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When you host or help with hosting on Airbnb, you may be asked to provide information such as your legal name, date of birth, or government ID for verification. We may request this information as part of our identity verification process and confirming these details may be required by law, including as part of a process called Know Your Customer (KYC). If anything you submit is incorrect or cannot be confirmed, your account permissions could be limited, and you may not be able to receive payouts.
If any of this information is required for your account, we'll let you know. You'll receive an email and notifications with instructions on how to provide what's needed.
KYC is a regulatory requirement to help protect our community from fraud and to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. Nearly every large company licensed to process payments for individuals has to comply with KYC—in other words, we’re required to know who’s accessing the Airbnb account, and who’s getting paid.
If any information is incorrect, incomplete or out of date, your payouts may be interrupted until we can verify your account, and your account could even be flagged as potentially fraudulent.
Rest assured, we value your privacy and safety. When we ask for personal information, we take measures to protect it and we use the information you provide according to our Privacy Policy.
When you start to host, and periodically throughout your time hosting on Airbnb, we'll reach out for information and updates to meet KYC requirements.
The exact information we request from you may vary by regional requirements. Typically, it includes:
Your government ID: You may also need to provide photos of a valid government ID as part of identity verification, but we may still need to confirm it for KYC.