The blanket is an employer framework, not automatic L-2 status for the family. Eligible spouses and unmarried children under 21 require their own appropriate dependent process and relationship evidence based on the principal’s qualifying transfer.
Coordinate separate applications
Review each family member’s nationality and current status, since procedures may differ from the principal’s. Eligible spouses in valid L-2 status may work incident to status with suitable evidence such as an unexpired L-2S I-94; children cannot. Keep dependent travel aligned with the actual principal approval and admission arrangements rather than the blanket approval date.
A first review should produce a per-person plan rather than a single family answer. Hypothetical example: a specialist and spouse hold different nationalities, and the procedures available to each differ as a result, which is not apparent from the principal case alone. Review each family member nationality, current status and location, and record the steps following for each.
The blanket is an employer framework conferring no dependent status, so eligible spouses and unmarried children under 21 need their own appropriate process supported by relationship evidence and the principal qualifying transfer. Eligible spouses in valid L-2 status are generally work authorized incident to status; children are not. Ask when each dependent step can begin relative to the principal, since some can be prepared in parallel and others cannot start until the principal position is settled.