LinkedIn account restricted – identity verification doesn't support Sudanese ID, and every contact form needs sign-in

Mohamed Osman Mubarak Haj Ismail 0 Reputation points
2026-10-22T17:41:41.71+00:00

My LinkedIn accounts were restricted. To regain access I'm asked to verify my identity with a government ID, but the verification tool doesn't support Sudanese documents. Every LinkedIn Help contact form requires me to sign in, which I can't do, so I have no way to request a manual review.

I live in Egypt and hold a valid Sudanese passport and an Egyptian residence permit. While trying to regain access I ended up with three accounts. I only want to keep my main one: please merge the second into it and close the third, which I made for my startup and will replace with a Company Page.

I have emailed ******@linkedin.com from all three addresses. Could a LinkedIn support agent please contact me to arrange a manual identity review, or tell me which channel to use when verification isn't available for my nationality?

Thank you.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Accounts, profiles, and login
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    2026-10-22T17:43:13.0333333+00:00

    Microsoft Q&A cannot unlock LinkedIn accounts, and the documented escalation route is LinkedIn Member Support; the available official guidance does not provide a confirmed no-sign-in alternative when that Help Center blocks access. ^1^

    Actions available now

    1. Check each email account, including spam/junk, for a LinkedIn acknowledgment or case number.
      • If one exists, reply to that message from the same email address.
      • State that the required identity vendor does not accept Sudanese documents and request a manual review using the Sudanese passport and Egyptian residence permit.
      • List the three profile URLs, clearly marking:
        • the main profile to retain;
        • the duplicate profile to assess for consolidation;
        • the profile to close.
      • Do not email identity documents unless the response directs you to a secure LinkedIn upload process.
    2. If no acknowledgment exists, use the official LinkedIn Member Support Help Center whenever it offers access:
      LinkedIn Member Support
      LinkedIn’s support guide routes policy-enforcement, account-configuration, and platform issues there. ^1^
    3. If an official linkedin.com Help page presents a guest-access or appeal form, use that form. No such no-sign-in form is confirmed in the available official documentation, so avoid unofficial recovery services or links sent through social media.

    Keep the requests separate

    Submit them in this order:

    1. Restore the main profile through manual identity review.
    2. Ask LinkedIn to assess the duplicate-account options. Do not assume that two ordinary personal profiles can be merged or that all data can be transferred; the available documentation does not establish that capability.
    3. Close the third profile only after the main profile is restored and any content or connections you need have been addressed.
    4. Create the startup’s Company Page from the retained personal profile afterward.

    The API “Vetting Appeal” form mentioned in LinkedIn’s support documentation is only for LinkedIn developer/API-access vetting and requires an application Client ID; it is not the correct route for a restricted personal profile. ^1^

    Windows 11 and Microsoft account support cannot perform LinkedIn identity review, profile consolidation, or restriction removal. If Member Support remains sign-in-gated and no email acknowledgment was generated, there is no guaranteed alternate recovery channel documented in the available official material.

    References

    1. LinkedIn API Partner Support
    AI-generated content may be incorrect. Read our transparency notes for more information.

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