A compensation or relocation package does not itself grant immigration permission. Review the spouse’s actual status and intended work.
Separate benefits from legal permissions
Qualifying L spouses are employment authorized incident to status with appropriate documentation. Children do not gain work permission solely through L dependent status. Company-paid support should not be described as a substitute for each person’s immigration steps.
The L-2 spouse of an L-1A principal is treated as employment-authorized on admission, and that authorization is not tied to an employer, so driving for the U.S. subsidiary is permitted. Build a dated review file around each family member's status record, relationship proof, age, education plan, and any separate employment arrangement. Children admitted in L-2 may study but have no employment authorization at any age, and a child who turns 21 loses derivative status and needs a route of their own. The usual mistake is citing the principal’s approved petition as immediate authorization for any accompanying relative to work. Unmarried children under twenty-one may accompany the family and attend school, but they hold no work authorization of their own. L-1A is available for a maximum of seven years, a new-office petition is normally approved for one year initially, and an L-2 spouse is employment-authorized incident to status.