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Facebook Business Verification: Documents You Need

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Facebook business verification (Meta Business Verification in Business Manager) can ask you for at least three documents.

You won’t always be asked for all of them, but keep them ready before you start. The process goes much faster when you can upload right away.

If Meta does request documents, verification runs in two steps.

In the first step you upload at least one primary document that shows your official, legal business name, spelled exactly as you entered it in Business Manager:

  • a business license or permit
  • a tax document from the IRS or your state (for example the EIN confirmation letter, CP 575, or a state tax registration certificate)

…plus one supporting document:

  • articles of incorporation, certificate of formation or a certificate of good standing from your Secretary of State

Step 2: proof of address and phone number

The second step asks for a document confirming your business address and phone number. The catch: most business documents don’t carry a phone number. A phone bill or utility bill in the company’s name is the easiest fix. If you don’t have one, Meta also accepts a bank statement or an invoice, as long as the phone number is printed on it.

A practical workaround is to use any recent vendor invoice (for example your adsfox invoice, available at https://use.datadriventool.com/settings/billing/invoices). Update your billing details with the vendor so the phone number appears under the tax ID, then download the PDF and upload it for business verification on Facebook.

The billing details on the invoice should be laid out like this:

Legal business name
Street address, suite or unit number
City, state, ZIP code, country
Email address (optional)
EIN or other tax ID
Phone number

If none of your invoices show this information and the vendor can’t reissue one quickly, you can adjust the layout yourself with an online PDF editor such as DocHub.

Business verification is a formality, but without it you can’t unlock certain ad formats or raise your spending limits. Once it’s done, the harder part begins: setting up campaigns so they bring in leads, not just clicks. That is what we do in our Facebook and Instagram ads management.

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FAQ: Facebook business verification documents

Meta asks for a document with your legal business name (a business license, formation documents from your Secretary of State, or an IRS letter such as the EIN confirmation) and, in a second step, a document that shows your business address and phone number (a utility bill, phone bill, bank statement or invoice). Keep all three ready before you start.
Once the documents are uploaded, Meta usually responds within a few business days. Rejections almost always come from a mismatch: the name on the document differs from the name in Business Manager, or the address and phone number are missing from the second document. Fix the mismatch and resubmit.
Not for basic campaigns, but verification unlocks higher spending limits, some ad formats and features tied to your domain, and it protects the account from being flagged. If ads are a serious channel for you, get it done early rather than in the middle of a campaign.
The simplest option is a phone bill or utility bill in the company's name. If you don't have one, an invoice or bank statement works as long as the phone number is printed next to the address, so update your billing details with your vendors before you download the PDF.