you friend has to be really lucky to be accepted by employers.To my knowledge ..except some reputed ones like IIT or AIT,most of universities not affliated with US , the degree is not recognized.Sorry man , these Americans think they are superior in everything. So bad luck.chances of getting accepted 20-25%.Since you have greencard.There is hope though.You have experience and that matters a lot.Plus you can will easily pass EIT.that will get you to the door.Then you can take your PE . So there is good chances:) well to his wife ..i can't say go do Bsc in nursing but polytechnical stuff like..beautician,hairdressing etc might be helpful.They make good money.They need to be certified in USA too.but there is loop holes . Her daughter since she has interest in computer if she gets microsoft certifications like in application develoment MCDBA,MCSD and stuff that will be helpful.+ the training on those stuff is cheaper in NEPAL compared to USA.