Review and collect accepted identity documents for your country of residence.
Your documents must not be expired, altered, or damaged.
Open this Document Verification link and follow the provided instructions.
Verify all identity documents through the Coinbase website or mobile app; documents sent by email are not accepted.
If asked to record a video of yourself, ensure your microphone is on.
See the tips for taking a photo of your ID and face.
You'll receive an email in the next 48 hours when your identity is verified.
Enter the PIN code from the initial verification steps if you attempt to sign in while verification is in progress.
Coinbase requires identity verification for legal compliance and fraud prevention. Your account will have limited functionality until verified.
If Coinbase emails you to update your account, follow the instructions in the email.
Accepted identity documents
Foreign passports from supported countries are accepted for all regions, along with the supporting documents listed in the following table.
Signup country or region | Supported identity documents | Supported proof of address documents, issued within the last 3 months |
|---|---|---|
United States | • State-issued ID such as a driver's license or identification card • Passport • United States Permanent Resident Card (green card) | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Albania | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Algeria | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Angola | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Argentina | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Armenia | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Bahrain | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Bangladesh | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Barbados | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Benin | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Bermuda | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Bolivia | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Burkina Faso | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Cambodia | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Cameroon | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Cayman Islands | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Chile | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Colombia | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Congo (Brazzaville) | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Costa Rica | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Cote d'Ivoire | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Dominican Republic | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Ecuador | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Egypt | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
El Salvador | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Ethiopia | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Gabon | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Ghana | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Guatemala | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Honduras | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Hong Kong | • Passport | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Indonesia | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Israel | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Jamaica | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Kazakhstan | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Kenya | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Korea (South) | • Passport | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Kuwait | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Kyrgyzstan | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Macedonia | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Malaysia | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Maldives | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Mexico | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Moldova | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Mongolia | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Morocco | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Mozambique | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Nepal | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Niger | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Nigeria | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Pakistan | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Panama | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Paraguay | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Peru | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Philippines | • Passport | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Saint Lucia | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Saudi Arabia | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Senegal | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Serbia | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
South Africa | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Sri Lanka | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Taiwan | • Passport | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Thailand | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Togo | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Trinidad and Tobago | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Tunisia | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Turkey | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Ukraine | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
United Arab Emirates | • Passport | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Vietnam | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Virgin Islands (British) | • Driver's license • Passport •National ID card | • Bank statement • Credit card statement • Utility bill |
Foreign passports are accepted from these countries
Aland, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria
Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Bulgaria, Brunei Darussalam
Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Croatia, Curacao, Czech Republic
Denmark, Dominica
Estonia
Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Lands
Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guernsey, Guyana
Heard and McDonald Islands, Hong Kong, Hungary
Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy
Japan, Jersey
Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Korea (South), Kuwait
Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg
Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mayotte, Micronesia, Montenegro, Montserrat
Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway
Oman
Palau, Pitcairn, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico
Qatar
Reunion, Romania, Rwanda
Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Spain, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland
Taiwan, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu
United Kingdom, United States of America, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uruguay
Vatican City, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Wallis and Futuna Islands, Western Sahara
We will not accept:
School IDs
Medical IDs
Temporary (paper) IDs
Residence Permit
Public Services Card
Military IDs
Taking a photo of your ID
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Use the latest version of Google Chrome browser (whether you’re on a computer or mobile device)
Your phone’s camera typically produces the clearest photo
Make sure your settings allow Coinbase access to your camera and photos
Natural light works best to ensure your area is well-lit
Use indirect light to avoid glare
If you must use a webcam, try setting the ID down flat and move the webcam instead of moving the ID
Use a plain background for the ID
Don’t hold the ID in your hand (this can confuse the focusing lens and obstruct your ID)
Wait at least 30 minutes between attempts
If issues persist, clear your browser cache, restart the browser, and try again.
Taking a selfie (photo of your face)
This may be required for account recovery if you lose your 2-step verification device or additional security is required for an action you are trying to perform.
Use the latest version of Google Chrome browser
Face the camera directly and include your shoulders to the top of your head
Have a plain wall as a background, without backlight
Use indirect light to avoid glare
Do not wear sunglasses or a hat
If you were wearing glasses in your ID photo, try wearing them in your selfie photo
Wait at least 30 minutes between attempts
If issues persist, clear your browser cache, restart the browser, and try again.
If you're still having trouble, reference the Identity Document verification troubleshooting tips.
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