Back in last month, we updated that the Facebook owned most favourite social networking app Instagram makes things easier for the users to get verified their accounts. However, at that time, that option was only available in Australia. Well, today the company has officially announced that it will allow users to request for verification of their accounts and it can be requested right from the app.
Well, the verification badge which is a blue coloured badge which comes next to the username. That said, it is a dream for many users, and these badges were offered by the company to the accounts of the celebrities, politicians or brands. Well, now such account holders can able to request for the verification from within the app and this makes the process easier. As earlier they need to approach the company to get the verified badge and also the process requires lots of efforts, but now the company made things easy.
How to request for a verified account
To request the verification badge, you need to head over the ‘Settings’ and find the ‘Request Verification’ section. Well, now you have to provide the username, full name and a government-issued document such as photo ID that shows the full name as well as the date of birth on it. Once you do this, then Instagram will start reviewing your verification request.
