An internal announcement does not change a relative’s status. A qualifying L spouse may be employment-authorized incident to valid status with appropriate evidence; children do not receive that benefit solely as dependents.
Review household dates independently
Record each relative’s current admission and intended activity. The company’s announcement may precede the immigration events needed for the household plan. The dependent framework generally covers a spouse and unmarried children under 21; each person must obtain and maintain the appropriate status.
Where the filing date may move on legal advice, avoid decisions the household cannot unwind: notice on housing, a resignation by a spouse, or a school place that must be accepted by a fixed date. Decide what that split costs: duplicate housing, travel between two homes, a spouse carrying the household alone, and a school year that may not align with the eventual move. The spouse may therefore take a job, contract or run a business without first obtaining a separate employment authorization document, though some spouses still request one for convenience. Keep proposed school and employment starts conditional on the permissions each person actually holds; the owner’s business-opening date need not be everyone’s arrival date.