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Restaurant jobs with green card sponsorship exist across full-service dining, hotel food and beverage operations, and institutional foodservice. Employers can sponsor foreign workers through PERM labor certification under EB-3 for skilled positions like chefs and sous chefs, or EB-2 for culinary directors and advanced-degree food science roles. Sponsorship typically follows a demonstrated inability to fill the role locally.
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Get Access To All JobsAt Fogo de Chão, we strive to give our guests an unforgettable dining experience of discovery while showcasing the Culinary Art of Churrasco. Our mission is to ignite fire and joy to care for our team, our guests, and our communities. We believe better futures start when we bring our best to the table every day to Feed a Purposeful Future – starting with our team members. We feed our teams with fulfilling job opportunities, making space around the table so everyone feels welcome. At Fogo, we’ll provide you with a fulfilling career with professional and personal growth opportunities at every level. Our values of teamwork, integrity, excellence, humility and Deixa Comigo (we’ve got you!) are more than just words, it’s how we do things every day.
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Office Assistant (for Restaurant)
In this role you will:
- Answers each phone call in a friendly, upbeat and professional manner.
- Enthusiastically answers any questions regarding the Fogo experience.
- Opens cash register and maintains sufficient funds.
- Assists in processing all invoices through the inventory system and daily bank deposits.
- Coordinates paperwork to be sent to the corporate office.
- Maintains all of the restaurant filing and office/cashier supplies.
- Assists reservation requests for each guest.
- Complete any beginning or closing shift duties.
Requirements
- Must have experience with Microsoft Office and other software applications.
- Previous administrative experience preferred.
- Must be able to transport objects up to 25 lbs, stand for long periods of time, and work at a quick pace.
- Must be able to work weekends and holidays.
Benefits:
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance are available for full-time, hourly Team Members on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. Additionally, company-paid Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability are provided where allowed. We offer a comprehensive voluntary benefits package including Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Coverage, Permanent Life, and Pet Insurance.
Part-Time Team Members are offered a Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) Health plan in addition to Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability, and Life Insurance. Coverage for these plans can start as early as the first of the month following your hire date. Additionally, Part-Time Team Members are offered enrollment in voluntary benefits, including Pet Insurance, Legal, and ID Protection.
Fogo de Chão is an Equal Opportunity & E Verify Employer.
At Fogo de Chão, we strive to give our guests an unforgettable dining experience of discovery while showcasing the Culinary Art of Churrasco. Our mission is to ignite fire and joy to care for our team, our guests, and our communities. We believe better futures start when we bring our best to the table every day to Feed a Purposeful Future – starting with our team members. We feed our teams with fulfilling job opportunities, making space around the table so everyone feels welcome. At Fogo, we’ll provide you with a fulfilling career with professional and personal growth opportunities at every level. Our values of teamwork, integrity, excellence, humility and Deixa Comigo (we’ve got you!) are more than just words, it’s how we do things every day.
Now Hiring / Immediately Hiring:
Office Assistant (for Restaurant)
In this role you will:
- Answers each phone call in a friendly, upbeat and professional manner.
- Enthusiastically answers any questions regarding the Fogo experience.
- Opens cash register and maintains sufficient funds.
- Assists in processing all invoices through the inventory system and daily bank deposits.
- Coordinates paperwork to be sent to the corporate office.
- Maintains all of the restaurant filing and office/cashier supplies.
- Assists reservation requests for each guest.
- Complete any beginning or closing shift duties.
Requirements
- Must have experience with Microsoft Office and other software applications.
- Previous administrative experience preferred.
- Must be able to transport objects up to 25 lbs, stand for long periods of time, and work at a quick pace.
- Must be able to work weekends and holidays.
Benefits:
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance are available for full-time, hourly Team Members on the first of the month following 60 days of employment. Additionally, company-paid Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability are provided where allowed. We offer a comprehensive voluntary benefits package including Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Coverage, Permanent Life, and Pet Insurance.
Part-Time Team Members are offered a Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) Health plan in addition to Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability, and Life Insurance. Coverage for these plans can start as early as the first of the month following your hire date. Additionally, Part-Time Team Members are offered enrollment in voluntary benefits, including Pet Insurance, Legal, and ID Protection.
Fogo de Chão is an Equal Opportunity & E Verify Employer.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Restaurant
Document your culinary credentials before applying
Gather foreign culinary school diplomas, apprenticeship records, and any professional certifications now. USCIS requires your credentials to match the PERM job description exactly, so gaps between your documents and the posted role can stall or kill a petition.
Target hotel and resort food and beverage departments
Large hospitality groups with multiple properties are far more likely to have in-house HR and immigration infrastructure than independent restaurants. Search for openings at branded hotel groups that already run E-Verify, as that signals an employer familiar with the federal compliance side of sponsorship.
Use Migrate Mate to filter for PERM-sponsoring restaurants
Search Migrate Mate to find restaurant and hospitality employers with active green card filing history. Filtering by EB-3 sponsorship saves you from applying to restaurants that have never navigated PERM, which is where most candidates lose time.
Understand how PERM prevailing wage affects your offer
Before accepting any offer, verify that the proposed salary meets DOL wage requirements for your role and location using the OFLC Wage Search. An offer below the prevailing wage will get the PERM application denied, regardless of how strong the rest of the petition is.
Ask employers about their PERM recruitment history
PERM requires the employer to complete mandatory recruitment steps like newspaper ads and job postings before filing. Ask hiring managers directly whether they've completed PERM recruitment before. A restaurant that has never run the process is unlikely to complete it successfully without specialized legal help.
Check your O*NET job zone before targeting EB-2 roles
Not all restaurant roles qualify for EB-2. Review your position's O*NET occupation profile to confirm it requires an advanced degree or its equivalent. Executive chef and food and beverage director roles are more likely to qualify than line cook or prep positions, which typically fall under EB-3.
Green Card Restaurant: Frequently Asked Questions
Which restaurant roles typically qualify for EB-3 green card sponsorship?
EB-3 covers skilled workers in roles requiring at least two years of training or experience, which includes positions like sous chef, pastry chef, and banquet chef. Line cook and prep cook roles may qualify under the unskilled or other worker EB-3 subcategory, though employer willingness to sponsor those roles through PERM is far less common given the cost and timeline involved.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for restaurant workers?
The green card route through PERM and I-140 leads to permanent residency, not a temporary status with an expiration date. EB-3 has no annual lottery and no cap concerns for most nationalities, unlike the H-1B visa. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification alone can take six months to over a year before an I-140 petition is even filed, making it a longer but more permanent path.
How do I find restaurant employers who will actually sponsor a green card?
Use Migrate Mate to search for restaurant and hospitality employers with verified EB-2 or EB-3 filing history. Most independent restaurants have never filed a PERM application and lack the HR infrastructure to do so. Focusing your search on employers with documented sponsorship activity dramatically improves your odds of reaching an offer that leads to an actual green card filing.
Can a restaurant sponsor me for a green card if I'm currently on a different visa status?
Yes. Your current visa status does not prevent an employer from filing a PERM labor certification on your behalf. You can accumulate PERM filing history and an approved I-140 while working in another authorized status. Adjustment of status to a green card typically happens later, once a visa number becomes available based on your priority date and country of birth.
What happens if my restaurant employer withdraws sponsorship after PERM is approved?
An approved PERM labor certification is tied to the specific employer and job offered. If the employer withdraws before your I-140 is approved, the PERM certification is typically unusable. However, if your I-140 has been approved for 180 days or more and you find a new job in the same or similar occupational classification, you may be able to port the priority date under AC21 portability rules.