Review lawful arrival and each person’s eligibility alongside the corrected funding plan. If additional business commitments draw on money reserved for relocation, the household may need to revise its budget or timing. That financial decision does not replace the principal’s investment requirements or the family’s actual status process, and no shared travel date is guaranteed.
Do not count a spouse's future salary as start-up funding
A spouse who holds qualifying E spouse status is generally employment-authorized incident to that status, and the available proof — an E-2S notation or the I-94 record — should be confirmed rather than assumed. Even so, treating an expected second income as the answer to a funding gap is risky: a job is not guaranteed. Unmarried children under 21 may accompany, but their dependent status gives them no work authorization at all.
Whether a spouse may perform work for a Canadian employer while physically in the United States depends on immigration status, the nature of the activity, and the employer's arrangements. The principal investor must independently show treaty nationality, substantial funds irrevocably committed and at risk, a real nonmarginal business, and development and direction through at least half ownership or operational control.