Include that plan in the review before assuming a dependent move permits employment. TD status does not itself authorize work, so a spouse hoping to take a job needs their own position assessed.
Do not budget from an unconfirmed second income
Describe the kind of employment the spouse hopes to pursue and whether an offer already exists. Keep job-search ambitions separate from permission to perform work. The household can then identify costs it could meet without that income while the immigration question is unresolved. A principal applicant's professional qualification does not automatically establish a spouse's work category.
Hypothetical example: A health-physics technician accepts a temporary U.S. assignment while her spouse plans to explore future work as a choir director and their teenager hopes to finish school. Review each person's purpose separately. The first review produces a travel sequence, proof of the family relationship, a budget that does not rely on the spouse's earnings, and a list of documents for later school or status questions. Marriage and birth records settle the relationship; they do not create work permission. Obtain the principal's employment evidence first, then confirm dependent documents and planned travel dates, and finally address any separate employment option for the spouse. A frequent failure is treating a promising job lead as permission to start work after arrival. TN is temporary professional classification for an eligible Canadian or Mexican principal; it does not convert a dependant's ambitions into employment authority. The family should plan around confirmed status, not a hoped-for payroll date. Keep this TN family record aligned with final filing facts and issued source materials, then preserve a dated copy internally before formal submission for future reference and review by responsible staff if questions arise later.