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.
Thank you!
- Pradeep
Hi Rembo,
Thank you for reaching out, and I'm sorry if you're having difficulties verifying your ID. I see that the team has allowed you to start the ID Verification process. You may follow the link in your email to begin the process. This secure and encrypted link will remain active for 30 days. You can also proceed by going to Settings> Identity Verification.
Please visit this help article for more details about acceptable documents during submission. Let us know if you need further assistance; we'll gladly look into that for you.
Hi Mudassar,
I contacted the team to have your ID reviewed, and they confirmed that your submission has been rejected due to the image quality. You will need to resubmit your ID. Please ensure that it's acceptable and follows the guidelines listed in this help article.
I reuploaded on well lit and image quality is best but stil at the it has the following message let me attach screenshot with it.
Hi Muhassar,
We checked with our verification team, and they confirmed that they have received the ID submission for the badge, which should be reviewed within the day. If they need any additional information, they will contact you directly. Thank you!
I submitted my governmental ID to be verified. it tells me that my ID was verified but at the same screen it gives me the message that my identity needs to be verified and now I can't apply for any jobs.
Hi Mahmoud,
We checked with our verification team, and they confirmed that they have received the ID submission for the badge, which should be reviewed within the day. If they need any additional information, they will reach out to you directly. Thank you!
Hi Abdul,
I am sorry to hear about the action taken on your account. I can see that you're already communicating with the relevant team via a support ticket regarding your concern. One of our team members will reach out to you with an update as soon as the investigation is complete. You can access your support tickets here. Please don't hesitate to follow up with them on the same support ticket if you have additional questions regarding your concern. Note that support requests are responded to in the order they are received. Kindly allow 24-48 hours for the team to follow up with you and assist you further.
- Pradeep
I am sorry to hear that you haven't received a response yet, Abdul. I will follow up with the relevant team to request an expedited review of your account and one of our team members will reach you as soon as possible.
- Pradeep
Hi MERLIANA,
I checked and it seems that you already created a support ticket for the issue you are experiencing. Please allow more time for our team to review your case and respond accordingly to your ticket. You will be notified of their response. You will be able to access your ticket on this page.
Additionally, I would like to clarify that while our system does require you to enter both a first and last name, we understand that not everyone has both names. You can go ahead and add your one name in both the first and last name fields.
Hi Zuhair,
Thank you for reaching out. This is happening because, as you mentioned, your profile is currently restricted since you need to verify your identity. After reviewing your account, it seems that your previous submission was rejected because the image of your ID card was not acceptable. Please avoid cropping, altering, or uploading a screenshot of your ID card. You can try uploading your document again from the Settings page.
Hi Samuel,
I see that your submission is currently under manual review. Please allow 1-3 for the review to be completed; the team will let you know if there's anything else you need to do.
I provided docs, Upwork tells me to wait 1-2 days, and ask me to change profile picture. I did it all. Now I'm faced with problem, I can't send proposals. Because my account not verified. I have red error on my profile verify identity, support could you resolve it. Upwork said I should reicive an email but I don't.
Regards,
Mariana
Hi Mariana,
I'm sorry that you were having trouble with the verification process. Upon checking with the relevant team, I can confirm that your account has been successfully verified. Don't hesitate to let us know if you need further assistance.
Hi Billy,
I reached out to the team handling the review to have a look at your submission. They confirmed that your ID has been verified and you should see the ID verified badge on your profile to validate this. You're all set. Thank you for reaching out!
Hi Ryan,
We checked your account and saw that our verification team reached out to you about your account. Please check this ticket and kindly follow the instruction they have provided.
Hi Dikanio,
I checked your account and saw that you have not completed the verification process as well. Please continue it, and if our verification team needs more information from you, they will contact you directly.
Hi Ziad,
I checked your account and saw that you have not completed the verification process yet. Please continue it, and if our verification team needs more information from you, they will contact you directly.
Hi Ziad,
Thank you for your message. I see that the documents were submitted just a few hours ago. Please allow 1-3 business days for the team to review and update your account.
- Pradeep
Hi Adway,
Thank you for your message. I checked your account and it appears that the documents were submitted yesterday. Please allow 1-3 business days for the team to review and update your account.
- Pradeep
Hi Akash,
I'm sorry to hear you were having trouble with the verification process. I looked at your account and see that your selfie submission is being manually reviewed. Please allow 1-3 days for the team to complete their review; you'll be notified if there's anything else you need to do.
