Prepare the dependent’s identity and relationship evidence, required visa materials where applicable, and current evidence of the principal’s TN status. The State Department specifically identifies a valid principal Form I-94 for family members joining later. Check the instructions for the relevant consulate or admission route before assembling the final packet.
Refresh the packet after the principal enters
Send legible copies of the principal’s current records and confirm that names and dates match the family documents. If the principal has a new admission or employment authorization since the packet was first prepared, review which records should now be used. Keep required originals accessible for the traveler and distinguish them from backup copies.
A shared folder is a practical organization tool, not proof of eligibility, and the original job offer should not substitute for current status evidence. Test the packet by having someone outside the process read it. Names, dates and spellings that look obviously consistent to the person who assembled them are exactly where mismatches hide, and a dependant standing at an appointment cannot repair one.
Send legible copies of the principal current records and check them line by line against the family documents. Where the principal has a new admission or employment authorization since the packet was first prepared, decide which records now govern and remove the superseded ones rather than filing both. Keep required originals accessible to the traveller and distinguish them from backup copies, since a shared folder is an organising tool and proves nothing.