Review actual qualifying L spouse status and documentation.
Keep benefits and authorization separate
Qualifying L spouses may be employment-authorized incident to status with appropriate evidence; children do not gain work permission solely through dependent status. A buyer’s promise does not establish those records.
Work authorization for spouses is one of the few places where the classifications diverge sharply, and it often influences a family's choice more than anything on the principal's side. Record actual status, relationships and intended activities instead of assuming the principal’s approval supplies every family document. A family relationship does not prove that the function has adequate operational support, and the principal’s petition alone should not be used as the spouse’s current status record. Children admitted as L-2 dependants may attend school at any level but hold no work authorization, and a child who turns 21 no longer qualifies as a derivative. Family permissions depend on the applicable individual immigration status and documentation, not the company’s internal grading system. Confirm the principal's remaining L-1A time, each dependant's passport expiry, a spouse's employment plans, and any child's school transition.