✅ How to get the WhatsApp green tick (Meta verified badge) in India

The verified badge (the classic 'green tick', shown as a blue badge in current WhatsApp versions) tells customers a business account is authentic. It's free to apply for — but Meta doesn't grant it to everyone, and knowing the criteria before applying saves weeks.

The non-negotiable requirements

• ✓You must be on the official WhatsApp Business API — the free app can't be verified.
• ✓Meta Business verification completed (GST, incorporation or similar documents proving the legal entity).
• ✓Two-step verification enabled on the number.
• ✓A notable business presence: real website, and ideally news coverage or an established brand footprint. This 'notability' bar is where most rejections happen.

The application, step by step

Once your API account is live and business verification is done, the request is submitted from WhatsApp Manager (or your platform raises it for you). Meta typically responds within a few days to a few weeks.

• ✓Complete Meta Business verification in Business Manager first — nothing moves without it.
• ✓Make sure your display name follows Meta's naming policy and matches your real brand.
• ✓Keep your website live, with the same brand name and a working contact page.
• ✓Submit the verification request from WhatsApp Manager → your number → profile settings.

If you get rejected

Rejections are usually about notability, not paperwork. Build more third-party presence — press mentions, directory listings, an active social footprint — and re-apply after a gap. Meanwhile, remember that the badge is cosmetic: your delivery rates, features and pricing are identical without it, and a complete business profile (logo, description, website, address) earns most of the same customer trust.