How come my verification has been declined?

Awarded applicants can be declined participation when they do not comply with the contest rules, as set out on the European Youth Portal.

1. You don't have the age required to apply to DiscoverEU.
   
   • Travellers who applied in March 2023: To be eligible, you need to be born between 1 July 2004 (included) and 30 June 2005 (included).
   • Travellers who applied in October 2023: To be eligible, you need to be born between 1 January 2005 (included) and 31 December 2005 (included).
2. You are not a citizen or legal resident of one of the Member States of the European Union including Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) or one of the third countries associated to the Erasmus+ programme: Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, and Türkiye.
3. You uploaded a non-valid ID, Passport or Residency card. Applicants need to submit a valid ID, Passport or Residency card, which correspond to the data submitted on the application form. You might be declined because your national document is recognized as forged or fraudulent.
4. You uploaded a non-accepted document. Only European-issued national ID card, passports and residency cards are accepted. Drivers licences, birth certificates, student cards... are not acceptable documents.