Hi! When Facebook ID verification is stuck (e.g., “In Review,” “Pending,” or it keeps looping back to “confirm your identity”), it’s usually one of these buckets:

• Review queue delay (nothing “wrong,” just waiting),
• Upload problem (image quality/accepted document/metadata),
• Mismatch (profile name/birthday doesn’t match the ID enough), or
• Flow glitch (browser/app cache, blocked cookies, VPN/proxy, device issue).

I’ll keep this safe — no advice that risks locking you out or making you resubmit over and over.

What are you seeing exactly: “We’re reviewing your ID,” “Verification pending,” or does it reject instantly? And is this for your personal Facebook login, Marketplace, or something like Meta Verified?

You’re right to slow down. Re-uploading repeatedly can sometimes reset your place in the queue or trigger “too many attempts” behavior, depending on the flow.

Quick triage questions (answer what you can):
1) Did Facebook email you a confirmation after you submitted the ID (check inbox + spam/junk)?
2) In your Facebook Support Inbox, do you see a message about “Identity confirmation” or “Account restriction”?
3) What document did you use (passport/driver’s license/national ID) and was it a photo or a scan?
4) Did this start after a specific event (password reset, new phone, unusual login alert, ad/payment issue, name change)?

That context helps: after a security alert + password change, Facebook sometimes puts accounts into a stricter identity confirmation path. In that situation, “stuck in review” can be either a normal wait or a submission that didn’t fully process (even if it looked like it did).

Let’s do safe checks that don’t involve uploading again right away:

1) Check for hidden notices: In Support Inbox, open the item and look for any small text about “needs more info,” “couldn’t verify,” or a request to resubmit. Sometimes it’s subtle and easy to miss.

2) Name-match sanity check: Without changing anything, compare your Facebook profile name to what’s on the ID. Even minor differences (middle name, initials, spelling) can matter in ID confirmation reviews.

3) Device/flow check: Are you doing this inside the Facebook app, a mobile browser, or desktop? Some people get stuck in a “verification loop” on one device but can see clearer status on another.

Good catch on the network tools — VPN/Private Relay can affect certain verification flows because they change how your login location appears. I’m not saying “turn everything off and it’ll work,” but it’s a strong diagnostic clue.

Safe diagnostic steps (no re-upload yet):

• Try viewing status on desktop: Use a normal browser session where cookies aren’t blocked and you’re not behind a VPN/proxy for this one check. The goal is simply to see if the status screen shows more details than the app.

• Check if this is a “checkpoint” flow: If Facebook is showing a checkpoint (identity confirmation / account restriction), it may behave differently than Marketplace-only verification. The wording matters.

• Don’t change your profile name now: Changing name while you’re in review can complicate the signal. We’re just checking for mismatches, not editing anything mid-review.

One question: when you uploaded your ID, did Facebook say it was accepted for review, or did it ever say “couldn’t read the image” / “document not accepted”?

The glare detail is important. In ID verification, “submitted” doesn’t always mean “usable image,” and sometimes the system only flags the issue later (or it never produces a clear error and just sits in review).

Since you’ve already re-submitted once, I’d pause uploads for the moment and gather clarity instead of chasing it with more attempts.

A low-risk way to tell what kind of stuck this is:

1) Look for a time estimate anywhere: Some flows show “this may take up to X days.” If there’s no estimate at all, it can indicate the request is not actively moving through the normal review screen.

2) Check for separate restrictions: Marketplace restrictions sometimes show separate notices from identity confirmation. If you see two different notices, it can feel like “verification stuck” even if only one part is pending.

3) Confirm you’re checking the right email: If you have multiple emails on the account, Facebook may send updates to the primary one. No need to change anything — just confirm which inbox you’re watching.

That explains the “stuck” feeling: you may be dealing with two layers at the same time — an identity review plus a restriction notice. Even if the ID review completes, the restriction notice may still exist depending on why the security alert happened.

Still staying diagnostic-only, here’s what to verify safely:

• Support Inbox clarity: Make sure you open the restriction message and the identity message separately. Note the exact wording. “Identity confirmation” vs “account restricted” are different queues.

• Email coverage: Check the other email inbox and its spam/junk. Sometimes the only actionable instruction is in an email, not the app UI.

• Session consistency: If you switch devices a lot (app + browser + VPN), it can create mixed signals. For diagnosis, try checking status from one stable environment (same browser, no VPN) just to read the notices.

Have you seen any prompt asking for an additional step like a selfie/video selfie, or is it strictly “upload ID”?

Generally, Facebook’s ID checks are more sensitive to name and date of birth matching than address, but different flows can weigh details differently. That’s why the safest move is to confirm what Facebook is actually asking you to verify (identity vs restriction) and whether it’s asking for a specific accepted document type.

Here’s the “most likely causes” list for a Facebook ID verification pending situation like yours (still not a promise, just triage):

• Queue delay after a security checkpoint (especially post-password reset).
• ID photo quality (glare, blur, cropped edges, low light) even if the upload was accepted.
• Profile/ID mismatch (name formatting, middle name/initial, nickname vs legal name).
• Flow/session issues (VPN/Private Relay, blocked cookies, switching devices mid-process).
• Parallel restriction notice that makes it look like “verification never finishes.”

If you collect the exact wording + whether there’s any timeline, you’ll know whether you should wait, re-check submission quality, or focus on the restriction notice separately — without rushing into repeated uploads.

Exactly — the best “unstuck” outcome often starts with a clean description.

Safe info to gather (no sensitive sharing needed here):
• The exact message text (Identity confirmation vs Account restricted).
• Date/time you submitted the ID and whether you submitted more than once.
• What device/app you used for upload (iPhone app vs browser).
• Whether you use VPN/Private Relay or strict tracking/cookie blocking.
• Whether you received any emails and which address they went to.

With that, you can explain the issue clearly without guessing — and you’ve already avoided the #1 thing that makes these flows messy: repeated uploads and rapid retries while the system is still processing.