Need help with verifying myself as a student

[litenhamster]

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Verification Help & Guidance

Hi everyone,

There is no option for me to upload images which forces me to use my phone

The problem is that the quality is too bad so they can't see that the full school name is there and my name.

Please, if any staff see this, accept me so i can get the student benefits of github

Here is proof i am a student

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[davex-ai]

The issue isn't just the image quality—GitHub's automated verification system is notoriously picky about the type of document and the method of capture. A digital schedule from a portal like "SKOLA" is often flagged as insufficient because it lacks a verifiable issued date or a formal official header.
To get past the "no upload option" and the quality hurdle, try these specific tactics:

1. Bypass the "Mobile Only" Camera Lock

GitHub disables the upload button to prevent users from using photos of screens (which they consider easy to fake).

• The Fix: Use your phone, but do not take a picture of your computer screen. Instead, log into your student portal on your phone and take a crisp, well-lit photo of a physical document (like a plastic student ID card) or a high-resolution screenshot if the portal allows it.
• Pro Tip: If you absolutely must use your PC, some users use "Virtual Camera" software (like OBS) to feed a high-res PDF directly into the browser’s camera feed, though this is risky and can sometimes trigger a ban if detected as a "spoof."

2. What to Include in the Proof

GitHub’s AI is looking for four specific anchors. If any are missing or blurry, it's an automatic rejection:

• Current Date: The schedule must clearly show the current semester or year (e.g., "Spring 2026").
• Full Legal Name: This must match your GitHub Billing Name exactly.
• School Name: The "SKOLA" logo might be too generic; try to find a page that lists the full official name of your university or high school.
• Academic Status: A "Student Schedule" is good, but a Transcript or an Enrollment Letter has a much higher success rate.

3. Verification Environment

• Disable VPNs: GitHub checks if your IP address matches the general location of your school. If you're on a VPN, turn it off.
• Use the School Network: If possible, complete the application while connected to your school’s Wi-Fi. This provides a strong "signal" to GitHub that you are physically on campus.

Have you already tried uploading a photo of a physical student ID card, or are you only using this digital schedule? Focusing on a physical ID usually resolves the "blurry text" issue instantly.

pls accept as answer if this helps

[litenhamster]

We do not have student id cards at our school and the phone tip doesn’t work since you cannot upload screenshots. Was this response just ai generated slop?

[BlueOutside]

Apparently some people got it to work like this (PS It did not for me, but with enough chance it could for you):

Do the application just fine and when it asks for a pic, do a random one but don't submit yet
Then take a screenshot of your schedule and convert it to Base64, make sure it kept the type of image specified (ex image/jpg)
Once that's done right click on the part where the random image you took is shown
Find the Base64 field (should be a few lines up where the Inspect window took) and replace it with the Base64 of your schedule's screenshot
Then submit