GitHub Education Verification Issue – Campus Location Requirement #195364
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Discussion TypeQuestion Discussion ContentHello, I would like to ask about my GitHub Education account verification. When I try to apply, the system asks for location verification and detects that I am not currently on campus, so my application cannot proceed. |
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You may still be able to verify your GitHub Education account even if you are currently outside the campus area. Try these possible solutions:
If the automatic location verification still fails, you can contact GitHub Education Support and explain that you are an active student but currently off-campus. They may ask for additional verification documents manually. Hopefully your verification process gets resolved soon. If this helps resolve the issue, feel free to mark it as the accepted answer so it may help others facing the same problem in the future. |
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Yes, it is still possible to verify your GitHub Education account even if you are currently outside your campus area. GitHub may use location verification as one of several signals during the application process, but being off-campus does not automatically mean you are ineligible. You can try the following steps:
If the automatic location verification continues to fail, the best option is to contact GitHub Education Support directly and explain that you are an active student currently away from campus. GitHub may manually review your application and request additional verification documents instead of relying only on location detection. Also make sure that:
Many students successfully complete verification through manual review when automatic verification does not work properly. |
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You may still be able to verify your GitHub Education account even if you are currently outside the campus area.
Try these possible solutions:
If the automatic location verification still fails, you can contact GitHub Education Support and explain that you are an active student but currently off-campus. They may ask for additional verification documents manually.
Hopefully your verification process gets resolved soon.
If this helps resolve the is…