Mar 1, 2024 08:03:45 AM Edited Mar 14, 2024 05:39:32 PM by Andrea G
Gov. ID was not approved, and yet it worked on a different page.
Everything shows. It´s not a pristine picture, but everything´s perfectly legible. Not sure how I could take a better picture..
Is there a place I can send it for a personal verification ?
Thanks
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Mar 1, 2024 10:37:08 PM Edited Jun 4, 2024 01:28:26 PM by Luiggi R
Hi Ahmad,
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:
Hi all,
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.
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- Pradeep
Mar 19, 2024 07:32:42 AM by Andrei C
Ok, fair enough.
What are those phases? Or, where can i find info about that?
I have clear skills and past experiences on my profile. So, i should just wait for Upwork to email me?
Thanks for your reply.
Mar 19, 2024 08:00:07 AM by Manas K
Absolutely! While Upwork doesn't publicly disclose the specific phases for ID verification rollout, focusing on a strong profile is the best approach in the meantime. If you've raised a support ticket about ID verification, you can expect a reply from Upwork within their usual turnaround time.
Mar 19, 2024 09:00:35 AM by Andrei C
I'm not playing this game. I have a strong profile with everything: portfolio, education, past experiences, etc. I've done all i could on my part. Upwork has my contact details, when i get ID verified i'll resume my activity, maybe. There's no point spending money and time for so such low chances of getting results. Even spending these amounts of money just to apply for jobs is very sketchy. I'll wait.
Mar 19, 2024 08:30:47 AM Edited Mar 19, 2024 08:34:03 AM by Brian M
I'm New here and already Miffed with this ID verification Process.
Can't get it done so I contacted support and asked for an alternative method of verification...
Chatbot gave me directions which (in practice) don't exist !
My question is:
Why ask me for ID verification if you can't process it ?
Imagine if you post a Job and when you get replies, you tell them that you don't offer that service but are phasing it in !
Your feedback would be a very interesting read,
It would probably be worth paying just to read that !
Mar 19, 2024 08:53:18 AM by Manas K
I understand your frustration with the ID verification process, especially when encountering conflicting information. As an experienced Upwork freelancer, here's what I can share:
ID Verification on Upwork:
Importance: ID verification helps build trust and transparency on the platform for both freelancers and clients. It verifies your identity and helps prevent fraudulent activity.
Phased Rollout: Upwork does roll out ID verification in phases. While they might not be able to verify everyone immediately, they're working towards making it available to all users.
If you have already created a ticket, please wait for the support team to reply back to you.
Mar 19, 2024 09:34:56 AM by Andrei C
Sure. As i said, i'll be waiting until Upwork gets at one of those phases.
Mar 19, 2024 09:02:04 AM by Andrei C
How did you get invited for ID verification? How much time did you spend on Upwork before getting here and what did you do on the site in that time?
Mar 19, 2024 03:08:58 PM by Brian M
As soon as I upgraded to "Plus," which was about 3 minutes after registering
Now I'm paying to have my potential ignored. If I'd known of these issues before upgrading, I absolutely would not have bothered.
The Reply to ticket says allow 7 days for a reply ~ ~ As an experienced Freelancer on other platforms, this highlights inefficiency which is unnacceptable, specially when your paying for it !
Mar 19, 2024 12:02:13 PM by Thiago B
I'm having the same issue, my "RG" doesn't seem to be valid. Have you managed how to do it?
Mar 20, 2024 12:51:55 AM by Syeda Urooj F
Hi, I am new to upwork. I yesterday added my verification details and now I notified that my profile picture does not match with the ID card. (Because previously I uploded provided picture in veil/mask). Now I have updated a professional profile picture showing my complete face, but stil there is same notification. Due to this issue, my APPLY NOW button is diable and I can not apply for new job. Need help. How much time would it take?
Mar 20, 2024 03:49:49 AM by Firaol L
I want to Verify my Government ID ,but my holdded when need to verify my account only display QRcode scan and optional SMS sent to my phone number again and again. no another step redirected to verify. visual and review doesn,t display. also when Iwant to upload my IDpdf no option or page.please help me. if you personal to me help me I send for you my pdf my goverment ID file. again please help want to work on upwork in my proffessional.
Mar 20, 2024 02:46:08 AM by Shaygan E
I have upload My identity documents and selfie on 7th March 2024. Today is 20th March and i still have no response or status on varification. Normally it should take 2-3 business days. But its been 2 weeks. Kindly resolve this issue .
Mar 20, 2024 03:17:55 AM by Roselle M
I wanted to bring to your attention that I have already submitted my identity verification documents as requested. However, despite this, there is still a warning sign appearing at the top of my account, and I am unable to apply for jobs.
Could you please look into this matter and help resolve the issue? I would appreciate any assistance you can provide in restoring my application access.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Mar 20, 2024 03:22:07 AM by Wathek A
I had this issue before. I was in another country and submitted their permit. That didn't work.
I had to provide my passport and VAT number and select where I'm.
The bigger question is what did you upload there and what did you select
Mar 20, 2024 03:05:34 PM Edited Mar 20, 2024 03:06:29 PM by Christopher T
An employer has sent me a link to verify my identity through upwork. The link takes me to scan my driver's license and do a selfie but I keep getting an error message from upwork that states it's internet or upwork itself. I can't get the job because of this. Any help would be appreciated.
Mar 20, 2024 06:42:33 PM by Milos V
Hi Christopher, clients are not supposed to send you links to verify your identity, this is done by Upwork itself and in that case you receive an email from Upwork to verify your identity. This is most likely a phishing scam so I would suggest reporting the said client.
Mar 20, 2024 07:26:43 PM Edited Mar 20, 2024 07:27:03 PM by Joanne P
Hi Christopher,
We’ll let you know when it’s time for you to earn the "Identity Verified" badge by sending you an email and showing you a pop-up when you log into your Upwork account. You can’t verify your identity before we send you the link. Please note that the notification requesting that you complete the verification process is from Upwork.
Mar 20, 2024 08:04:09 PM by Muhammad Arslan K
Hi,
I am unable to get verified as there is no section appeared on the left bottom side of the page following through the settings and when we go through Identity verification section through other ways even then i am unable to see get started or something but it always provides guidlines rightafter clicking on Identity verification section.
Mar 20, 2024 01:57:34 PM by Ericka May C
Hello there! I'm new to upwork. I can't seem to find the identity verification option. I want to verify my identity and have a blue badge beside my name. Anyone knows, how to do that? I heard you can't send proposals and get paid if your identity is not verified.
Mar 20, 2024 01:58:57 PM by Ericka May C
I had this notification last week. What does this mean? Is it different from account verification?
Mar 20, 2024 06:32:55 PM by Andrea M
i have issue with ID verification as well. Im now starting a new job as QA, i want to apply to another QA job but the apply button is grayed out for me until I complete ID verification which I did. I hope someone is checking out the concerns
Mar 20, 2024 08:43:49 PM by Joanne P
Hi Andrea,
I checked, and you have not yet completed the ID verification process. Please complete the steps as soon as possible so our verification team can review them. If they need more information from you, they will contact you directly.
Mar 20, 2024 08:35:45 PM by Joanne P
Hi Ericka May,
We’ll let you know when it’s time for you to earn the "Identity Verified" badge by sending an email and showing you a notification when you log into your Upwork account. You can’t verify before we notify you. Learn more about the process to verify your identity here.