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PORT HAWKESBURY · E-2 FIELD GUIDE

How should an E-2 family plan its move?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

The investor’s case and each dependent’s travel, study, and work plans should be coordinated but documented separately.

Avoid one-status assumptions

A spouse’s employment situation, a child’s school plan, and passport validity can change the household timetable even if the enterprise is ready. Hypothetical example: An investor plans to open the business in summer while a teenager completes a Canadian school year. Preserve relationship documents, track the dependent’s intended arrival, and confirm the applicable dependent process before tickets are purchased.

A qualifying E spouse’s work authorization position should be checked against current rules and their actual status evidence; children may study but do not obtain equivalent employment permission merely by accompanying the investor. Translate civil records accurately where needed. Do not rely on the business purchase as proof of a relationship or personal identity.

If a child is nearing 21, raise that fact early. Family planning works best when business opening dates, immigration procedures, and individual travel are shown on separate calendars. Discuss the plan with each person whose travel, school, or work is affected.

Keep future intentions accurately described, since a family hope is not a granted immigration benefit. A change in a passport, marital status, age, or principal applicant’s situation may call for a new review. Coordinated folders are helpful only when they preserve, rather than blur, individual facts.

For this e2 review, keep that conclusion tied to the documents actually available. Confirm the current procedure before relying on an earlier file or informal description.