An eligible spouse and unmarried children under 21 may seek L-2. A qualifying L-2 spouse is employment-authorized incident to status; L-2 children do not receive work authorization on that basis alone.
Check each family member's documentation individually
Record citizenship, relationship evidence, ages and the proposed arrival plan. Confirm the spouse's current status evidence rather than assuming a document is automatically issued, and track a child's school plans and any age-related deadlines separately from the principal applicant's own timeline.
Create a separate timeline for each accompanying person, including passports, relationship records, age, arrival date, study plans, and any proposed work. That prevents a principal petition timeline from obscuring a dependent’s separate issue. Hypothetical example: a wholesale-bakery executive is transferred first, while a spouse plans to follow later after finishing a contract. The household should verify the spouse’s documentation and employment plans against the status actually sought rather than relying on the principal’s approval notice alone. The principal L-1A case still depends on a qualifying organization and a year of qualifying foreign employment inside the relevant three-year window, with a seven-year overall L-1A limit.
Keep the household schedule separate from corporate evidence and update it when travel arrangements change.