Made-up applicants, run through the navigator's actual rules as of Nov 13, 2026. They show how the screening reads a situation; they are not eligibility results for anyone.
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics, with a deficiency notice
- Degree from India: "Bachelor of Engineering – Electronics", four years
- OED deficiency notice dated November 3, 2026, response due January 4, 2027
- Not sure yet which official records the university can issue
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Additional documentation required
Category A: Possible comparison: Electronics Engineering. Equivalency for OED to decide.
Category B: Offered as an alternative
Deadline: 52 calendar days left
First steps: Review OED deficiency notice; Check which records exist; Confirm official transcript.
"Electronics" is not the same text as the listed subject Electronics Engineering, so the degree gets an equivalency review, not an automatic match. The notice's own requests come first.
Electronics Engineering from a university outside the U.S.
- Degree title printed as "Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering"
- Application submitted, awaiting a decision
- Official transcript available; course catalog not obtained
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Category A equivalency review
Category A: Listed subject: Electronics Engineering. Foreign equivalence still for OED.
First steps: Confirm official transcript; Request academic course descriptions; Ask whether an evaluation is needed.
The subject is on the Category A list word for word, but the degree is foreign, so OED still has to be satisfied it is equivalent. A subject match is not an approval.
B.Tech in Information Technology, not applied yet
- Degree title "Bachelor of Technology – Information Technology"
- Has not applied to OED yet
- Not sure whether transcripts or course descriptions can be obtained
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Confirm your documents
Category A: No reviewed comparison. Category B is the next route.
Category B: Offered as an alternative
First steps: Check which records exist; Confirm official transcript; Request academic course descriptions.
Information Technology is not a listed Category A subject, so the next route to look at is Category B coursework. With records unknown, the first step is finding out what exists.
Category B coursework recorded in foreign credits
- Physics and engineering courses listed with credits from the home university
- No course-by-course evaluation yet
- One course has no credit value recorded
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Category B coursework review
Category A: No reviewed comparison. Category B is the next route.
Category B: Cannot be totaled yet: more evidence needed
First steps: Confirm official transcript; Request academic course descriptions; Ask whether an evaluation is needed.
Foreign credits are never converted to U.S. semester hours without a documented method, so no hour total is shown until the evidence is there.
The response deadline has already passed
- Deficiency notice dated October 1, 2026
- Recorded response deadline November 1, 2026
- Documents still being gathered
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Additional documentation required
Category A: Possible comparison: Mechanical Engineering. Equivalency for OED to decide.
Category B: Offered as an alternative
Deadline: Passed. Contact OED promptly.
First steps: Review OED deficiency notice; Check which records exist; Confirm official transcript.
A passed date does not necessarily mean the case is closed. The navigator does not invent an extension or a closure; it says to contact OED promptly.
A formal disapproval, not a deficiency notice
- OED sent a notice disapproving the application
- The applicant has read the notice
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Application disapproved by OED
First steps: List the options your notice describes; Write down each time limit and fee; Contact OED with questions.
Disapproval follows a separate workflow. Reconsideration, petitions and reapplication can have different procedures, time limits and fees, so the steps come from the notice itself.