World Education Services [WES]’s earns a 1.4-star rating from 278 reviews, showing that the majority of credential evaluation clients are dissatisfied with assessment services.
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Delay in Delivering report
Ref - #6423691
WES Fees paid - 3/11
Certificates sent by Universities- 4/2
Verified & process complete by WES- 5/30
But still report is not delivered by WES. Followed up multiple times over phone & email, the only response is we have escalated your issue once we have the information it will reflect on your account. The same response from last one month.
Desired outcome: Expecting to quickly send the report as the process is already completed as per the status in my Wes account & email update from Wes.
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Reached out to WES multiple times & finally after 2 months they have resolved the issue.
It is an online fraud
This Service is a Fraud. They Only Ask you for Money initially and then they will ask you for more money and then more after that . When you stop that's when they will tell you that because you are no longer paying that is why your documents will not be sent to you . Its a Scam - No Refunds or Anything . they won't talk to you on the phone - they will only talk on whatsapp . Be Careful
Absolute Time Waster
I submitted my transcript application for over a month. All institutions confirmed that transcripts had been electronically transferred to email address for additional review. I have not received status, and the process failed to move forward as anticipated - stalked in 'In progress'. When I contacted WES through phone, the representative, she claimed we'd submit your inquiries with no promise. When I called back, another representative claimed that the system had been down for months and there was no date to confirm when it will be back online. I was asked whether I wanted a refund or to fill out another form to expedite the process. When asked how that was possible without their system being down, there was no reasonable response.
Recommendation: I do not recommend.
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Pros
- Globally recognized evaluations
- Streamlined online process
- Expertise in credential verification
- Extensive global database
- Supports immigration & study abroad
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Cons
- Slower processing times during peak seasons
- Limited evaluation to certain countries
- No in-person customer service available
- Higher fees compared to some competitors
Mixed Experiences with World Education Services, Inc
Having read through a variety of reviews about World Education Services, Inc., it is evident that customers have had diverse experiences with the service. While some have praised the efficiency and accuracy of the evaluation process, others have faced frustrating delays and poor communication. It appears that there is room for improvement in terms of customer service and timely delivery of evaluation reports. Potential customers should consider these mixed reviews and weigh their options carefully before choosing to use World Education Services for their credential evaluation needs.
worst service
All my documents are ready and only a Turkish transcript was requested for the second time. They will only evaluate one document for a month, but even though I have called many times, I am still waiting. These processes have not been completed for 3 months. They always say they will take a note and forward it to the team, but on the last call they said there was no record of me calling before. They are stalling us. It's a terrible system. You can never reach anyone in authority.
Recommendation: no
Do Not Use
Ignore their website related to processing times. Once I submitted my documents they responded 2 days later stating it would be completed in 9 working days ( not the 3 days or less as stated on website). The 10th day after their completion date and still NO report. I have called them twice and sent two emails on their website but still nothing. They are more than happy taking your money however; their customer service is beyond poor. If I could give them zero I would.
World Education Services [WES] Complaints 272
WES action contains signs of unfair business practice
Applicant contacted WES by phone in June and informed a WES representative that it is necessary to separate credentials from the course-by-course evaluation that had been completed in the year 2019 (previous account № 4176786). More precisely, Medical Academy must be separated. The representative consulted a supervisor and answered that it can’t be free...
Read full review of World Education Services [WES]WES evaluation report delivery
WES Canadian Degree Evaluation Reports are not delivered to me as of now and its been 3 months already. I did my degree evaluation and they charged me about 200+ canadian dollars. I'm expecting some refund now, because of this I have to apply to WES USA and still same story, no degree reports are delivered to me, and I have paid about 300+ US dollars and...
Read full review of World Education Services [WES]Account Reactivation amount paid but not wes account remains inactive
Hi Team
Please note that we have paid the WES account reactivation amount ([protected]@50CAD) each for WES reference numbers- 3903536 and 3903473 on 25 November 2023. UTR no.[protected] and [protected]. In WES account login it shows inactive till now. I have attached the screenshot of our bank account statement in the payment for reactivation was made for above said WES account reference numbers. Can i request to check our payment status and do needful as soon as possible.
