Review actual roles and each person’s relevant permission before relying on the plan.
Keep the staffing account accurate
Qualifying L spouses may be employment-authorized incident to status with appropriate evidence; children do not gain work permission solely through dependent status. A family headcount is not authorized staffing. The dependent framework generally covers a spouse and unmarried children under 21; each person must obtain and maintain the appropriate status.
Once the petition is approved, write one page listing each family member, the status held, the admission record number and its expiry, and each child's date of birth. Create individual family profiles showing relationship, age, requested L-2 status, admission notation, study plans, and every proposed job or business activity. Prepare a separate family timeline showing each dependent's passport validity, relationship record, travel plan, school need and prospective work activity. Place the principal’s status end date beside the family calendar: L-1A has a general seven-year maximum, subject to regulatory exceptions and recapture rules. Plan around the principal’s reviewed transfer rather than the return-to-work date, because the family’s applications depend on the principal actually holding the status, not on the employer having approved the move.