement is required, except posting the LCAs in a conspicuous place in the company office.

You don't know what you are talking about. I-140 is not for H1B.

It is very easy to fulfill the "muh we tried to hire! Nobody wants to work!" fake criteria to be able to apply for an H1B.