No. Planning or seeking a new classification does not itself establish qualifying L spouse status. Review each person’s current and proposed status separately.
Identify when the relevant status is actually held
Qualifying L spouses are employment authorized incident to status with appropriate documentation. Children gain no work permission solely through L dependent status. Do not transfer future L spouse rights to a person who currently holds a different status.
Internal planning communications, projected timelines, and early conversations with an employer describe intentions, not an approved classification that can be relied upon yet. Continue meeting the requirements of whatever status the spouse currently holds until a new classification is actually approved, since planning activity by itself does not suspend those existing obligations or create new ones. Avoid resigning a current position, ending current coursework, or making irreversible financial commitments based on a projected filing date, because petition timelines shift constantly and approval is never guaranteed at the planning stage.
Ask the employer's immigration team to confirm, in writing, exactly which filing has actually been submitted and which step remains only a proposal, since a spreadsheet listing a target date is not equivalent to a filed petition. Treat every planning document as provisional until it is matched against an actual receipt notice or approval, and revisit the household's own plans whenever that confirmation changes.