How long does it take Facebook to verify an account when you submit your ID? It's been nine (9) days now.
I submitted it with the online form and got an email back immediately saying I needed to submit it, and if I already submitted it that I needed to reply, submitting it again. So I replied to the e-mail with the scan of my driver's license attached.
I signed up using Chris, instead of Christopher. I also changed my birth date by 5 days, as I didn't think they needed my exact birth date.
Is that why they are not replying? – Using the shortened version of my name, and a slightly off birth date?
My account is sitting there, with my picture, and I can't access it. I had a friend check, and he can see it – read the info and bio, and sent a friend request. That request showed up in my email.
This was a new account. I got the "roadblock" page right off – I sent one friend request, and tried to follow that up by sending the person a message.
I have to say I'm not very impressed with Facebook. Pretty bad first impression.
Best Answer
Starting from the beginning, at the Facebook sign up page, there is the following
This takes care of the birthday issue.
For the nickname, there is the following,
Under Facebook Terms, here is what you need to be aware of
Knowing this and
9 days to even two weeks seems reasonable. Someone I knew was banned but appealed, it took a very long while but a well worded polite email plus some patience led to a renewal. This is not going to work for everyone obviously.
In your case, as noted on this appeal page for deactivated accounts (though not new accounts, I think the same process applies)
"Note that writing in and submitting your ID multiple times will not result in a faster response. Once you submit your initial request, it is placed in a queue and responded to accordingly. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."
There still is information that we need from you to decipher the information further, you said that it is a new account, yet you needed to confirm with a license. This sounds like a re-activation to me. It would be best if you could walk us through your entire process from sign up to roadblock with all relevant links and email correspondences that Facebook sent (REMOVE ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION)