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FRENCH RIVER · L-1B FIELD GUIDE

Can an L dependent child join a paid training placement at the U.S. company?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

An unmarried child under 21 in L dependent status does not receive the work authorization available to a qualifying L spouse. The planned activity needs its own appropriate authorization assessment.

Keep training terminology from deciding permission

Describe whether the company expects productive work, payment or study instead of relying on the word training. The parent’s expertise and the employer’s invitation do not grant the child employment permission. Check the child’s actual classification and dates.

The spouse and child rules are the same whether the principal transfers as a manager or on specialized knowledge, which surprises people who assume the more limited category carries more limited family rights. L-1B requires qualifying organizations doing business, twelve continuous months of qualifying employment abroad during the relevant preceding thirty-six months, and specialized knowledge for the U.S. assignment. Employers sometimes present a first transfer as a development opportunity with a start date already attached, while the questions that actually govern a household move, such as a spouse's employment, schooling, and whether anyone follows later, run on a different clock.