Read the general life across the border overview
A Devon household may arrange schooling while a child is also invited to assist the principal’s employer. Identify the actual activity before assuming that an educational connection determines its immigration treatment.
Use the child’s own dependent conditions
The ordinary dependent relationship concerns an eligible spouse or unmarried child under 21. TD, E and L dependents may study while maintaining status, but enrolment does not extend that status. TD does not authorize employment; L and E dependent children do not receive the work authorization available to qualifying spouses. Immigrant CSPA does not extend temporary dependent eligibility.
Describe the proposed company activity
Identify the duties, location, payment and relationship to the school program without relying only on terms such as internship or family help. The parent’s approval and the company’s invitation are not the child’s work authorization. Assess any appropriate independent permission before building the activity into a school or relocation schedule.
Maintain separate family records
Qualifying E and L spouses may work incident to valid status with appropriate evidence, but the actual spouse classification and dates matter. An EB-5 petition or Gold Card payment does not grant current residence or permission to work. For immigrant-visa derivatives, follow the principal-first-or-together entry sequence and assess child-age issues using actual case dates.
What else is on your mind?
Is a matching job title enough for TN?Can years of experience replace a degree for TN?Can my own U.S. company employ me under TN?Can my spouse work if I hold TN status?Editorial source review: 2026-09-08. General preparation guidance, not an individual assessment.
- Department of State — TN professional workers
- Department of State — 9 FAM 402.17
- USTR — USMCA Chapter 16 Appendix 2
- USCIS — fee schedule
- ICE — nonimmigrant classes that may study
- TN qualification and procedure regulation
- USCIS — L classification documentation and evidence
- Department of State — 9 FAM 402.12
- USCIS — employment authorization for certain spouses
- L definitions, foreign employment and new-office evidence
- Department of State — treaty investors
- Department of State — 9 FAM 402.9
- USCIS — EB-5 investor program
- USCIS — business and investment visa overview
- USCIS — Child Status Protection Act
- Department of State — Visa Bulletin
- Current EB5 capital statute; not obsolete regulatory thresholds
- Direct qualifying employees and full-time positions
- Official U.S. government Gold Card FAQ