A business milestone does not determine the spouse’s status by itself. Review the actual principal case and individual documents.
Check status and expiry separately
Qualifying L spouses are employment authorized incident to status with appropriate documentation. Children receive no work permission solely through L dependent status.
A spouse who intends to work should confirm in advance what an American employer will want to see as proof of authorization, because status-based authorization is less familiar to payroll departments than a card. Prepare a separate status plan for the transferee, spouse, and every child, including passports, relationship records, intended travel dates, schooling, and work plans. Dependent child status ends at twenty-one, so a household relying on a teenager's help across a multi-year assignment should count those years before the transfer begins rather than after it. Children under 21 hold L-2 derivative status, may enrol in school and have no work authorization; a child reaching 21 during the assignment needs an independent basis to stay, which should be planned before departure rather than after the birthday.