Data and Interview Retention in CAS Shield

Key Principle

Information is carried over only if it has already been completed or submitted.

This applies to:

• New offers

• Deferred offers

• Different intakes

All scenarios behave the same way.

What Gets Carried Over

Usually Carried Over

• Personal details (e.g. name, nationality, history)

• Academic and English documents

• Pre-CAS questionnaire (if completed)

• Interview recording and outcome (if done)

Not Carried Over

• Contact details (e.g. address)

• Passport details

• • Financial information and documents

  • Statements (e.g. SOP, CV)

  • Consent sections

  Financial documents are not carried over because they expire and must be resubmitted.

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  How Interviews Work

  • If an interview is already completed, both the recording and result are carried over

  • If no interview exists, nothing is carried over

  Students will not automatically receive a new interview invite if one already exists

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  Common Scenarios

  1. Student already completed an interview

  • Result is carried over (pass or fail)

  • No new invite is sent automatically

  Universities can manually invite the student again if needed

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  2. Student did not complete an interview

  • Nothing is carried over

  • A new interview may be triggered

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  3. Student is deferred to a new intake

  • Same behavior as any new offer

  • Completed data and interviews are carried over

  Deferrals are not treated differently

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  4. Pre-CAS questionnaire

  • Completed once → carried over

  • No need to redo it