How to Verify Your Meta Business Manager +3 Essential Documents (Still works in 2025)

To advertise on Meta's platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger...), getting your Business Manager verified is extremely important, saving you from the headaches of ad rejections, account bans, and more...

Watch the full YouTube Tutorial here (Meta's design changed a bit but the process is the exact same)

Why Verify Your Business Manager?

First things first, let's talk about the "Why". Verification acts as a shield, making your advertising experience much easier. It's about proving that you are a legitimate business.

Meta wants to protect it's intrests, just remeber the many controversies of the past. They want to protect themself from spam or bad actors, that is why a verified business manager is less likely to banned, blocked or limited.

How to Get Verified

Getting that coveted verification involves a few key steps and documents. Meta requires proof that your business is legitimate.

Typically, this means submitting three critical documents:

1. Your company's certification of incorporation
2. A recent bank statement
3. A phone bill

These documents are usually more than enough, it also depends on the information on the Certification of Incorporation, check out the approved documents and languages.

Something that is often overlooked that can increase your legitimacy is the design of your website's footer.

A good footer should include comprehensive business information:

• Company Name
• Privacy Policies and Terms of Service
• Company Address (Same as the Company's Documents).

Step-by-Step Verification

1. Get your documents ready, go to your business settings and fill in your business info.
2. Make sure all information are accurate and up-to-date.
3. Navigate to the security center and click on the blue button to start the verification process. If you don't have the button, or the button is greyed out, here is the guide on how to fix "Ineligible for Verification".
4. Confirm your business details, ensuring they match the documents you're about to upload.

Verification isn't just about uploading documents; it's about ensuring everything is consistent. From the business name and address to the email domain used for verification.

Once you submit everything, including a document that verifies your business address (if your certificate of incorporation doesn't include it), you're basically done.

After submission, the waiting game begins. Usually, within two or three business days, Facebook will inform you if your verification is successful or if additional documents are needed.

They're quite clear with their requirements, so if they ask for something extra like a phone bill, be ready to provide it.