Identify whose information is requested and how the instructions affect the actual family cases.
Avoid assuming a household-wide result
Different documents or questions may apply to different people. Respond accurately without treating another family member’s progress as approval of the person named in the request. Eligible children generally must be unmarried and under 21; assess any applicable CSPA protection on the individual case facts.
Create a separate identity and eligibility worksheet for the principal, spouse, and every unmarried child under 21, including passport history, birth information, prior immigration events, and current citizenship. Published programme terms may recommend initial family inclusion, but each person's payment and immigration processing should be confirmed from the current official materials. Nothing about the size, price or configuration of a private purchase changes who may be included or what each additional person entails; those terms come from the official instructions and must be confirmed there, since they may change. Keep written confirmation of the advice and current instructions; neither a school plan nor a payment should be treated as a guarantee that all family members finish together. Nothing in the framework authorizes a spouse to work or a child to study in the United States while the application is pending, and a family member who wants to be in the United States sooner needs their own nonimmigrant status.