In order to be eligible to register a Kraken account and use our services, you must:
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Reside in a supported area
To get started trading, we only require a few things for Starter and Express verification levels.
The Intermediate and Pro levels are like opening a bank account and require supporting documents.
Find out what you can do with each verification level here.
| Requirements | Starter | Express | Intermediate | Pro |
|---|
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Full name | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Date of birth | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Phone number | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Physical address | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Occupation information If employed. If not, select unemployed. |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Social Security Number (US clients) | ✓* |
✓ |
✓ | |
| Valid ID | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Proof of address | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Face Photo (South Africa and USA)** | see details | see details | ||
| KYC questionnaire | ✓ | |||
| Sign-in 2FA | ✓ |
*Last four digits of SSN
**There may be other situations where we would require you to submit either a Face Photo or an ID Confirmation Photo. Depending on your country of residence, if your address is not automatically confirmed, you will be asked to provide a Face photo instead of a Proof of Address document.
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