Seller support may reduce business-transition demands, but it does not determine the family’s immigration eligibility or timing. Discuss what support is actually contracted and what household needs remain. If the spouse plans to help with operations after arrival, confirm valid work-authorizing status before adding those hours to the staffing plan.
Avoid confusing training support with family readiness
The spouse’s process and any eligible children’s applications require their own attention. A qualifying E spouse is generally authorized to work incident to valid E status with the appropriate evidence; dependent children do not receive work permission from their status. Decide whether housing and school commitments remain workable if either the consultant’s availability or the family’s arrival changes.
The spouse and unmarried children under 21 of a treaty investor are classified as E-2 dependants with the same period of stay as the principal. Each family member has a separate application and separate eligibility, so approvals and appointment dates are not shared or guaranteed. Spouses of E-2 principals are treated as employment-authorized incident to status after admission with the spouse annotation on the admission record, so the office-manager position is permitted without a separate employment authorization document. Record each person’s relationship, age, travel plan, and expected activity, and separate a spouse’s work authorization from the children’s options.