Their position depends on whether their cases are pending or already granted. A pending derivative case follows the principal's case; status already granted is not automatically cancelled by a corporate decision. Each of them was counted at US$15,000 plus a US$1,000,000 gift, and that history belongs in the review.
Checking each family member's current position separately
Compare granted status with pending derivative eligibility, including any case-specific age protection for a child who has turned 21. The earlier family’s records and payments should not be assumed to transfer to the new employee’s family. Explain the proposal accurately and obtain advice on each person’s position before promising that an employer-led change leaves everyone unaffected.
The family provisions are additive rather than inclusive, which is the opposite of what people assume from other categories where dependants are covered by the principal's filing. Other routes have well-settled family provisions, and it is tempting to reason by analogy: a spouse and unmarried children under twenty-one as derivatives, work authorization in some categories and not others, study permitted for dependants. Make a per-person chart covering identity, relationship, age, current official program terms, separate immigration qualifications, vetting, and any required payment treatment.