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Is World Education Services [WES] Legit?
World Education Services [WES] earns a trustworthiness rating of 82%
Highly reliable. Use their services with confidence, yet trust but verify.
We found clear and detailed contact information for World Education Services [WES]. The company provides a physical address, 3 phone numbers, and 2 emails, as well as 4 social media accounts. This demonstrates a commitment to customer service and transparency, which is a positive sign for building trust with customers.
A long registered date for wes.org can be seen as a positive aspect for World Education Services [WES] as it indicates a commitment to maintaining the website and its domain name for a long period of time. It also suggests that the company is organized and has taken steps to secure its online presence.
The age of World Education Services [WES]'s domain suggests that they have had sufficient time to establish a reputation as a reliable source of information and services. This can provide reassurance to potential customers seeking quality products or services.
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However ComplaintsBoard has detected that:
- World Education Services [WES]'s complaint resolution process is inadequate and ineffective. The support team lacks customer service skills, training, and resources, resulting in only 11% of 6 complaints being resolved.
- World Education Services [WES] protects their ownership data, a common and legal practice. However, from our perspective, this lack of transparency can impede trust and accountability, which are essential for establishing a credible and respected business entity.
- We conducted a search on social media and found several negative reviews related to World Education Services [WES]. These reviews may indicate issues with the company's products, services, or customer support. It is important to thoroughly research the company and its offerings before making any purchases to avoid any potential risks.
Course by course evaluation
I am Tooba Jawed from America. My WES Reference Number is 6311194. I paid World Education Services (WES) Canada to issue my Credential Evaluation Report, but unfortunately I have not received my official report yet. It is informed that my report was still in progress and it takes more than 10 business days. At the time of evaluation form it mentioned that the time limit is 5 to 7 business days. Its almost a month now. Please send my evaluation as soon as possible.
Please take an quick action on this.
I applied for Georgia State University for Summer March 2024, and it is end of January already! GSU can not issue my admission decision because I have not sent my official report of credential evaluation. I spent a lot of money to apply to GSU. My application is on stake because of WES!
With this bad work performance, I think NACES should consider to take out WES from your association.
Thank you.
Regards,
Tooba Jawed
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Degree evaluation
WES advertised that they have agreements with several universities in Iran. It says publicly on the WES website that applicants just need to email their University and WES has an agreement with them that the University will send the academic transcript to WES via a secure portal. But when the University refuses to send the transcript as promised, WES does nothing to help, despite saying they have an agreement with the University. These agreements clearly mean nothing. WES accepts the money paid but does nothing to ensure that the process can be completed. They only accept transcripts from some Universities via a secure portal, but the Universities can just refuse to send them, and WES does nothing about it despite advertising that this is the system that WES has in place. They advertise services that they can not deliver. This is false advertising.
Claimed loss: $245
Desired outcome: Refund the money
Please take world education services (wes) out from naces!
Hi, First of all, let me introduce myself. I am Maria Priscilla Betekeneng from Indonesia. My WES Reference Number is 6102761. I paid World Education Services (WES) New York to issue my Credential Evaluation Report, but unfortunately I have not received my official report yet. It is informed that my report was sent on August 30, 2023 and it has been 3...
Read full review of World Education Services [WES]Recipient Address
Dear WES Team,
I am writing to request assistance in changing my recipient address from No. 14 Falu Road Karewa Jimeta Yola to 19739 Executive Park Circle, Germantown, MD 20874. I have tried to change it myself, but I am unable to do so.
My reference number is 6226790.
Please let me know if you need any additional information.
Thank you for your time and assistance.
Sincerely,
Obialo Chinyere Florence
[protected]@gmail.com
Complaint about failure to provide diploma evaluation services
Hello! On August 8, 2023, I paid for WES services for the evaluation of my diploma and uploaded all the necessary documents in my personal account. I then contacted my educational institution to request confirmation of my education. Since this institution was under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, they refused for a long time...
Read full review of World Education Services [WES]I've applied on 6/12/2023 and still haven't received the evaluation.
