Introduction

Before you can get started on Polymesh, you need to install a wallet, and you must pass a minimal identity verification before your account is permitted to transact on the network.

Please note that the onboarding of node operators is a different process and not in the scope of this article. Node operators on Polymesh must be licensed financial entities. For more information, please visit this link.

How to onboard to Polymesh Mainnet

Download one of the supported wallets and generate a Polymesh key by following the steps in the wallet.
Open the Polymesh Portal and click on Connect Wallet Now.
Select the wallet you previously downloaded and where you created your Polymesh account:
Note: You can enter a key manually by clicking on "Manually enter a wallet key". Manually entered keys that are not stored in the connected wallet allow view-only functionality. To fully utilize Polymesh, you need to connect a key stored in a supported wallet.
Select the key you just generated from the drop-down, then click on Proceed.
You will see a card at the top of the portal as per the screenshot below. Click on Verify Identity.
Click on the CDD provider you would like to onboard with.
Follow the instructions on the screen to onboard with the chosen CDD provider. Once you finish the onboarding application, the portal will show the Pending status for the identity verification.Once your completed application is submitted it usually takes up to 2 business days for the provider to verify your identity.
Once the CDD provider finishes the identity verification, you will see the following card at the bottom of the portal indicating that the onboarding process has finished:After 2 business days, if your identity is still not verified, please email support@polymesh.network with your Polymesh key address and the identity verification provider that you selected.

Instructions per CDD providers

Jumio

The process with Jumio takes two steps by capturing your ID document and your face via a webcam or your smartphone's camera.

Avoid any glare that could cover your date of birth or photo by ensuring you are in a well-lit room.
NOTE: you must be the person entering your ID. Please do not ask anyone else to do this for you or you will not be permitted to onboard onto and use Polymesh.

Netki

To get started, you must submit your passport and take a liveness test to onboard with Netki successfully. This process can be done only on a smartphone.

You can scan a QR code with your phone or copy a link that you need to open from your smartphone.
On your smartphone you need to open a link from a context-aware app (like a built-in SMS or email app).
Install the MyVerify app.
Verify your phone number.
Select the type of your identity document from the drop-down menu.
Take a photo of your identity document by laying it on a flat surface. Be sure to hold your phone with two hands to keep it steady.
Avoid any glare that could cover your date of birth or photo by ensuring you are in a well-lit room.
NOTE: you must be the person entering your ID. Please do not ask anyone else to do this for you or you will not be permitted to onboard onto and use Polymesh.
If your account is not verified after 2 business days, your application should have been restarted. You should have received a new link from MyVerify to start a new process, please check the spam folder in your Messages app too.

Fractal ID

There are a few helpful things to keep in mind for the smoothest onboarding process with Fractal:

To simplify and accelerate the process, use an international passport.
Be sure to include a clear, full photo of your identification. This means keeping the documentation as flat as possible, well-lit, and uncropped. Document images that don’t meet these requirements may not be accepted.
Proof of residence documentation needs to be from within the last 6 months. Anything before will not be accepted.
Your ID documentation needs to include a Machine Readable Zone (MRZ). This could be found on your passport or national ID depending on your country of residence. An MRZ looks like this:
To finish your application with Fractal visit the Fractal Dashboard. On the Fractal Dashboard you will need to click on the button "Write identification claim".