How to Get an Address Confirmed With PayPal

Using a Credit Card
1. Open a browser. Go to Paypal.com.
2. Enter your username and password in the fields on the left side and hit the 'Log In' button.
3. Find the 'Profile' tab by going to the 'My Account' tab in the top left of the first page that appears. Click on 'My Account.' All the way to the right, the 'Profile' tab will appear.
4. Hover over 'Profile' and a drop-down menu will result. Go down to 'Add or Edit Credit Card' and click on it.
5. Click the gold 'Add a Card' button on right side of the next page.
6. Fill in the information that will be asked for on the next page. This will include your name, your credit card type and your billing address. Paypal will do the rest of the work by matching your address in its system with your credit card statement information.
7. Match your address to the one on your credit card. Go back to the profile tab drop-down and go to 'Add or Edit Address' and click it.
8. Click on the 'Edit' button if the address on the left side is not the address that your credit card statement is sent to. The next page will allow you to change address information.
Without a Credit Card
9. Apply for an Alternate Address Conformation. If you have been a Paypal member for longer than 90 days, have a buyer reputation of at least 10 and be a are verified member of Paypal, the system will mail you instructions on how to confirm your address without a credit card. The system will know to do this because you have not confirmed your address with a credit within 90 days.
10. Enter the secret code into the PayPal Web site. The secret code will be sent to your mailing address that you have entered in the PayPal system.
11. Fax required documents to PayPal. These documents will be used to make sure that you live and receive mail and live at the location that you have indicated on the PayPal system.
Apply for a PayPal Credit Card
12. Open a browser and go to Paypal.com.
13. Enter your username and password on the left side and hit the 'Log In' button.
14. Click on the 'Apply Now' link on the next page. This link will be located to the right and below the welcome message that says, 'Welcome, Your Name.'
15. Click the 'Apply Now' button on the next page on the left side. This will take you to the Credit Card Application page. On this page and the following pages, fill out the information in the fields provided.