Thank you for ur suggestions, I know we are able to travel on our opt. But my question to you all is, can i travel when i have my h1 visa is already approved as of 11/01/06? Some are saying that if i hadnt gotton my h1b yet there would have been no problem travelling but since i did then i would need to come back in as h1 visa. My company is starting a new project starting a 8 mons long project as of 10/01/06 and would not want me to leave after 10/01/06 but now they dont have any work there and they can give me a month off if i wish. But my problem is tha i cant get stamped for h1 visa yet in nepal, cos the rule is we can only apply h1 10 days prior at the most and im not sure if i can come back in with OPT when i already have h1 approved. I think i fell in the Crack or INS rules.