Eligible spouses and unmarried children under 21 may seek L-2. Qualifying L spouses are employment-authorized incident to status; dependent children do not receive employment authorization merely from L-2.
Check each person’s status and intended activity
Record citizenship, relationship evidence, age and the proposed arrival date. Review the spouse’s documentation of work authorization rather than assuming an EAD is always required or always the only evidence. Keep children’s study plans distinct from work and age-out questions. The principal applicant’s expected start date should not silently determine every family member’s arrangements. The dependent categories cover a qualifying spouse and unmarried children under 21. Check each person’s relationship, age and period of authorized stay rather than extending a permission from another household member.
The spouse should still confirm which document a U.S. employer will accept as proof, since employers verify work eligibility from specific records and an admission stamp annotated for a spouse is what USCIS currently treats as evidence. For a child, school attendance is generally the practical focus; an employment offer, paid placement, or business activity should not be assumed permissible simply because the parent holds L-1A.