Assess the actual activity and the spouse’s own permission before relying on a corporate appointment.
Separate the appointment from work authorization
Eligible L-2 spouses are generally work-authorized incident to valid spousal status; confirm the spouse-specific record. An appointment itself is not immigration status. Unmarried children under 21 may qualify as L-2 dependants but do not obtain employment permission from that status.
Where a spouse has professional qualifications, it is still worth asking whether an independent route would give the household more security than a derivative status that ends when the principal's does. The principal’s transfer and the spouse’s admission may not occur on the same day, so build the household budget around the actual dates rather than a shared assumption. Record each person's citizenship and current status at the first meeting as well, since routes differ by nationality and a family member's own history can create steps that do not follow from the principal's case. Children sit differently again, and a child approaching the upper age limit for dependent status deserves that checked against the calendar early rather than discovered late.