Lily Ji, How long has your restaurant been registered here? Do you have tax returns for 2-3 years? Do you own a restaurant in nepal with the same name? if not the same name, did you own a restaurant in Nepal for some years and which is still running? is the chef who needs to be brought here, still working there in your nepali restaurant? Has been working there for at least one year in the last 3 years in the nepali restaurant, you own? Can you show corporate relationship between the two restaurants? Does the chef has specialised knowledge, extensive training, certificates, appreciations, special methodologies which are originally his/hers ideas? If you can provide these facts, may be we can work on a visa catagory known as L-1B Specialized Knowledge professional. But the requirements are very very strict and the above mentioned crieteria must be fulfilled. In L-1B visa, you can pay the person in the nepali payroll or whatever you desire here. There is nominimum wage restriction for L-1 B Visa. L-1B visa is for 5 years. If there are partners, investors or owners of the nepali restaurant, they can come here on L-1A visa for 7 years. L-1A is for Executive and managers. Both visa catagories pave a way to Green card and then citizenship. For details, you may wish to visit www.santosgere.wordpress.com or email me at nepalilawyer@gmail.com