Restaurant Green Card Jobs
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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Location: 48th St & Ray
4716 E. Ray Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85044
Benefits:
- Flexible Schedules
- Competitive Pay ($17.00/hour)
- Paid Vacation
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Favorable Industry Hours (open 6am-9pm)
- Relaxed Uniform – come as you are!
- Growth Opportunities- Hourly to Salary
- Leadership Training
- Community Service Opportunities
- Free Food!
Pay: $17.00/hour (Bi-weekly)
Shift Lead Duties:
- Work in a collaborative, fast-paced, team-centered environment
- Report to store manager and help oversee all operations
- Key holder position responsible for opening and closing the store
- Build made-to-order salads and other menu items
- Provide great guest experiences with both walk-up and drive-thru orders
- Come to work with an energetic, ready-to-work attitude
Qualifications
- Must be able to work minimum of 30 hours per week; including weekends
- Must have 6+ months of previous shift lead/shift manager experience
- Obtain Food Handlers Certificate and certified non-slip shoes
- Able to pass the Salad Test during training
- Must be 18 years or older
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Salad and Go will provide reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.
Salad and Go is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Job Description:
Location: 48th St & Ray
4716 E. Ray Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85044
Benefits:
- Flexible Schedules
- Competitive Pay ($17.00/hour)
- Paid Vacation
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Favorable Industry Hours (open 6am-9pm)
- Relaxed Uniform – come as you are!
- Growth Opportunities- Hourly to Salary
- Leadership Training
- Community Service Opportunities
- Free Food!
Pay: $17.00/hour (Bi-weekly)
Shift Lead Duties:
- Work in a collaborative, fast-paced, team-centered environment
- Report to store manager and help oversee all operations
- Key holder position responsible for opening and closing the store
- Build made-to-order salads and other menu items
- Provide great guest experiences with both walk-up and drive-thru orders
- Come to work with an energetic, ready-to-work attitude
Qualifications
- Must be able to work minimum of 30 hours per week; including weekends
- Must have 6+ months of previous shift lead/shift manager experience
- Obtain Food Handlers Certificate and certified non-slip shoes
- Able to pass the Salad Test during training
- Must be 18 years or older
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Salad and Go will provide reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.
Salad and Go is proud to be an equal opportunity 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.
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Find Restaurant JobsRestaurant Green Card Sponsorship: 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. 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.
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