Hi so on 6/23/2025 I purchase forum gold, which was the last and only requirement in the green check boxes needed for Verified Status to be complete
once purchased, all the boxes are green checked marked, and "Eligible for review" has been displayed

in the past the verified status was instant, i've given it some time and it appears maybe something went wrong, but i'm not entirely sure how this works if it's a manual acceptance.

Have you submitted a verification photo as instructed at the bottom of the page?
In case you have been verified before at some point, a new verification photo needs to be submitted once a year.

I think it is currently active yea, from my memory it would specify it being needed in the check boxes when checking verified status.

It’s not a checkbox. Once the checkbox requirements are met a button will appear at the bottom to verify your identity.

oh gotcha! currently there is no button for that, it says Eligible for review, in the past this would pretty much be instant as long as the other requirements have been met ( which seems to be the case on my end, everything is green check marked )

per discussion with Munky, I totally missed the Verify now button at the bottom, clicked that and awaiting further steps for the verification process.

thank you!

What are the benefits of being a verified user? Is there a risk that my personal picture and data being leaked to 3rd party or hackers?