Facebook identity verification methods

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CONTENT:
1. How to pass the Advertising Restrictions (Prohibition of advertising activities);
2. How to unblock a Facebook advertising account;
3. How to remove restrictions from a Facebook Fan Page;
4. How to unblock Facebook Business Manager;
5. Unblocking an account using a verification selfie;
6. Bonus;
7. How to use ChatGPT to write an effective Facebook ad account recovery appeal.

For all the guides on lifting the advertising ban, Photoshop will be useful for creating ID cards. You can also use photopia.com, but we always recommend Photoshop — it has more features. However, we need the ID card file. We'll share the original ID card file in PSD format with you, which we'll use to edit the photo and information later.

Websites for obtaining one-time passwords using phone numbers are also useful. You can use TextSMS, OnlineSim, PVAPins, and 5Sim. Images of fictitious people for profile photos and ID cards can be obtained using This Person Does Not Exist (EN), This Person Not Exist, This Person Does Not Exist, and Unreal Person. Finally, for writing an effective appeal, you can use ChatGPT.

That's all we need in the process of completing the Advertising Restrictions, let's move on directly to practice.

How to unlock Advertising Restrictions?​

1. If we go to the Facebook account quality check page, we will see that the account has been limited.

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Affiliates face this problem daily, which greatly complicates their Facebook advertising efforts. We'll provide a detailed step-by-step guide on how to lift the restriction on your Facebook account.

2. First, click "Confirm Identity." A warning window will appear, informing you that you only have 30 days to unblock your account. Click "Continue," which will trigger a reCAPTCHA — pass it.

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3. After completing the captcha, Facebook usually asks you to confirm your phone number. By default, it pulls the country code from your profile; for example, our account is from Pakistan, but that doesn't mean you have to look for that phone number — you can choose and enter any other.

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4. We'll use the OnlineSim website to verify our phone number, but you can use any of the SMS services suggested at the beginning of this article. We'll choose the cheapest country, say Vietnam. Loading the new number will take some time, after which it will appear in the field on the right and be available for 15 minutes.

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Once the number is available, we copy it, then paste it into Facebook and click on the "Send by SMS" button.

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The SMS code will appear in OnlineSim within a minute. If the code doesn't arrive, click the resend button or change your country and try again.

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5. In our example, we didn't have to change the number. We paste the received SMS code into Facebook, and then we'll see a form for uploading documents to verify that this account belongs to you.

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To complete the verification, you need to upload a mock document. It's important to use a high-quality ID file to ensure Facebook doesn't question its authenticity. We'll use this PSD file for all the methods described in this article, as it works very well. Generally, you can use a unique photo of a passport, international passport, driver's license, or ID card.

6. We go to our profile and understand that first we need to upload a profile photo.

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To select a profile photo, we'll use this website. First, we need to check the gender of this profile. The profile indicates that it's a female account.

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We'll choose a woman's photo from a website featuring images of fictitious people. Her profile says she's 24 years old, so we'll choose an image like this.

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Download the image from the website and upload it as your Facebook profile photo. Be sure to change the title and clean up the photo metadata to ensure it passes verification.

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7. After we have uploaded a profile picture, we go to Photoshop to create a new ID that will not be “punched” through Google Photos and has a high chance of passing verification.

In the provided file, you need to replace the first and last name and enter the correct date of birth, after reviewing all the information in the profile. Our profile states December 12, 2000. We paste this information into the appropriate fields.

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Now it's time to insert a profile photo. To do this, simply open the image file in a new Photoshop tab, copy it, and drag it onto the ID file. To resize the image, press CTRL+T and drag the image into place.

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It's important to stretch the photo to the correct dimensions and replace the small image. The document is ready; the first name, last name, date of birth, and both images have been changed.

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Now your ID is ready, all you need to do is save it as a JPEG in the highest quality and name it the same as your first and last name in your profile. In our case, this will be "Samrit Geet."

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8. Simply upload the saved document to the Facebook identity verification form and wait for the account verification decision.

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After completing all the steps, the account quality check section will show that the account is under review. The "Confirm Identity" button will become inactive.

