An inaccurate salary figure should be corrected even though TD is not based on a separate fixed salary threshold. A qualifying spouse or unmarried child under 21 must still meet the applicable dependent requirements. Use the actual signed pay terms for the household budget, especially if the family will rely on one authorized earner.
Confirm real pay before the household commits
Get the accurate compensation in the signed offer before signing a lease, giving notice on a home, or planning around a single income. TD status permits study but does not authorize employment, including remote or unpaid work, so a spouse who intends to work needs a separate authorization path rather than an assumption that TD will cover it.
Relationship evidence is what supports a spouse's or an unmarried child under twenty-one's TD eligibility, so those documents need the same care: full translation, original preserved, names spelled consistently across every record. A child who turns 21 during the principal's assignment loses TD status on that birthday, regardless of where they are in a degree, and would need to qualify for a student classification or another category in their own right.
The usual mistake is treating one household contract as shared immigration authorization.