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Tushar's avatar
Tushar S Community Member

Identity Verification

Hi Team, 

 

Today I got my Identity Verification tab in my settings, I have a few questions: -

Q.1) I don't have any last legal name so how are you guys gonna verify my Identity?

Q.2) In my UpWork profile, my current name is "Tushar Sharma", but legally I don't have a last name so what should I do next to get my UpWork Account Verified?

Q.3) My last name in my UpWork profile i.e. "Sharma" is used by me because it was required by UpWork account registration

 

Let me know your thoughts on it.

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Joanne's avatar
Joanne P Retired Team Member

Hi Tushar,

 

If you are eligible or required to receive an “Identity Verified” badge, you can complete the two stages by going to Identity Verification in your Settings.

 

Freelancers requested to submit identification documents should submit any of the documents listed during the verification process. Note that the list is different for each country.

 

If you do not have any documents from the list, you can submit a different government-issued ID, ensuring it’s unexpired and valid. This will trigger a manual review process. Acceptable documents include passport, national ID card (NIC/CNIC), driver's license, NBI Clearance (Philippines only), tax ID, voter ID, postal ID, or any other valid government-issued photo ID that meets these criteria. 

 

Please note that your profile must represent you as an individual and that all the information in your profile, including your profile photo, needs to be accurate, truthful, and verifiable. We understand you may have provided a name and/or picture that you would like to update now. If that’s the case, and you’re being asked to verify your identity now, please proceed with submitting your ID and completing your Visual Verification anyways. If there is any issue or mismatch, our team will reach out to you directly to assist you.

 

Note that we occasionally ask users to re-verify because periodic checks ensure their accounts continue to reflect accurate information. Our goal is to make this process as seamless as possible and we thank you for your contribution to keeping Upwork a professional and safe community.

 

If you don't see a way to verify, that may be because you're not eligible yet. Please know that verification cannot be requested, but is slowly being rolled out to all talent. If the team finds the need to verify your account, you will be notified through an email, or through a notification in your account.

 

 

Update:

 

This thread has been closed from further replies due to its size. We appreciate your participation in the Community and welcome you to continue the conversation on this new thread.
 
~ Joanne
Upwork

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Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Retiring Moderator

Hi Achmad,

 

It doesn't look like you need to verify your account yet. The team will let you know if there is a need for any verification in the future. Please know that verification cannot be requested, but it is slowly rolled out to users of Upwork. If the team finds the need to verify your account, you will be notified through an email, or through a notification in your account with more information on how you can complete the verification process.

~ Luiggi
Kostiantyin's avatar
Kostiantyin R Community Member

 

Hi Luiggi. My friend created an account and made a special mail for him to pass verifications, the mail was accidentally blocked and the login was not saved on Upwork, after restoring the mail he can not recover the password for a week, the password does not come, the secret question on the profile is saved, first and last name and mail fully correspond to his passport data, please help to get a request to change the password on upwork to the mailbox, thank you very much ! Kostiantyin.

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Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Retiring Moderator

Hi Kostiantyin,

 

I'm sorry to learn about your friend's situation. Has he tried the available self-service option to reset the password? If not, you can recommend that he try that. If that doesn't work, please advise your friend to contact support directly for assistance since we can't share the details of another user's account for privacy reasons. They should be able to contact our support team via the chatbot without logging in.

 
Here's how you can reach Upwork Support:
 
  1. Please visit Contact Support and click the 'Chat with Upwork' button.
  2. Type a question or topic and select 'Send'. The bot will find relevant Help articles for you.
  3. The chatbot will ask you to confirm if you need additional help. If you confirm that you need additional help, you will be asked to confirm the account type you need help with.
  4. From there, the support options available to you will be listed. Select either of the options to be able to contact the Upwork Support Team.
~ Luiggi
Kostiantyin's avatar
Kostiantyin R Community Member

Im sorry Luiggi, we spent 4 days and no one replied. Your bot is filling the form but doesn't send anything to email, as well as your form can't be submitted because the submit button doesn't work, there is no additional help from customer support, i simply can't reach anyone with my problem... Please help my friend to restore his passwork and login finally... Regards, Kostiantyin.

 

Emilcris's avatar
Emilcris V Community Member

Hi Joanne P,
I still haven't received any update on my Identity verification. I can't apply because of this. Do you want me to resend it again?

Thanks

Joanne's avatar
Joanne P Retired Team Member

Hi Emilcris,

 

I checked your account and saw that our verification team contacted you via a support ticket regarding your ID. You can check the ticket here once logged into your account. 

~ Joanne
Upwork
Aderinwale's avatar
Aderinwale M Community Member

Please, I have a very big problem with verifying my ID. Once I uploaded my ID documents it keep saying "We're unable to process your ID at this time. You may be able to add your ID again later" and I am very tired of the thing now, Please I will be very glad If you can help me out.

