The actual qualifying organization must satisfy its own requirements. An unrelated family business is not automatically part of that group.
Keep the entities distinct
Document the real ownership and activity. Separately assess the spouse’s US status and work permission; qualifying L spouse authorization requires the appropriate status and evidence.
Priya's spouse should confirm that any Form I-94 issued reflects the L-2S notation used for employment-authorized spouses, since that notation, not simply the L-2 classification generally, is the evidence an employer will look for under current USCIS guidance. Dependent children in L-2 status may attend school; they do not receive the same employment authorisation as the spouse, and a child who turns twenty-one during the stay leaves dependent status and needs a route of their own. 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. The principal still needs a qualifying organization, an eligible year of foreign employment in the relevant three-year period, and a primarily managerial or executive role; L-1A time is generally capped at seven years.