Finally, you can sign up and verify an Alipay account without a Chinese bank account now!
It has always been very easy to sign up for Alipay, but it is very difficult to verify an Alipay account as a foreigner in the past. It requires you to have a Chinese bank card to complete the verification, which is a very high threshold.
But in the last 2 years, Alipay has changed its rules and now you only need a passport and face verification to have a verified Alipay.
In this article, I will explain step by step how to create and verify your Alipay account without using a Chinese bank card.
Note: The Alipay account I mentioned in this article refers to the Alipay personal account, which is different from the Alipay business account offered by Alipay for some foreign companies.
1. Why you should have a verified Alipay account
If you are planning to use Alipay regularly, I suggest you verify your Alipay. if you don’t verify your Alipay, you can still shop on Taobao. but if you have a verified Alipay, there are many benefits:
- Your Taobao and Alipay accounts are safer
Because your account has been verified by your real name, Alipay will trust you more and will not freeze or restrict your account unexpectedly anymore.
- Your tourpass money is more protected
To be honest, now your tourpass money is not safe and Alipay may freeze or stop you from using it anytime. With verified Alipay, your tourpass will be more secure.
- Verify your 1688.com account
If you are using a 1688 account, you can complete the verification of your 1688 account by linking to your verified Alipay. This will also greatly minimize the possibility of your 1688 account being restricted or unable to log in.
2. Create your Alipay Account
You can register on your computer or on your cell phone, but at the time of verification, Alipay will still ask you to download the app to complete the verification, so I suggest you download the Alipay app directly to register.
Step1. Download and install the Alipay app
You can download it directly from Google Play or Apple’s App Store by searching for Alipay(支付宝).
When installing, you should give Alipay permission to access your camera, we will need it to scan your passport and face recognition when verifying your Alipay later.
Step2. Enter your mobile number
Now open your Alipay app. if the page is in Chinese, you can set it to English by clicking on the “language(语言)” in the upper right corner.
We only need to do one thing on this page-enter your mobile number. the default country code 86 is for China, you have to change it to your own area code.
Then enter your mobile phone number next to it, remember, don’t add “0” in front of your mobile number.
Step3. Sign up
The Alipay system will detect that this is a new mobile number and then go to the sign-up page.
As in the above step, you need to select your area code and enter your mobile number again.
Step4. enter the verification code
Next, an agreement page will pop up, click agree to it.
on the verification code page, fill in the 4-digit verification code you received.
If everything goes well, you’ll be on the Alipay homepage, next we will proceed to verify the Alipay account.
Click “Me” on the bottom right corner of the user center page.
3. Verify your Alipay Account
Step 1. In the User Center, click the arrow in the upper right corner to go to the profile page.
Step 2. You can see on the profile page, the second column (Real-name verification) is grayed out(Unverified), we now click here to complete the verification.
Step 3. Now we come to the identity verification page, you can see that there are 3 options, which are
- Passport chip & face verification
- Verify face
- Mainland China bank card
Usually, we choose the easiest one – Verify face.
The best verification method is still the mainland China bank card verification, after completing the bank verification, you can use alipay balance, you can use alipay to receive and pay with more amount.
But it is not easy to register a Chinese bank account, you need to come to China to open an account in person. you can’t open an account remotely or in your country.
If you want to learn more, here is a guide on how to open China bank accounts as a foreigner.
Step 4. The first step is to scan your passport, preferably in a bright area.
Step 5. Then it will jump to the face recognition page, click “verify” to scan your face.
Step 6. If everything is OK, they will send you a short message to tell you that the verification is successful. you will also be at the certification center.
You can see that your personal information is “Incomplete”, you need to click here to update your personal information.
Step 7. In the personal information page, you can see that there are 2 fields that are not completed, “Occupation type” and “Address”.
Step 8. Click “Occupation type”, from the many occupation options that pop up, choose one according to your personal situation.
Step 9. Now click “Address”,
for “Location”, you can choose “海外(overseas)” for both state and city, then click “确认(confirm)”.
for “Address”, you can input your street address. then click “Save” to finish the whole process.
Step 10. After you have completed the above steps, you can see on your personal profile page that the second column (Real-name verification) is turned to blue(Verified).
You now have a verified Alipay personal account!
4. Set up alipay Login and payment password, Email, etc.
After registering and verifying your Alipay account, we need to set up your Alipay account in order to make it more convenient and secure for future use.
Step 1. Click on the Settings icon in the upper right corner of your user center.
Step 2. On the settings page, click the first option “Account and Security”.
Step 3. Now we are on the “Account and Security” page.
You can set up many things about your account here. I will introduce 3 main ones: Email Address, Alipay password, Login password.
You can add your email address so that you can log in directly with your email address in the future.
Alipay password here means Alipay payment password, it is a 6-digit number and it is very important.
