Rising student visa refusals raise the stakes for pre-CAS verification
New Home Office figures show a sharp increase in UK student visa refusal rates across several important international recruitment markets, at a time when government policy is placing greater pressure on universities to manage sponsor compliance. The figures should not, however, be interpreted as evidence that applicant fraud has increased. For universities, the immediate question […]
The Hidden Complexity of Verifying International Qualifications
For a university admissions team, verifying an international qualification can sound relatively straightforward: identify the awarding institution, access its records and confirm that the qualification is genuine. In practice, the reality is considerably more complicated. Universities recruit from across the world, but the systems used to verify qualifications have rarely been designed with international admissions […]
The Hidden Risks of QR Codes in Admissions
By Rachel Whales, Head of Global Accounts, 15 May 2025 Table of Contents I recently shared a BBC article about the rise in QR code scams, and it got me thinking about the conversations I’ve been having with some of our university partners around the use of QR codes for qualification verification – specifically, their […]
AI-Powered Fraud is on the Rise: Why Primary Source Verification is More Crucial Than Ever
With the rising accessibility and global adoption of AI tools, would-be fraudsters now have access to a growing armoury of new digital solutions to help them present as genuine. Alongside traditional fraud methods such as using editing software to change details like names and grades on digital transcripts, AI-generated applications and deepfake video interviews are […]