Let L-2 and E Spouses Work without an Employment Authorization
Document
USCIS should expressly authorize employment for L-2 and E
spouses without requiring the spouse to apply for an employment
authorization document.
The L-1 visa category allows multinational companies to transfer
certain skilled foreign employees to the United States, such as
managers, executives, and skilled workers with specialized
knowledge. The E visa allows similar categories of foreign
nationals from countries where the United States has "a treaty
of commerce and navigation" to carry out substantial trade
(E-1), develop and direct the operations of a business (E-2), or
perform services in a specialty occupation if from Australia (E-3).