# Getting a Verified mark

> For members. Add a work email, LinkedIn profile or GST number on your profile page to get a small Verified mark next to your name. All optional.

Source: https://milvao.com/help/members/getting-verified · Updated 2026-11-06

## Key takeaways

- Checks are optional. Find them in the **Verification** card on your profile page in the member portal.
- A work email is confirmed with a 6-digit code sent to it. Personal addresses such as Gmail or Outlook can't be used.
- Your organisers check LinkedIn profiles, and usually GST numbers too, before they count.
- Other members see only the names of your checks, never your email, link or GST number. You can remove a check any time.

Some communities show a small **Verified** mark next to members who added a check. It helps people trust an introduction. Your community decides which checks count.

If you don't see a **Verification** card on your profile page, your community doesn't use the mark.

## Add a check

1. Open your community's member portal and go to **Profile**.
2. Find the **Verification** card.
3. Pick a check:
   - **Work email**: type your work address, tap **Send code**, then type the code from the email and tap **Confirm**. The code works for 10 minutes.
   - **LinkedIn**: paste your profile link (linkedin.com/in/your-name) and tap **Save**. Your organisers open it and mark it checked. If you already gave your LinkedIn link in a profile answer, the field starts filled in with it: check it's yours, then tap **Save**.
   - **GST number**: type the 15 characters from your GST certificate and tap **Save**.

## What others see

| | You | Your organisers | Other members and visitors |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Verified mark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓, on your directory card and public profile if you have them |
| Which checks you did | ✓ | ✓ | ✓, names only |
| Your email domain, LinkedIn link, GST number | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |

Milvao keeps only your company's domain from your work email, never the address.

When your organisers introduce you to another member, their WhatsApp message names you with **(Verified)** after your name, for example **Asha Verma (Verified)**. Only the word Verified is added, never your email, link or GST number.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I remove a check?
Tap **Remove** next to it on your profile page and confirm. It stops counting straight away.

### The code didn't arrive. What now?
Check your spam folder, then tap **Send a new code**. You can ask for 3 codes every 10 minutes.