An L dependent child does not receive employment authorization through that status. Determine whether the proposed activity constitutes work and whether any independent authorization exists before including the child in the project. Family assistance, remote delivery or lack of pay does not automatically remove the immigration question.
Separate school plans from the company project
Record the child’s age, intended study and any proposed work independently of the principal’s training assignment. Eligible children generally must be unmarried and under 21 for L dependent classification. Plan for the consequence of approaching that age; do not assume a parent’s extension automatically preserves every dependent’s eligibility.
The one continuous year of qualifying employment abroad within the preceding three years, and the qualifying relationship between the organizations, must be established with the same kind of documentation any other L-1B case would need, regardless of the business's size or family ownership. A spouse who intends to work should confirm in advance what an American employer will want to see as proof of authorization, because status-based authorization is less familiar to payroll departments than a card. A spouse becomes employment-authorized incident to valid L-2 status, with appropriate evidence; a planned transfer, approved promotion or future admission supplies no present permission. A spouse admitted in L-2 status is employment-authorized incident to that status, so the authorisation attaches on admission and does not become stronger because the specialized-knowledge showing was persuasive.