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The process of removing the Advertising Restrictions takes up to 48 hours after submitting all the required documents, but Facebook support typically makes a decision within 1 or 2 hours. In our case, it took 54 minutes, and the account was indeed verified.

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Here's how easy it is to remove restrictions from your Facebook account by sending a unique photo of your identification documents.

How to unblock a Facebook ad account?​

It's time to learn how to unblock a Facebook ad account. If you go to the account quality check page, you'll see that the ability to run ad campaigns has been suspended. The unblocking process is essentially the same as described in the previous article, but in this case, you must submit an appeal explaining why the suspension should be lifted.

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1. First, click "Request review," after which Facebook will ask you to verify your phone number via SMS. Enter your new number as before using OnlineSim. It doesn't matter which country you choose — check the price for obtaining the number and choose the cheapest one. Click to get the number, paste it into Facebook, and verify the number using the code from the SMS. Everything is the same as in the previous example.

2. Now we need to confirm our email address. A confirmation code will also be sent to it, which you'll need to enter into Facebook. You can use any email address, but it's best to use the one you used during registration. In rare cases, emails from Facebook don't arrive. This happens if Facebook's algorithms consider you an unreliable user. You can resolve this issue by using a different proxy and a high-quality anti-detection browser. Don't worry if the email takes up to 24 hours to arrive — this is normal; support is slow to send an email with a verification link.

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3. Once the email address is verified, Facebook will request identification documents. First, we need to go to our profile and look at the person's gender and age to choose a suitable profile picture. We see that the account belongs to a man, born on February 1, 1967.

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Simply find a suitable photo on the website This Person Not Exist. It looks good, upload it as your profile picture, and save the changes.

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4. We've verified our number and email address and uploaded a profile photo. Now it's time to head over to Photoshop and create a fake ID.

It's time to open the PSD file and edit it. The steps are the same as in the previous example: copy the account name and paste it into Photoshop, enter the new birthday, and replace the photos.

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Copy the account name and simply save the file at maximum quality. Don't forget to clean the image metadata to remove any Photoshop references. Upload the resulting photo to Facebook and click "Continue."

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5. Facebook offers three reasons for requesting a review. If you choose the third option, Facebook will be more lenient about restoring your ad account. Simply select another reason and explain why your ad account should be unblocked. We'll discuss how to write effective appeals using ChatGPT in more detail later.

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Once all steps have been completed, the ad account will be under review for approximately 48 hours. Moderators typically make the decision to remove the restriction more quickly. In our case, everything went smoothly – the ad account is ready for use, and there are no longer any restrictions.

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How to remove restrictions from a Facebook Fan Page?​

Without further ado, let's move on to troubleshooting issues with your Fan Page, which some affiliate marketers also use to run ads. Fan Pages are an excellent platform for launching ad campaigns, helping you grow your customer base and retain your existing audience. Here you'll see that your page is restricted and the reasons for the restriction are listed. We'll explain how to fix this.

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1. Click "Request review" and you'll see a number request. As usual, we'll use OnlineSim to verify the phone number via SMS. This will only take a few minutes.

2. Then, as usual, Facebook asks for identification, but first, we always need to upload a profile photo. Go to the profile linked to the Fan Page and look at its description. It's a man, born in 1953.

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Find and upload a suitable image as a profile photo from the This Person Not Exist website.

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3. Now we need to copy the profile name and go to Photoshop. You can download Photoshop from anywhere. It's a paid app, but you can download a cracked version, which means you don't have to pay. Copy the profile name and paste it into the PSD file. Also, change the date of birth and photo as in the previous two examples. Here's what it looks like.

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4. Don't forget to save the image under your profile name. Choose JPG format and the highest quality. Be sure to clear or randomize all metadata in the image file before uploading it as your Facebook ID and clicking "Continue."

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5. The next step is writing an appeal. It doesn't matter which of the three reasons you choose for your appeal, but it's best to choose the third option and describe the situation regarding the unlawful blocking and your promise to create ads that are 100% compliant with the advertising policy. The more clearly you describe the reason why your page should be unblocked, the higher your chances of regaining access to your Fan Page.

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As you can see, there are no restrictions. This is the same account, the same Fan Page, from which you can run ads without restrictions.

