Employer access procedures and immigration work permission are separate matters. Review the spouse’s actual qualifying status and appropriate documentation.
Keep individual permissions clear
Qualifying L spouses are employment authorized incident to status. Children gain no work permission solely through L dependent status. Any separate job or access requirements should not be confused with the immigration basis itself.
Record the spouse’s intended arrival, status documents and work activity. Dependent status runs with the principal’s, so the family’s time is bounded by the same ceiling. A plan that assumes a spouse will build a career in the United States, or that children will complete secondary school there, needs to be measured against that ceiling and against whatever route might follow. Ask specifically whether the company's legal counsel also represents the family for dependant filings, because counsel engaged by the employer represents the employer, and a spouse with a complicated history may need their own advice. The principal must separately prove a qualifying organizational relationship, one continuous year of foreign employment in the preceding three, and qualifying company knowledge. Passports and Canadian status should be listed for each person, since a spouse or child who is a permanent resident rather than a citizen will process L-2 at a consulate.