Let's cut to the chase: once your Binance identity verification is bound, your ID number, name, and date of birth cannot be changed directly. The only things you can edit are your residential address, email, and phone number. If you got a key piece of information wrong, the only compliant path is to apply for "re-verification," which resets your profile after a manual review. Start by checking your current verification status on the Binance Official Site; on mobile, it's easier to reach support through the Official Binance App — if you're on iPhone and can't install it, see the iOS Install Guide.
Binance's identity verification is designed as a one-time, lifetime binding, meant to stop users from repeatedly switching identities to dodge anti-money-laundering controls. But every so often there's a genuine need to change something — a typo, a legal name change, a reissued ID. Below we lay out exactly what can and can't be changed, plus the full correction process.
| Item | Can It Be Changed | How |
|---|---|---|
| Name (romanized) | Not directly | Re-verification |
| Name (native script) | Not directly | Re-verification |
| ID number | No | Effectively unchangeable |
| Date of birth | Not directly | Re-verification |
| Nationality | Not directly | Assisted by account manager |
| Residential address | Yes | Edit directly in account settings |
| Phone number | Yes | Change after verification |
| Yes | Change after verification | |
| Avatar, nickname | Yes | Freely editable |
Here's how to handle each one.
Your name can't be edited directly. The process is:
Manual review takes 1 to 5 business days. Once approved, the system automatically overwrites your old name.
If the system rejects your re-verification request (often citing "the information difference isn't significant enough to warrant re-verification"), your only options are:
Success depends on the specifics — the smaller the discrepancy, the easier it is to get approved.
Not a single digit of your ID number can be off. Binance cross-checks:
If the OCR reading doesn't match what you typed, your submission gets rejected on the spot — it simply won't go through. So "wrong ID number" is usually a leftover issue from earlier versions of the verification flow.
If your account is bound to the wrong ID number, there's only one way out:
Withdraw all your crypto before closing the account — once your balance is zeroed out, there's no getting it back.
The most common cause is swapping month and day during entry (May 8 entered as August 5), or getting the year off by one.
Apply for "re-verification" and select "identity information error" as the reason. Re-upload your ID; OCR will automatically read the correct date of birth, and it gets applied after manual review.
The approval rate is fairly high here, since the ID photo itself proves the real date — the reviewer is just confirming it.
Changing your nationality is the hardest of all these corrections. The process:
The approval rate isn't high, and once approved, your account gets flagged for 30 days of risk monitoring. It's strongly recommended you pick the correct nationality the first time you register.
Go to "Account Settings" → "Personal Info" → "Residential Address" → edit and save. No review required, takes effect immediately.
Note: changing your address to somewhere very different from your ID's nationality (say, your ID is from one country but you change your address to another) may trigger a risk-control check.
"Account Settings" → "Account Security" → "Change Email." Process:
The cooling-off period exists to prevent account theft. Withdrawals are locked for 24 hours after a new email is activated, so anyone who hijacked your account can't drain it immediately.
Similar process to email:
Some regions require verifying the country code first.
"Account Settings" → "Personal Info." Edit and save directly, no verification needed.
| Item | Verification | Cooling-off | Average Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avatar, nickname | None | None | Instant |
| Residential address | None | None | Instant |
| Dual email + 2FA | 24 hours | 24 hours | |
| Phone number | Dual number + 2FA | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Name (re-verification) | Face + ID | None | 1-5 business days |
| Date of birth (re-verification) | Same as above | None | 1-5 business days |
| Nationality | Manual, account manager | 30-day monitoring | 1-4 weeks |
| ID number | Cannot be changed | / | Close and reopen account |
On desktop: Account → Identity Verification → "Re-verification" button (at the bottom of the page). On mobile: Account → Identity Verification → "Apply for Re-verification."
You'll need to select a reason:
Different reasons get different levels of scrutiny. "Document upgrade" is the easiest to get approved; "Other" gets the strictest review.
Results usually come back within 1 to 5 business days of submission. Once approved, the new information overwrites the old, while the old information stays in your history for compliance traceability.
Q: Will incorrect verification info cause problems with trading? A: Trading isn't affected. But large withdrawals (over 50,000 USDT) trigger an identity cross-check, and a wrong name could get you stuck there.
Q: Can I just close my account and start over? A: Yes. As long as you withdraw all your crypto first. But you can't register a new account with the same ID (unless the old account has been closed for more than 90 days).
Q: What if I legally changed my name? A: Apply for re-verification, select "document upgrade" as the reason, and provide your new ID showing the updated name.
Q: My ID was reissued (same number) — do I need to update it? A: Not required, but recommended. Submit a "document upgrade" request and upload the new ID.
Q: What if facial recognition no longer works because my face has changed with age? A: Apply for re-verification and redo facial recognition. The system will refresh your facial data.
Q: After correcting my verified identity info, are my historical trades still there? A: Yes. Your account ID stays the same, and all historical trades, deposits, and withdrawals are preserved.
The core rule for editing your Binance identity info is: key details get bound once, and any change goes through manual review. Carefully double-checking every character the first time you fill it out is far less hassle than fixing it later. If you've already entered something wrong and the stakes are high, our KYC Verification category has further guidance for handling specific situations.