How to Unblock Facebook Business Manager​

Creating a Business Manager is almost a 100% guarantee of triggering the Advertising Restrictions, but how do you pass verification to use all the business portfolio functionality without restrictions?

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1. First, we need to return to the profile linked to the business manager. We'll check the gender of this profile; in our case, it's a male account born in 2004.

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2. Now we need to upload a profile photo of a man of this age. To select a profile photo, we need to go to this website. You may have to refresh the page several times to get the perfect image. Upload the selected image as your profile photo.

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3. Now you need to copy the full account name and go to Photoshop, where the ID PSD file is already open. Replace the first name, last name, and date of birth fields with the ones listed in the profile — December 24, 2004. Paste the profile photo into the ID card, and you'll get this result.

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4. Save the file as a JPG in the highest quality, naming it your full profile name. Now go to the "Account Quality" section, where you can submit an appeal to unblock your business manager.

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Immediately after clicking "Continue Request," Facebook asks for ID. When removing the Advertising Restrictions from the business manager, we weren't asked to verify our phone number. If they ask you, be sure to verify your phone number using the method described above. Upload a photo of your ID.

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5. Now we're asked to indicate one of three reasons for unblocking. I'll simply click the third option and describe why the business manager should be unblocked. Now we need to wait for the appeal to be reviewed. This will take about 5 or 10 hours, but could take longer.

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As you can see in the screenshot above, everything worked, and the Business Manager was successfully unblocked. Now we can run any type of advertising without any restrictions. Using this method, you can fix any Business Manager restrictions.

Unblocking an account using a verification selfie​

This type of ban requires the account owner to submit a selfie taken with the front-facing camera for verification. This type of ban is most often triggered by prolonged inactivity or, conversely, logging into different accounts from the same IP address and browser. This is why it's so important for affiliate marketers to use high-quality anti-detection browsers and proxies. Fortunately, this type of ban is very easy to lift.

If your account has been blocked, they first ask you to complete a reCAPTCHA and confirm your phone number. We recommend using a trusted service for number verification, OnlineSim. After confirming your number via SMS, go to this website and choose the perfect picture that looks as much like a selfie as possible. Refresh the page until the site generates a suitable image. It looks good.

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Once the image is uploaded, don't forget to rename it "selfie," resize it to match the camera image, and replace the metadata to indicate it was taken with the front-facing camera. After that, you can upload the image to the verification selfie form and pass the check without any issues.

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Be careful when identifying your profile's gender. If it were a female account, you'd need to upload a female photo. If the selfie passes verification, Facebook will simply re-enable access to the account without requiring a password or anything else.

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Using this method, you can fix any blocked Facebook profile. Unblocking it using a verification selfie took us just 24 hours.

Bonus​

It's time to reveal the secret to writing an effective appeal using ChatGPT. To restore access to your Facebook ad account or business manager, after uploading your ID, select one of three reasons for submitting a request for full access restoration in the dedicated field. It looks like this.

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In the examples above, we always chose the "Another Reason" option, but if we write our own text with poor arguments in favor of removing the Advertising Restrictions, Facebook will disable the ad account permanently.

AI can write high-quality text for us if we provide it with all the necessary input data. Its expressions will be more literate, and the chances of recovering an advertising account will be higher.

First, we need to switch to ChatGPT. You can also use Google Gemini; it works just fine.

In your request to ChatGPT, simply include the following text: "My Facebook business page has been restricted. I have not committed any violations. Please write me a high-quality appeal to Meta support so they can fix my ad account. The page name is Business Insider, and my profile name is Harold Guerrero."

As you can see, ChatGPT wrote us a nice professional appeal form.

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The text on the image reads : "Dear Meta Support Team, I hope this message helps you. I'm writing to appeal a recent restriction placed on my Business Insider business page and the associated advertising account. My profile name is Harold Guerrero.

I believe the ban was in error. I kindly request a thorough review of my account to rectify this situation as soon as possible. I can assure you that all content posted on my page complies with Meta's community standards and advertising policies."


Simply copy this text, paste it into the appeal form, and wait for a decision on whether to remove the restriction. Using ChatGPT, you can always easily restore your business page or advertising account profile.
 
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