01 August 2025

What's new in Visas & Immigration?

The July 2025 (2025.07) release adds the following features:

CAS export and import

For each CAS request, staff can now view the CAS export and import files that include the CAS request in the CAS information panel . Staff can now also download CAS import files from the CAS import files page and from the CAS information panel .

CAS request date

Third-parties can now send in the date the student requested a CAS via the integration APIs. The date will then be shown in the CAS information panel and can also be viewed in the list of CAS requests in folders. The field studentRequestDate is available in the preview and stable versions of the POST and GET CAS request integration APIs.

Application and enrolment reference

Third-parties can now provide an application or enrolment reference for a CAS using the integrations APIs. The fields institutionApplicationId and institutionEnrolmentId are available in the preview version of the POST and GET CAS request integration APIs. Only one of these can be provided depending on whether the CAS is for an application or for an enrolled student, such as for a visa extension.

On creating a CAS, the Application number (applicationId) is populated with the value from whichever field has been sent in. institutionApplicationId and institutionEnrolmentId have also been added to the details of each of the CAS request integration events. The field applicationId has been removed from the preview version of the POST CAS request integration API.

These are shown the CAS information panel, columns in the CAS request folders, and can be used as search criteria in CAS queries and the search bar. For more information, go to How to search for CAS requests.

The image CAS info shows the CAS information panel for a CAS request with the status Assigned. The CAS information includes the Application reference and the Student requested date, which have been set by a third-party using the integration APIs. The CAS request is associated with one export and one import file, which can be downloaded by selecting .