At LinkedIn, we know that authenticity is key to creating meaningful interactions. A verification badge on your profile shows that you were able to confirm specific information about your account, such as your:
- Identity
- Workplace
- Educational institution
Verified information helps provide authenticity signals to others that you are who you say you are. Verifications can also help you make more informed decisions about connecting with other professionals, as you can see their verified information on their profiles.
When you are logged in to LinkedIn, a verified member will have the verified badge displayed next to the member's name on their profile:
Currently, LinkedIn supports several forms of verification. Each form of verification has its own eligibility and availability criteria, which you can learn more about below.
Identity verification
An identity verification means that a member’s government-issued ID was verified by one of LinkedIn’s verification partners. Currently, identity verification is limited to select geographies. We may expand identity verification globally and add more verification partners in the future.
- In the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, the identity verification is performed by CLEAR, a third-party identity verification service. It's available for those with a valid government-issued ID and a personal phone number registered in either the U.S., Canada, or Mexico. To learn more about how this verification works and the steps to verify, check out Identity verification via CLEAR. A free CLEAR account will be created for you during the process if you don’t have one already. This is separate from the paid CLEAR Plus membership for airport security access. If you already have a CLEAR account, you can continue the verification using your CLEAR identity.
- In many additional countries, the identity verification is performed by Persona, a third-party identity verification service. It’s available for those with a valid NFC-enabled passport. To learn more about the availability, how this verification works, and the steps to verify, check out Identity verification via Persona.
- LinkedIn members have the option to verify their identity by uploading a government ID and/or taking a live selfie using services provided by the above trusted partners. These trusted partners (and their authorized processors) have sole access to such data and it is deleted according to the applicable trusted partner’s privacy policy. LinkedIn does not receive any biometric data about LinkedIn members from these partners.
Workplace verification
A workplace verification means that a member has confirmed their association with the specific company using their work email, Microsoft Entra Verified ID, a LinkedIn Learning license provided by their company, or an active LinkedIn Recruiter license provided by their company.
- Via work email: You can verify your workplace by providing your current company email address and confirming it through a code sent to that email. Currently, this method of verification is eligible to limited companies. To learn more about how this verification works and the steps to verify, check out Workplace verification using your work email.
- Via Microsoft Entra Verified ID: If your company uses Microsoft Entra Verified ID and has taken specific steps to enable workplace verification, you’ll be able to verify and display a verification on your LinkedIn profile. To learn more about how this verification works and the steps to verify, check out Workplace verification via Microsoft Entra Verified ID.
- Via LinkedIn Learning license: If your company has provided you with a LinkedIn Learning license and has been included in workplace verification, you can display a workplace verification on your LinkedIn profile. To learn more about how this verification works and the steps to verify, check out Workplace verification via LinkedIn Learning.
- Via active LinkedIn Recruiter license: At this time, workplace verification is not available to all companies. However, if your company provides its employees with the LinkedIn Recruiter corporate subscription product, and you are assigned a Recruiter User role, Recruiter Admin role or a custom role featuring a Hiring Project Creator license with Recruiter Search permissions, you may be able to add and display a Verified Recruiter label workplace verification on your LinkedIn profile. To learn more about how this verification works and the steps to verify, check out workplace verification with a LinkedIn Recruiter license.
Educational institution verification
An education verification means the individual's association with an educational institution has been verified using an education email or supported LinkedIn Learning license provided by that institution.
- Education email: You can verify your educational institution by providing your email address for your current experience or education and confirming it through the code sent to that email. Currently, this method of verification is available to limited educational institutions. To learn more about how this verification works and the steps to verify, check out Educational institution verification via your associated email.
- LinkedIn Learning license: If your educational institution has provided you with a LinkedIn Learning license and has been included in educational institution verification, you can display a verification on your LinkedIn profile. To learn more about how this verification works and the steps to verify, check out Educational institution verification via LinkedIn Learning.
Verification details
- Adding verifications is optional. It’s not a required step to complete your profile.
- There is no additional cost to verify your information and to add verifications to your LinkedIn profile.
- Verifications are visible, but you can remove them anytime. A verification indicating that your identity, workplace, or educational institution is confirmed will be visible on your profile when you complete the verification process. The information used for verification (i.e. the email address, information on your ID card, or the workplace credential) will not be visible. The issuing country of your ID may be visible on your profile. You can remove verifications anytime in settings. Learn more about our practices in our Privacy Policy.
- Verifications on your profile may change. For example:
- The location and the placement of the badge may change as the feature evolves.
- A verification may be removed if your organization changes the approved email domains for workplace verification with work email or if you haven’t renewed your verification.
- If you change your name, you may have to re-verify to keep your verification visible on your profile. When you verify your identity, workplace, or educational institution, the name you use must match the name on your LinkedIn profile.
- Your verification may be shown on other features on the LinkedIn platform. For example, if you’re a customer with access to Job Slots and you actively post jobs, your verifications may show up on the jobs you post. These verifications are meant to help you build trust with job seekers and potential candidates.
We continue to expand eligibility and availability, and new types of verifications may become available in the future.
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