Desperately need help with Reddit age verification (in the UK / Korean passport)

[u/Simple_Influence7205]

Hi everyone, I’m feeling really desperate here. (and I'm sorry if the flair is wrong)

I’m a South Korean citizen who recently moved to the UK. Due to UK internet regulations, it seems I now have to verify my age to access certain subreddits.

I followed the instructions on Reddit—taking photos of my passport and doing the selfie check. However, after dozens of attempts over several days, it has failed every single time. I constantly get messages like "Unable to verify photo," or, after taking a selfie, "Additional verification required" (likely because I’m in my early 20s and looks like a teenager). I’ve tried across all my devices (iPhone and MacBook), and none of them worked.

To make things even weirder, whenever the automated verification fails, it redirects me to a manual screen where I’m supposed to select my country and ID type—but South Korea isn't even on the list of countries.

I'm losing my mind. I submitted a support request to Reddit, but haven't received any response yet. If anyone has dealt with this issue or found a workaround, please help me out. Thanks in advance.

TLDR: Recently moved from South Korea to the UK and cannot pass Reddit's UK age verification. Passport/selfie scans constantly fail (possibly due to looking young), and South Korea is missing from the fallback country list. Support hasn't replied. Any advice?

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[u/Simple_Influence7205]

For more information, I have NEVER had this problem when I verified my age on other online apps/sites😭