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Every sheet, in the order the process asks for it
Thirty of them. The number in front is the reading order we would suggest; the small box on the right says which section a sheet belongs to. Whichever step has you stuck, go there directly — nothing earlier is required reading.
01What to Prepare Before You Open a Binance AccountC-01The full order of play, and what to settle in your head before each step.
02Proof of Address for Crypto: What Actually CountsC-01How recent your document has to be where you live, and when you are asked for one at all.
03How to Photograph Your ID So KYC Passes First TimeC-01Light, glare, corners, focus. Five minutes here beats five reshoots later.
04Passport, ID Card or Driving Licence for KYC?C-01Which of the three you can actually use, country by country, and what each costs you later.
05How to Register on Binance From Your Country (2026)C-01Whether your country is still served, the age rule, and the real screen order.
06Binance Identity Verification: The Failure-Proof PathC-01Written screen by screen around the point where each one tends to break.
07Proof of Address Not in Your Name: What to DoC-01Shared flats, living with parents, hostels, employer housing — the fastest route to a document of your own.
08When Your Address Proof Isn’t in EnglishC-01Devanagari, Urdu and Arabic bills, what OCR does with them, and the English statement your bank can issue.
09Binance Verification Failed: 12 Reasons and FixesC-02Sorted by cause, transliteration mismatches first, with the fix under each one.
10Binance Face Verification Failed? Fix the Liveness CheckC-02What the camera is comparing, and what to change on a slow connection or an old handset.
11How Long Does Binance Verification Take?C-02Two official numbers, two different meanings, and what a stuck review looks like.
12Resubmitting Binance Verification After a RejectionC-02The mechanics of a second attempt: when to send it, and what to fix first.
13Why ‘Verified Accounts for Sale’ Always End BadlyC-02Bought accounts, fake support asking for your code, paid KYC services. All the same ending.
14Who Actually Sees Your ID When You Pass KYCC-03Processors, retention, and what India’s DPDP and South Africa’s POPIA have to say about it.
15Why You Were Asked to Prove Your Source of FundsC-03What sets the request off, what happens if you have nothing to show, and how SoW differs from SoF.
16Can You Watermark an ID Photo for KYC?C-03Tampering risk on one side, misuse worry on the other. Where the line sits.
17Selfie Holding Your ID: When It’s Actually RequiredC-03Binance on the web runs a liveness check instead. Anyone insisting otherwise is worth a second look.
18Binance Verification Levels and What Each One AllowsC-04Which level opens which feature, and what you submit to move up one.
19The Binance Fields You Can’t Change YourselfC-04Legal name, birth date, nationality — plus how to enter a name with no surname or four parts.
20Your ID Expired: Re-verifying a Binance AccountC-04What the expiry reminder does, and what ignoring it costs you.
21Moving Country With a Binance AccountC-04Fiat rails, product access and a fresh KYC round when your residence changes.
22Fake Proof of Address: What Happens After You Upload OneC-01Reporters ordered a forged utility bill in twenty minutes. The part worth reading is what it does to the account you upload it to.
23Can You Use Binance Under 18? The Age RuleC-01What opening an account on a parent’s ID breaks, why it can’t pass to you at 18, and what Binance Junior allows.
24Binance Without KYC: New vs Old Unverified AccountsC-01New accounts can’t deposit or trade until verification is done; old unverified ones can only withdraw.
25Can You Sell or Lend a Verified Binance Account?C-03Binance’s Terms of Use let only you use an account in your name and hold you responsible for everything done on it. If it’s already handed over, lock it first.
26Why Binance Says Your ID Is Already UsedC-02When another verified account already holds your ID: recover that account first, since closing it may block verification for 30 days or longer.
27Binance Entity Verification (KYB): What to PrepareC-01Sign up as an entity with a company email, then fill in four sections. The document list depends on country, legal form and business.
28Why Crypto Withdrawals Ask for a Beneficiary NameC-03Withdrawal pages ask for a beneficiary name because of the travel rule. What Article 14 of EU Regulation 2023/1113 requires, and what happens when it is missing.
29Source of Wealth vs Source of Funds in Crypto KYCC-03Source of wealth is how you built up all you own; source of funds is the money in one transaction. UK law lists when a firm must check source of wealth.
30Why KYC Asks Your Occupation, Income and PurposeC-03KYC boxes on account purpose, expected volume and occupation come from AML rules in the UK and EU. Answer truthfully and update them when your use changes.