▁present ▁non imm igr ant ▁status ▁( i . e . ▁visitor , ▁student , ▁etc .), ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁in ▁status ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁fil ing ▁of ▁the ▁I - 1 2 9 . ▁If ▁they ▁go ▁out ▁of ▁status ▁after ▁the ▁fil ing , ▁but ▁before ▁appro val , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁negative ▁consequence , ▁and ▁the ▁person ▁does ▁not ▁acc r ue ▁un law ful ▁presence . ▁ ▁Upon ▁application ▁at ▁the ▁cons ulate ▁or ▁emb ass y , ▁the ▁sp ouse ▁and ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁applic ant ▁who ▁are ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁may ▁be ▁issued ▁L - 2 ▁vis as . ▁Children ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁L - 1 ▁can ▁attend ▁school . ▁The ▁sp ouse ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁L - 1 ▁has ▁an ▁automatic ▁right ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Children ▁cannot ▁accept ▁paid ▁employ ment . ▁ ▁The ▁sp ouse ▁can , ▁but ▁need ▁not , ▁apply ▁with ▁the ▁US C IS ▁for ▁employ ment ▁authorization ▁after ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and , ▁after ▁issu ance ▁of ▁the ▁Emp loyment ▁Author ization ▁Document ▁( E AD , ▁Form ▁I - 7 6 5 ), ▁may ▁there after ▁work ▁for ▁any ▁employ er . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Social ▁Security ▁Administration , ▁the ▁L - 2 ▁sp ouse ▁is ▁permitted ▁to ▁work , ▁even ▁without ▁an ▁Emp loyment ▁Author ization ▁Document . ▁However , ▁US C IS ▁takes ▁the ▁position ▁that ▁the ▁L - 2 ▁sp