Closing a purchase does not authorize the buyer or family to live or work in the United States. Eligible dependents need the appropriate L-2 procedure supported by the principal’s qualifying L-1 case.
Separate closing and relocation dates
Prepare marriage, birth and identity records while the transaction is reviewed, but confirm the actual admission steps before moving. Eligible L-2 spouses may work incident to qualifying status with appropriate documentation. Unmarried children under 21 may qualify and attend school, but cannot work in L-2.
Do not treat family help after closing as authorized staffing before the relevant status is established. The first review should give the household two dates rather than one. Hypothetical example: a family assumes the closing date is the move date, and the review separates them.
Closing is a commercial event authorising nobody to live or work in the United States, while relocation depends on the principal qualifying case and each dependent own procedure. Ask for a list of what can be prepared now without commitment, which usually includes marriage, birth and identity records, and what cannot be settled until the principal position is clear. Eligible L-2 spouses are generally work authorized incident to status with appropriate evidence, and unmarried children under 21 may hold L-2 and attend school but cannot work.
Confirm the actual admission steps before committing to a moving date, since a transaction timetable and an immigration timetable respond to different pressures.