ouse ▁must ▁obtain ▁the ▁Emp loyment ▁Author ization ▁Document ▁for ▁I - 9 ▁purposes . ▁The ▁sp ouse ▁may ▁apply ▁directly ▁to ▁Social ▁Security ▁for ▁issu ance ▁of ▁a ▁Social ▁Security ▁Number . ▁The ▁documents ▁required ▁for ▁the ▁L - 2 ▁Social ▁Security ▁number ▁application ▁are ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁L - 1 ▁holder , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁either ▁the ▁E AD ▁or ▁an ▁original ▁marriage ▁certificate . ▁ ▁An ▁I - 7 9 7 ▁Notice ▁of ▁Action ▁showing ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁vis a ▁pet ition ▁does ▁not ▁guarantee ▁that ▁a ▁vis a ▁will ▁be ▁issued ▁at ▁the ▁U . S . ▁cons ulate ▁or ▁emb ass y , ▁but ▁L - 1 ▁vis as ▁are ▁normally ▁approved ▁if ▁the ▁cons ular ▁officer ▁con cludes ▁that ▁the ▁individual ▁is ▁qualified ▁and ▁that ▁both ▁the ▁U . S . ▁company ▁and ▁the ▁foreign ▁parent , ▁subs idi ary , ▁affili ate ▁or ▁branch ▁are ▁legit imate . ▁ ▁Bas is ▁for ▁vis a ▁den ial : ▁A ▁cons ular ▁officer ▁may ▁den y ▁the ▁issu ance ▁of ▁an ▁L - 1 ▁vis a ▁in ▁cases ▁where ▁the ▁officer ▁determ ines ▁the ▁U . S . ▁company ▁that ▁file d ▁the ▁L - 1 ▁pet ition ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁qualified , ▁or ▁that ▁the ▁parent , ▁subs idi ary , ▁affili ate ▁or ▁branch ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁is ▁not ▁qualified ▁or ▁does ▁not ▁intend ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁business ▁after ▁L - 1 ▁vis a ▁issu ance , ▁or ▁that ▁US