S2 Q&A: Do I list my spouse and children on the application?

Yes if they'll join you as F-2 dependents on your I-20 - the school needs their passport copies and adds them to the financial-proof amount; if they hold their own status, you don't list them. Dependents come with rules (F-2 spouses can't work, for instance), so tell me early. Who would need F-2?