Wilfer's avatar
Wilfer H Community Member

I am new, the platform asks me for identity verification, I have sent an image of my identity document several times and I have entered all the data correctly, it appears that they cannot do the verification. Is there a way to do the manual process to finish the process?

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Retiring Moderator

Hi Wilfer,

 

I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble with the verification process. Your latest submission is currently under manual review by the team. Once the team finishes their review, they'll contact you via a support ticket to further assist you. 

~ Luiggi
Emmanuel's avatar
Emmanuel K Community Member

I don't have a passport,but I have a government ID which am failing to upload because the filter is only asking for passport only but I have national identity card(NRC)

Muhammad Uzair's avatar
Muhammad Uzair Z Community Member

Dear JoanneP,

Could you please assist me regarding ID Verification?

I cannot see ID Verification option under my profile settings.

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Retiring Moderator

Hi Muhammad,

 

That's because you aren't currently required to complete any verification at the moment. If the team finds the need to verify your account, you will be notified through an email, or through a notification in your account with more information on how you can complete the verification process. 

~ Luiggi
Erick's avatar
Erick H Community Member

Hello, Upwork Team!
I secured my first gig at Upwork, and upon it, I was requested to verify my identity. I have gone through the process thoroughly, but when it comes to the option to upload my identity card, I have only one option, which is a passport, which I do not have at the moment, but I do have a national (citizen) ID card. Im from Tanzania

Please help me. How do I go around that before 7 days?

Pradeep's avatar
Pradeep H Retired Team Member

Hi Erick,

 

Thank you for your message. You can choose Passport in the option and proceed with uploading your national ID. 

 

- Pradeep

Imran's avatar
Imran D Community Member

Hi JoanneP, 

I see an option of Visa, I have selected visa option where I have UK Visa and I have UK Bank Statement but I am struggling since yesterday with your verification system, Amazing thing is It was approved once but again some **Edited for Community Guidelines**added that my last name should be my full name not D so I have updated that as well but the system is not picking, I have send the tickets responses to both the agents with all the required documents but still struggling with your system not able to identify my Visa. 

Please resolve this possible. 

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Retiring Moderator

Hi Imran,

 

I'm sorry to learn you're having trouble with the verification process. I see that you followed up with the team today regarding this. Please allow them 24-48 hours to respond; you can rest assured they'll assist you further. 

~ Luiggi
Geo's avatar
Geo E Community Member

Nice

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Ismaila's avatar
Ismaila A Community Member

I have an active support request #45858316 but I have been unable to get a response after reaching out severally. I am still having issues with uploading my ID card, I have tried different ISPs and devices to capture the ID but still gets the same error message. Please let me know if there is a way i can manually upload the ID card. kindly find attached error message.

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Regards

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Retiring Moderator

Hi Ismaila,

 

I'm sorry you're having trouble with the verification process. We’ve escalated your community post to a support ticket. One of our agents will be in touch with you soon to assist.

~ Luiggi
Alfarid's avatar
Alfarid F Community Member

Hi JoanneP, However  i didnt find  Identity Verification button in my Settings. could you help me please.

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Retiring Moderator

Hi Alfarid,

 

It doesn't look like you need to verify your account yet. The team will let you know if there is a need for any verification in the future. Please know that verification cannot be requested. If the team finds the need to verify your account, you will be notified through an email or through a notification in your account with more information on how you can complete the verification process.

~ Luiggi
Alfarid's avatar
Alfarid F Community Member

Thanks for replying accordingly, I appreciate it. However, my account
didn't have a verified badge next to my account's name so the client will
trust and approve my proposal. I really need it, all proposals has not been
looked at by client due to first sight wether its account verified or not.
Tariq's avatar
Tariq A Community Member

Hi

I am web developer, I created profile in Upwork but still i am unable to verify my profile , kindly verify my profile so that i may start working in timely manner

Thanks

Tariq Ali

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Retiring Moderator

Hello Tariq,

 

The team contacted you via a support ticket with more information about your verification process. Kindly refer to your ticket and don't hesitate to follow up through the same if you have additional questions. 

~ Luiggi
Hassan's avatar
Hassan A Community Member

Dear Upwork Customer Support,

I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to seek assistance regarding an issue I encountered with my Upwork account.

Recently, I attempted to verify my identity by providing the necessary legal documents as my profile was 100% complete. However, despite my efforts, I could not locate the option for identity verification within my Upwork profile settings.

After conducting thorough research, I found that most users have access to the identity verification option in their settings. However, it seems to be missing from my account.

I kindly request your prompt assistance in resolving this matter and enabling the identity verification option on my Upwork profile. Your swift action in addressing this issue would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I look forward to your prompt response.