The family may plan together, but derivative admission depends on the principal’s qualifying E-2 case and each relative’s eligibility. A child who will turn 21 before the proposed move needs particular attention: completing a Canadian school year does not extend the E dependent age limit. Confirm the child’s age at each expected immigration step before committing to a June move.
Decide how much to commit before the assessment
The practical decision is how much family money to commit before the principal case is assessed. Nationality is determined by citizenship, not by living in Saint-Isidore, and there is no fixed minimum investment or job count that settles eligibility in advance. A pre-launch enterprise can qualify where commitments are credible and documented, so ask which specific evidence is still missing before paying non-refundable school or housing costs.
The enterprise must be real and operating rather than marginal, and the investor must develop and direct it, ordinarily through at least 50 percent ownership or operational control. The classification requires a real and operating commercial enterprise, so a business that has been dormant for seasons is not one the investor can simply purchase and present.
Compare the amount invested with the real cost of establishing the particular business to assess substantiality.