Verifications on your LinkedIn profile

Last updated: 2 weeks ago

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

A verification badge helps you signal authenticity and build trust, giving others more confidence to reach out. Our data shows that verified members organically see higher profile views and engagement.

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:

Verified Badge

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 outIdentity 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 India, identity verification is available to members with DigiLocker credentials that meet certain other requirements.
  • 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 outIdentity 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 LinkedInLearninglicense provided by their company, or an active LinkedInRecruiterlicense 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 outWorkplace verification using your work email.
  • Via Microsoft Entra Verified ID:If your company uses Microsoft Entra Verified ID and hastaken specific stepsto 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 outWorkplace 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 outWorkplace 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 aRecruiter Userrole,Recruiter Adminrole or a custom role featuring aHiring Project Creatorlicense withRecruiter Searchpermissions, you may be able to add and display aVerified Recruiterlabel workplace verification on your LinkedIn profile. To learn more about how this verification works and the steps to verify, check outworkplace 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 outEducational 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 outEducational 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 verifyyour 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 insettings.Learn more about our practices in ourPrivacy 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-verifyto 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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