Thankx! David, But I think you misunderstood me.The question is not if they can apply or not? They already have visa for 5 years. They have authorization to come to us for upto 5 years from nepal already. They donot have to go for visa again. Since they stayed here for 1 year instead of 6 months which was stamped on their I-94 on the port of Entry to U.S, I asked INS to extend it for a year. They have approved it and now they are with me legally. Now they will go back within the legal time, But the question is: Can they comeback to USA right after 1 month when they leave from usa or not? I have heard that if your tourist visa is extended then you will have to stay in nepal for another 6 months before youare able to come back to usa. However I donot see any clue to why they cannot come back to usa right in 1 months after they legally go back to nepal within the stated time ? I want to know the truth........... Please post any comments you have on this board as it will help me a lot! Thankx again, Sundar