# The H-1B course (XH1B)

> https://www.xh1b.org/learning/course

Eight lessons, read in order. Lesson 1 sets up the four legal promises; the lessons that follow name the ways the rules break, the patterns those breaks leave in public records, and the mechanisms behind them. The last lesson hands the method to you as a hands-on investigation.

1. [The Program](https://www.xh1b.org/learning/course/the-program): How the H-1B visa is meant to work, and the weaknesses in its rules.
2. [Types of Fraud](https://www.xh1b.org/learning/course/fraud-types): Five patterns to examine, with their evidence limits.
3. [What It Looks Like](https://www.xh1b.org/learning/course/what-it-looks-like): The patterns you can see in the records.
4. [Industries & Evidence](https://www.xh1b.org/learning/course/industries): Explore filing and wage records by review group.
5. [Willful Violators](https://www.xh1b.org/learning/course/willful-violators): Employers the government labeled as willful violators.
6. [Shell Companies & Ghost Offices](https://www.xh1b.org/learning/course/shell-companies): Stacks of visas at one empty address.
7. [Legal Tricks](https://www.xh1b.org/learning/course/legal-tricks): The attorneys and recruiters who know how to misuse the rules.
8. [For Kids (Detective Lesson)](https://www.xh1b.org/learning/course/for-kids): A real investigation a 10-year-old can run. Write your own report.

Reference desk (procedural pages): https://www.xh1b.org/learning/reference