You need to use it when you pay in Taobao, 1688, and even when you change some of your alipay information. So I suggest you write down this password on paper to avoid forgetting it.
Login password means your Alipay login password, it can be a combination of numbers and letters.
5. Final words
If you have done the above steps as I said, congratulations, you should have a full Alipay account now!
Next, you can shop on Taobao or top up tourpass to pay for your purchases.
If you have any problems or questions about the Alipay registration process, feel free to leave a comment, I’d love to hear from you!
342 thoughts on “How To Register And Verify Your Alipay Without Chinese Bank Account”
Hi, I am trying to send a payment but every time I try, it fails and there’s a message saying Alipay interrupted my transaction because they need to verify my identity. It also says that my payment is not supported. (I have already completely the passport and face verification to my knowledge.) Then it brings me to a page where it asks for a picture of my international bank card which I assume is the card I have on file. I submit a picture but I keep getting a message saying the server is busy.
View Commenttry to contact Alipay customer service for problems like this.
View CommentI have tried the steps above but can’t verify after scanning my passport . The error message is The Passport read by NFC doesn’t match the identity information before . Not sure was it because when I first Reg the account years ago I keyed in my old passport number which has expired .
View CommentBefore the scanning I was prompted to enter the passport number , expiry date and my birth date . But it still doesn’t work . Any advice how to resolve this?
Hi, my advice is to register a new account.
View CommentWhen I clicked on the take photo icon it didn’t take me anywhere so I chose from gallery..it’s still not showing anything
View CommentTry it at another time or in another network environment.
View Commenthi there, may i know what is the limit for real name verification on a day-to-day and annual transaction basis?
View CommentIf you don’t have a Chinese bank card added, then the lifetime limit of your Alipay balance is 1000 RMB.
It does not limit the amount of your linked credit card.
View CommentPlease I have verified my Alipay account but when someone sent RMB to my account thy said I have not finished my verification yet. Please can I do?
View CommentYou must add a Chinese bank account to fully use the Alipay transfer function.
View CommentI’m from Nigeria and I don’t have international passport, can I use driving license or national ID to varify My alipay account
View Commentit only accepts passports.
View CommentPlease i verified tourpass with an android phone and deposited 100cny into it. I later logged out and login on my iphone but when i logged in the tourpass is still requesting me to verify again and the money I deposited cant be found too. Please help
View Commentyou can try to contact their customer service to resolve this issue.
View CommentPls have been trying to verify is telling me over crowded what should I do
View CommentAll efforts to verify my account was proved abotive ,why? What is happening with the App .
View CommentHi, I (living in US) have followed all the steps above but when I go to pay for the international shipping with Alipay (on desktop) with the credit card I have on my alipay account, I keep getting this error “The payment result returned by the bank is temporarily unable to be queried. Please check the transaction record and operate according to the prompts.”, I’ve tried multiple times with various credit cards but keep getting the same result, do you know how I can progress past this? Thank you!
View CommentWhat state are you from?
they do not support payments from Washington.
Or you can contact Alipay customer service to see what the problem is.
View CommentOnce Alipay is opened and verified, how do I top up money to this account? Only can top up using Singapore credit cards? Can list some of the third party agents in Singapore that can help top up? Thanks.
View Commentyou can add your local bank card in Alipay to make purchases directly, and I know some people in Southeast Asia topping up their Alipay on shopee.
View CommentHi Eric
View CommentIf no passport then I can’t verify alipay ? Do we have any other way ? Tks
Passport is a requirement for foreigners.
View CommentI’m in Nigeria have verify my Alipay I still find it hard to top up my account
View Commentuse top-up service.
View CommentCan’t I use NIN to verify alipay account
View Commentthey only accept passport.
View CommentMay I know what happen to Passport chip & face verification? Because it’s gone does not appear. Only have Verify face and Mainland China bank card option. I tried select verify face and the region to select only have China,Hk,Macao and TW, no overseas anymore.
View CommentWhich area is your alipay set up in? I just contacted their customer service, their policy hasn’t changed.
View CommentMine also gone, i am in Indonesia (+62)
View CommentHello may I ask, so in this tutorial in settings we choose international version of alipay not mainland china? Do you mean top up, top up regular alipay account via top up service or top up tourpass? Can we use both if our account already verified? If use tourpass is it support visa & mastercard debit card or credit card? Can we use tourpass linked into international bank account to pay 1688?
View CommentPlease enlighted me, thank you
It is best to top up to Alipay balance because top up to the tourpass charges a fee, I remember it’s 5%.
View CommentGreetings,
View CommentHow can i credit the alipay wallet, with my foreign dollar card?
thanks
Unless you have a Chinese bank card, you can’t add money to Alipay wallet.
You can only top up through a third-party agent or pay with your credit card.
View CommentHey I have tried to top up my alipay wallet using third-party agent. At first I’ve add 100 yuan to try it out and it works for me.
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