LoadingLoadingLoadingLoadingApplicants in the Levant often hold interrupted transcripts, damaged civil documents, or constrained connectivity. This paper reviews ALU admissions files (anonymised) and tests a document-flexible, identity-checked pathway that still requires academic work to standard. The ethical line is clear: flexibility on paperwork is not flexibility on the award. Students who entered through a qualifying assessment performed on par by term two when they had a named adviser and Arabic-English writing support. Arab Leadership University should publish this standard. An Arab digital university that serves the region must know the difference between access and a discounted degree.