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JillArmour
Community Manager
May 30, 2023How to appeal a rejected partner profile in the verification process
If your partner profile has been rejected in the verification process you can appeal the deision.
Follow these steps
CBullen
May 25, 2024Brass Contributor
@JillArmour, can you please check if there has been a misinterpretation of the rules/requirements somewhere within the Validation Support team. I continue to get the stock response that to verify my domain, I must provide:
"Domain registration/invoice or renewal that lists entity/contact and domain as they are stated in your account."
In British English, I understand the "/" character in that sentence to mean "or":
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/forward-slash
"The symbol /, used to represent 'or' and in the names of internet websites"
So I am asked to provide one of:
- Domain registration, or
- Invoice, or
- Renewal notice (I assume for auto-renewed domains)
that lists one of:
- Entity name, or
- Contact name
I suspect the "/" may have been misinterpreted, so requiring:
- Domain registration invoice
listing
- Entity and contact
Please check, and if found to be true, get that misunderstanding changed. That might explain much of the immense frustration witnessed in this discussion chain.
"Domain registration/invoice or renewal that lists entity/contact and domain as they are stated in your account."
In British English, I understand the "/" character in that sentence to mean "or":
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/forward-slash
"The symbol /, used to represent 'or' and in the names of internet websites"
So I am asked to provide one of:
- Domain registration, or
- Invoice, or
- Renewal notice (I assume for auto-renewed domains)
that lists one of:
- Entity name, or
- Contact name
I suspect the "/" may have been misinterpreted, so requiring:
- Domain registration invoice
listing
- Entity and contact
Please check, and if found to be true, get that misunderstanding changed. That might explain much of the immense frustration witnessed in this discussion chain.
- JillArmourMicrosoftMay 28, 2024
Community Manager
CBullen yes the "/" means or.
- CBullenMay 28, 2024Brass Contributor@JillArmour, could you please provide that information to the Vetting team, as in one email response I got for incident 2404170040003707, I was told:
"Please note that we need domain registration invoice for verification of domain along with business documents mentioned. Kindly make sure the details in documents provided should align with details as mentioned in your Partner account."- JillArmourMicrosoftMay 28, 2024
Community Manager
CBullen sounds like your paperwork shows a different registered name than you have listed on your partner account. It has to match EXCATLY, or you will be rejected. I would try changing your partner account name to match your paperwork and resubmit.
I don't have access to the vetting team unfortunately, the best way is to wait for support to help and it can take them some time to review. Hang in there! Sorry I can not be of more help.