Account verification

Confirming your identity is a required step before any withdrawal. Here is what to prepare and how to avoid a second round.

Updated: 2026-09-28

Account verification

Verification confirms that the account belongs to a specific person and that the payment credentials belong to that same person. The requirement comes from anti-money-laundering rules and applies at every broker, not only here.

What is usually required

DocumentConfirmsRequirements
Passport or ID cardIdentityAll corners in frame, still valid, details legible
Utility bill or bank statementResidential addressUsually no older than three months, address matching the profile
Photo of your cardOwnership of the payment methodName and last digits visible; cover the middle digits and the CVV

Always cover the CVV on the back of your card. No legitimate broker asks for it, and no verification process needs it.

Why documents come back

The overwhelming majority of rejections are technical rather than suspicions of fraud:

How long the review takes

Timings depend on the verification team’s workload. Correctly prepared documents are generally turned around quickly; each round of corrections restarts the cycle and adds time.

Which is why verification is best completed right after registration, not at the moment you want to withdraw. It is the only way to keep the wait from becoming stressful.

Worth remembering

The details you enter at registration are difficult to change afterwards. Enter them exactly as they appear on your documents, transliteration of your name included. A single letter out of place creates a problem you will later have to resolve through support.

How to photograph documents so they pass first time

Most rejections are technical, and preventing them is easier than redoing them.

On the card specifically: cover the middle digits and the CVV. What should remain visible is the cardholder name and the last four digits — that is sufficient to confirm ownership.

What is actually being checked

Verification answers three questions, and understanding that explains every requirement:

  1. Does this person exist and are they who they claim — the identity document.
  2. Where do they live — which determines the rules and restrictions applying to them. Hence the address proof and its required recency.
  3. Is the payment instrument theirs — so funds do not pass through a third party’s account.

When a requirement seems excessive, it usually closes one of those three.

How long it takes, and why it varies

Timing depends not on your balance but on the review team’s workload and whether the documents passed first time. A correctly prepared set clears quickly. Every correction starts a new cycle.

That is where the spread in reviews comes from: one trader reports “checked within the hour”, another “a week of torment”. The difference is almost always in the quality of the files submitted rather than in the platform’s attitude.

The order that saves the frustration

  1. Register and immediately complete your profile with details exactly as they appear on your documents.
  2. Upload the documents the same day.
  3. Wait for confirmation.
  4. Only then deposit money.

Done in that order, withdrawing becomes a routine operation rather than a multi-day wait at the moment you actually need the funds.

Frequently asked questions

Which documents does verification require?

Usually three: proof of identity (passport or ID card), proof of residential address (a utility bill or bank statement, typically no older than three months), and a photo of your payment card with the middle digits and the CVV covered.

Do I need to show the CVV on the back of my card?

No, and covering it is essential. No legitimate broker asks for the CVV and no verification process needs it. A request for that code is an unambiguous sign of fraud, whoever the sender claims to be.

Why do documents come back for correction?

The overwhelming majority of rejections are technical: cropped corners, glare from a flash, a screenshot submitted instead of a photograph or PDF, or profile details that do not match the documents down to the spelling of a name. Suspected forgery is a rare cause.

When is the best time to verify?

Right after registration, not before a withdrawal. If documents come back for correction the cycle repeats and each round adds time. Verification completed in advance turns a future withdrawal into a routine operation rather than an anxious wait.

Can I change my name or address after registering?

Changing details later is difficult and normally requires contacting support with supporting documents. Enter them exactly as they appear on your documents from the start, transliteration included: a single letter out of place creates a problem at the withdrawal stage.

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