Acceptable documents for individual identity verification

Last updated: September 2025

TikTok requires some advertisers to undergo verification by submitting certain documents. The documents required are based on your account type selection: business or individual. If you are required to submit individual identity verification, you will need to submit a government-issued photo ID.



General acceptable documents

Those documents are accepted by all countries:

  • Driving license

  • Passport

  • National ID


Specific acceptable documents

Besides the general documents above, some countries can also accept other types of documents, which are:

  • Residence Permit / Permanent Residence Card

  • Green card (United States of America and Puerto Rico)

  • Work Card (Brazil)

  • Citizenship Certificate (Nepal)

  • PAN Card (Nepal)

  • Election voter ID Card

  • 18+ or Kiwi Access Card (New Zealand)

  • Visa (Poland)

  • Smart ID card or ID book (South Africa)

By submitting your identity verification documents, you agree and acknowledge that your documents will be processed for verification purposes in accordance with TikTok for Business Privacy Policy.

Submission best practices

  • Only JPEG, PNG, PDF, and JPG are supported, and the file size can not exceed 10 MB.

  • Make sure that all text and graphics on your document are clearly displayed. If you are photographing your document, place it on a dark background and ensure that all the text is legible.

  • Please check that you've submitted acceptable document types.

  • Check that the information entered in your submission matches your document.

  • Ensure that your document is valid and not expired.