To successfully verify your ID and unlock perks on your Paxful account, you will need to prepare the following requirements:
- You must be 18 years of age or older.
- You must have a valid email address.
- Only personal documents can be used.
- Only the following ID types are accepted:
- Passport
- National ID card (in the new format)
- Driver license
- Tax ID
- Voter’s card (Nigeria only)
- National Identification Number (Nigeria only)
- See the full list here.
- ID documents should be valid up to the date of the verification request submission.
- Paper format of ID documents is not accepted.
- The selfie should be a photograph of you, not a scanned picture of you.
- All files uploaded should be original. No editing is allowed.
- All files should be clearly visible, high quality, in JPEG format; all information should be legible; and they should not be covered by any passport covers or other objects.
- The information on the document should match the information provided on the form.
- If your document is written in a language that does not use the English alphabet, you may still use it for verification. If your native language is not yet supported by our verification provider, you will receive a message: Unsupported ID.
- Your country of citizenship is not on our list of banned countries.
List of acceptable documents
Below, you will find a list of all documents per country that you can use to successfully pass ID verification on Paxful.
Country
|
ID Card
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Passport
|
Driver License
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Other
| Afghanistan | No | Yes | No | | Albania | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Algeria | No | Yes | No | | Andorra | No | Yes | No | | Angola | No | Yes | No | | Anguilla | No | Yes | No | | Antigua and Barbuda | No | Yes | No | | Argentina | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Armenia | Yes | Yes | No | | Australia | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Austria | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Azerbaijan | No | Yes | No | | The Bahamas | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Bahrain | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Bangladesh | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Barbados | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Belarus | No | Yes | Yes | | Belgium | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Belize | No | Yes | No | | Benin | Yes | Yes | No | | Bermuda | No | Yes | No | | Bhutan | No | Yes | No | | Bolivia | Yes | Yes | No | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Yes | Yes | No | | Botswana | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Brazil | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Brunei | No | Yes | Yes | | Bulgaria | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Burkina Faso | No | Yes | No | | Cambodia | No | Yes | No | | Cameroon | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Cape Verde | No | Yes | No | | Cayman Islands | No | Yes | No | | Chad | No | Yes | No | | Chile | Yes | Yes | Yes | | China | Yes | Yes | No | | Colombia | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Comoros | No | Yes | No | | Congo | No | Yes | No | | Congo The Democratic Republic of | No | Yes | No | | Costa Rica | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Cote d'Ivoire | No | Yes | No | | Croatia | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Cyprus | Yes | Yes | No | | Czech Republic | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Denmark | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Djibouti | No | Yes | No | | Dominica | No | Yes | No | | Dominican Republic | Yes | Yes | No | | Ecuador | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Egypt | No | Yes | Yes | | El Salvador | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Equatorial Guinea | No | Yes | No | | Eritrea | No | Yes | No | | Estonia | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Eswatini | No | Yes | No | | Ethiopia | No | Yes | No | | Fiji | No | Yes | No | | Finland | Yes | Yes | Yes | | France | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Gabon | No | Yes | No | | The Gambia | No | Yes | No | | Georgia | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Germany | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Ghana | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Gibraltar | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Greece | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Grenada | No | Yes | No | | Guam | Yes | No | Yes | | Guatemala | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Guernsey | No | Yes | Yes | | Guinea | No | Yes | No | | Guinea-Bissau | No | Yes | No | | Guyana | No | Yes | No | | Haiti | No | Yes | Yes | | Honduras | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Hong Kong | Yes | Yes | No | | Hungary | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Iceland | No | Yes | Yes | | India | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Indonesia | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Ireland | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Isle of Man | No | Yes | Yes | | Israel | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Italy | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Jamaica | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Japan | Yes | Yes | No | | Jersey | No | Yes | Yes | | Jordan | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Kazakhstan | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Kenya | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Korea, South | No | Yes | No | | Kosovo | No | Yes | No | | Kuwait | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Kyrgyzstan | No | Yes | No | | Laos | No | Yes | No | | Latvia | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Lesotho | No | Yes | No | | Liberia | No | Yes | No | | Liechtenstein | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Lithuania | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Luxembourg | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Macao | Yes | Yes | No | | Macedonia | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Madagascar | No | Yes | No | | Malawi | No | Yes | No | | Malaysia | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Maldives | No | Yes | No | | Mali | No | Yes | No | | Malta | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Marshall Islands | No | Yes | No | | Mauritania | No | Yes | No | | Mauritius | Yes | Yes | No | | Mexico | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Micronesia, Federated States of | No | Yes | No | | Moldova | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Monaco | No | Yes | No | | Mongolia | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Montenegro | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Montserrat | No | Yes | No | | Morocco | Yes | Yes | No | | Mozambique | No | Yes | No | | Myanmar (Burma) | No | Yes | No | | Namibia | No | Yes | No | | Nepal | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Netherlands | Yes | Yes | Yes | | New Zealand | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Nicaragua | Yes | Yes | No | | Niger | No | Yes | No | | Nigeria | Yes | Yes | Yes | Voter's card, National Identification Number (NIN) | Norway | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Oman | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Pakistan | Yes | Yes | No | | Palau | No | Yes | No | | Palestinian Occupied Territory | No | Yes | Yes | | Panama | Yes | Yes | No | | Papua New Guinea | No | Yes | No | | Paraguay | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Peru | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Philippines | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Poland | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Portugal | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Puerto Rico | Yes | No | Yes | | Qatar | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Romania | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Rwanda | Yes | Yes | No | | Saint Kitts and Nevis | No | Yes | No | | Saint Lucia | No | Yes | No | | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No | Yes | No | | Samoa | No | Yes | No | | San Marino | No | Yes | No | | Sao Tome and Principe | No | Yes | No | | Saudi Arabia | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Senegal | Yes | Yes | No | | Serbia | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Seychelles | No | Yes | No | | Sierra Leone | Yes | Yes | No | | Singapore | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Slovakia | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Slovenia | Yes | Yes | Yes | | South Africa | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Spain | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Sri Lanka | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Suriname | No | Yes | No | | Sweden | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Switzerland | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Taiwan | Yes | Yes | No | | Tajikistan | No | Yes | No | | Tanzania | No | Yes | Yes | | Thailand | Yes | Yes | No | | Timor Leste | No | Yes | No | | Togo | Yes | Yes | No | | Tonga | No | Yes | No | | Trinidad and Tobago | No | Yes | No | | Tunisia | No | Yes | Yes | | Turkey | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Turkmenistan | No | Yes | No | | Turks and Caicos Islands | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Uganda | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Ukraine | Yes | Yes | Yes | | United Arab Emirates | Yes | Yes | Yes | | United Kingdom | Yes | Yes | Yes | | United States of America | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Uruguay | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Uzbekistan | No | Yes | No | | Vanuatu | No | Yes | No | | Vietnam | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Virgin Islands British | No | Yes | No | | Virgin Islands US | No | No | Yes | | Zambia | No | Yes | No | | Zimbabwe | No | Yes | No | | |
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