lots ppl are confused in this comment section. h1b doesnt not require looking for a local first.

Sorry what? Yes, they do. Second-hand knowledge, though.

	▲	sunnyps 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		No, the requirement is that the job is for a speciality occupation and that the H1B be paid the prevailing wage for that job, not that there was an attempt to hire locally first. For an I-140 PERM (employment based green card) however the requirement is that there was an effort made to hire locally first. Most people on HN are uninformed about this, well actually uninformed in general.