Dear,
I've applied on 6/12/2023 for Evaluation Type: Course-by-Course Evaluation (ICAP) with the WES (file nr. 6046456). I have undergraduated with Universite de Nantes-IAE. I have my Master degree with Universite de Nantes-IAE (France) but whole year I have been as exchange student with University of Hasselt (Belgium).
The WES is evaluating my file since July as always a diploma is missing from my home university from France. I have sent many e-mails but without progress in my evaluation. I've aready missed my MBA deadline in September and I don't want to miss in January 2023.
Could you please help me to know what is wrong with my file so I can help and WES can finalise it asap.
Regards,
MM
Desired outcome: I would like to receive the evaluation of my diplomas to proceed with my application.
Wes evaluation for immigration
My WES Reference Number is 5833377. I have been fighting with WES for almost a year. WES showed that my credential is non-recognized, whereas hundreds of students' WES reports say otherwise. They had the same certificate completed from the same Institute, and WES gave them the correct evaluation showing the Institute as recognized. As asked by WES, my...
Read full review of World Education Services [WES]WES evaluation services
Horrible company! It's too bad they are still a NACES member and therefore many colleges list them as reliable service providers. I payed for a course by course full evaluation of my degree. Their customer service is deplorable, patronizing and point blank inefficient. They never completed my evaluation due to technical problems on their website to connect with my institution. Then they just closed my order and demanded I pay them more money to reopen when they could never provide a solution when my school and myself tried to get them to resolve the connection problem. I refused to pay more money and tried to escalate to get them to complete the work I had payed fully for. They just refused and would not even answer my claim with the Better Bussiness bureau. Save yourself a headache and a few hundred dollars. There are much better choices for the same services out there.
Desired outcome: Refund money, they charged me and never delivered any services
Delayed Update claims
I want to commend your expertise in your dealings, one of the institution on my page claimed my verification had been sent on 08/08/2023 and you should check.
Another message should be sent to the institution on my behave peradventure its not well received because they claimed it has been sent. My admission process is at stake.
Thank you!
6073089
My account login
My name is James Ayọdele Odedeyi(+[protected]).
In 2017 I had my BTh and PGD credentials evaluated with Wes ref #3340147. I am challenged with my log in details. I forgot the email I used whether it is [protected]@gmail.com, [protected]@gmail.com or [protected]@yahoo.com nor the password.
Your kind assistance would be graceful.
Thanks
Desired outcome: I need access to my account with Wes as I am currently applying for further studies in Canada and would need the results. Thanks
Waiting for required documents
Dear Sir
Good day, I have applied for credential evaluation via WES (Ref:5866696). Center for Student Services and Development, Ministry of Education, P. R. China (CSSD) already verified and sent documents to WES (attached). However, WES did not receive it. But the system shows it was sent to the WES.
I already uploaded the document on my WES account but WES did not accept it because the document was received was not sent directly to WES through the WES-CSSD channel.
There is a QR code and verification number on each and every document and it can be checked online at anytime.
Moreover, WES also demands English translation of documents that are already in English.
Please look into this matter and resolve the issue. Thank you in anticipation.
Services
We submitted all requested documentation per the instruction on WES's website. After a significant delay in processing our request, WES informed us that the express requirements noted on their website are incorrect and they are not going to process our evaluation request. We then requested cancelation but requested that they mail us the documents that were mailed to them, so that we can work with another service. They refused to help us and resolve the situation.
Lack of communication and information
Last year I requested transcripts from the University of Westerminter using WES.
Paid for the service in full.
However WES did not follow through with my request.
My college sent over my credit transcript in December.
I was later told by WES that a verification email was sent to University of Westerminter Jan 19th .
My app was never updated to indicate and more over it said the app was last updated Dec 12th of 2022. After I reached the school the confirmed no such verification was sent to them.
Called WES again over 6 times to escalate and ask for someone to reach out to Westminster in a course over a month. Was promised an escalation only to wait 2 weeks and nothing.
Finally I called Wednesday March 29th and was again told it would get escalate .
After a day of waiting March 30th I received an email telling me my service was deactivated because it was 180 days. And to pay $50 to reactivate the service.
