I think I responded before that this is NOT the case as I was a host for years with no ID submitted until I wanted to stay as a guest at a listing that required it. Yes, I am in the US.
Maybe rules have changed since you joined? I joined Airbnb in October and it was a requirement. I cannot imagine it would be easy to stop potential fraud and identity theft and allow payouts to someone without them enforcing paying the proper taxes and that sort of thing
Airbnb does not enforce tax payment.
They have always STATED that Iâd was a requirement but they didnât abuse you in the process of you didnât provide it. Maybe they do now, I donât know.
I joined November '18 and government ID was required to complete a listing. When I added my wife as co-host a couple weeks later, she was also required to submit government ID. It was not optional and there was no alternative. I would assume this is the case across the USA, but wouldnât apply to other countries. Of course, itâs possible that hosts who joined before the requirement was enacted still donât have a verified government ID either because they were grandfathered-in or because Airbnbâs platform is buggy.
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Interestingly I donât see âgovernment IDâ as one of the things Iâve provided. I joined in 2013 so I donât recall the sign up process.
When I go to my profile now and click on Trust and Verification it gives me a button to provide ID. Iâve never been turned down to book due to lack of ID.