Nonimmigrant visa · family L
Nonimmigrant route · L-2 Spouse or child of an L-1 principal
Temporary intracompany transfer to a U.S. office, affiliate, subsidiary, or qualifying new office.
Planning brief
Questions to carry into an official conversation
Use these prompts to make the next conversation more specific. They are planning topics, not a checklist that predicts an outcome.
- 01
Identify the principal category, relationship, and the dates or records that connect the derivative traveler to it.
- 02
Separate dependent travel from independent study, employment, or other activity questions.
- 03
Check the principal’s sponsor, school, employer, or consular-post instructions for derivative documentation.
Source trail
Start with the published government record.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · USCIS Working in the United States
Checked 2026-08-22. Government pages and post-specific instructions can change; save the current source you used.
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