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How do I verify a Naver account with a passport to book or order?

As of : NAVER offers passport verification for booking and ordering without a Korean number, subject to passport and account checks.

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NAVER announced this route for booking, ordering and payment through NAVER Map. Verification does not establish availability or booking completion at a venue.

What the evidence covers
Action or conditionVerdict and evidence levelScopeSources and dates
No-Korean-number route Partial · Confirmed source NAVER's June 9 announcement says passport verification began on June 4, 2026, for booking, ordering and payment through NAVER Map.
  • [S12] Official source (EN) · Observed: 2026-06-09 · Checked:
Passport and account conditions Partial · Confirmed source NAVER help specifies a non-Korean, unexpired passport not used for another ID. The account name and birth date must match, followed by passport-photo and face checks.
  • [S64] Official source (EN) · Observed: Not confirmed · Checked:
Your venue booking and card payment Not confirmed Individual venue availability, booking completion and foreign-card approval have not been tested. Not confirmed

What to check next

  1. Check passport validity, prior use with another NAVER ID, and the account name and birth date against NAVER's help page.

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  2. Follow NAVER's passport-photo and face-check instructions in the verification flow.

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  3. Treat the June 4 launch as platform scope; check the intended booking or order separately.

    • [S12] Official source (EN) · Observed: 2026-06-09 · Checked:

Limits and unknowns

  • The press release is dated 2026-06-09; 2026-06-04 is the feature start date.
  • No passport was submitted or booking made for this page.
  • Map performance and acceptance of a particular foreign card are not confirmed by these sources.

Sources

  • [S12] Official source (EN)

    NAVER announced on June 9 that passport verification began on June 4, 2026, for booking, ordering and payment through NAVER Map without a Korean number.

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    Observed: · Checked:

    Based on the operator research recorded on 2026-10-18 in Phase D and sources.md; no new network request or app test was made while writing this record.

  • [S64] Official source (EN)

    NAVER describes passport verification for reservation and ordering services: a non-Korean, unexpired passport not linked to another ID, matching account name and birth date, and passport-photo and face checks.

    Read source [S64]

    Observed: Not confirmed · Checked:

    Based on the operator research recorded on 2026-10-18 in Phase D and sources.md; no new network request or app test was made while writing this record.

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