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# Proof of address requirements

## **Customers required to provide proof of address**

Bridge will require proof of address documents for:

* **Individuals** who provide **government ID documents from a controlled or prohibited region** and **claim residence outside that region** or other**conflicting location signals**
* **Businesses** with **conflicting location signals** , such as claiming an **operating address in low risk region** while being **registered in a high risk region** and/or the **control person resides in a high risk region**
* **As needed** – when requested by Bridge for additional verification

## **Document requirements**

### **Businesses**

A proof of address document for a business must

* confirm the current operating address
* be addressed to the applying entity issued in the last 90 days
* be a physical address, **not a PO box or virtual addresses**

Accepted documents are:

* Bank statement
* Utility bill
* Government-issued letter
* Office lease agreement (must be current, can be older than last 90 days)

Note: [<u>DAOs</u>](/platform/customers/compliance/dao) may provide proof of physical residential address for their verified control person if the DAO does not have its own physical operating address.

### **Individuals**

A proof of address document for an individual must

* confirm the current residential address
* be addressed to the individual issued in the last 90 days
* be a physical address, **not a PO box or virtual addresses**

Accepted documents are:

* Bank statement
* Utility bill
* Government-issued letter
* Government issued ID (issued in the last 90 days)
* Residential lease agreement (must be current, can be older than last 90 days)

For more details on our KYB process, please reference our [Bridge Business Onboarding (KYB) Guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UjwaXWHNEs3PTaj2R2l_CLxGApj8Uc8NHlL_WVd6TFY/edit?tab=t.0).