I am disappointed with this and I want my funds.
WES provided no service.
Desired outcome: Either provide my refund or reach out to the school with details I provided to confirm where to send the verification later. My understanding is that University of Westerminter is a partner of WES.
Refund of my application (unprocessed yet) ref# 5932672
Payment Details: Credit Card Transaction
Date: 3/16/2023
Amount Paid: CAD 251.00
Ref# 5932672
I paid to WES CAD 251.00 for attestation of my documents for Canadian immigration. But now due to personal reasons I want to cancel the order (have not sent my documents for verification yet) and get the refund. I cannot access any of their refund forms, tried several times but their page is broken only on refund section.
I want help in getting my money back.
Name: Syed Moosa Hassan Naqvi
Country: Pakistan
Phone: +[protected] (whatsapp)
Phone: +[protected] (Calls)
Email: [protected]@gmail.com
Desired outcome: Refund my money on same account it came from or in my other account with SWIFT CODE: SCBLPKKXLHRBank Name: Standard Chartered Bank PakistanIBAN No: PK31SCBL0000001706552601
Course-by-course evaluation
WES is severely not responsive to concerns from their customer. It has been 2 months since they have received my documents for evaluation and to this day, the documents are still on their way to my institution for verification with no word on who or how they sent the documents to. What if the documents didn’t arrive or be received by my institution? The least they can do is inform their customers to whom or how were the documents sent so their customers can follow up on the respective person.
Desired outcome: Proper communication with customers regarding their worries and concerns.
Faculty evaluation system
Hello, I'm writing to request a re-evaluation of my academic credentials. I graduated from Tribhuvan University of Nepal with a four-year Bachelor's degree (BBA) in 2017 and a two-year Masters degree (MBA) in 2020. Because I needed my credentials assessed, I sent my master's document to WES and received my credential report on December 21,2022 with reference number 5796060. My Masters degree equivalence was only a bachelor's degree.
I realized I had made a mistake by sending only my master's documents after consulting with my friends. I initially spent about $300 Canadian dollars on Wes fees and shipping costs. As a result, I decided to redo my credential by submitting both my bachelor's and master's documents. I spent another $150 Canadian dollars on my second assessment. I was extremely dissatisfied with WES's evaluation system when I received my equivalence with reference number 5920696 on March 23, 2023. My friend who studied the same degree at the same university received a master's equivalence, and now I have double bachelor's equivalence. This WES equivalence has caused me to question the relevance of my master's degree as well as the validity of WES.
I have spent 16 years of my life studying until I finished my bachelor's degree and another 18 years until I finished my master's degree. As a result, the question arises, "Why does WES provide different equivalence for students studying at the same university at the same time?" and "Does WES have a specific metric to evaluate student academic performance?" I am an outstanding student with a 3.87 CGPA in my bachelor's degree and a 3.91 CGPA in my master's degree. I earned both of these degrees through hard work and dedication. I'm sending this email in the hopes that WES will give me a fair evaluation of my education.
I have spent a significant amount of money, time, and effort on this process. I'm sending this email in the hopes of receiving a master's degree equivalence.
Yours Faithfully,
Aastha Bhattarai
Desired outcome: I am hoping to get masters assesment
Evaluation results
I have asked Wes do evaluation on my diploma for immigration that could help me achieve open work permit they (WES) evaluate according to minimum requirements for admission to the course has no regards that no colleges accepts the students with bare minimum qualifications for course when the candidate has more than minimum requirements for course to enter . The results is came with secondary 3 equal education, when I completed secondary 4 + 3 years of course thus completing secondary school education. They haven’t even received all the documentation , few of the documents are still in transit how can they provide evaluations based on just diploma certificates by not including secondary school transcripts.WES reference:5871456
Desired outcome: Post secondary 1 year course
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World Education Services [WES] emailssupport@wes.org100%Confidence score: 100%Supportnaugustin@wes.org98%Confidence score: 98%media@wes.org96%Confidence score: 96%communication
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World Education Services [WES] addressBowling Green Station, P.O. Box 5087, New York, New York, 10274-5087, United States
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