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Mengapa saya tidak bisa memverifikasi paspor saya di Alipay?
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⚠️ SYMPTOM
Langkah verifikasi identitas Alipay gagal — unggah foto paspor ditolak atau OCR salah membaca.
🔍 MOST LIKELY CAUSE
Foto paspor buram, strip MRZ terpotong, atau format tanggal tidak sesuai (DD MMM YYYY yang diperlukan).
✓ HOW TO FIX
Ambil ulang foto di permukaan gelap yang rata, sertakan seluruh strip MRZ (dua baris di bagian bawah), dan unggah ulang. Jika masih gagal, beralihlah ke WeChat Pay yang OCR-nya lebih longgar.
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