How to register or renew discounts: First responder, military, nurse, teacher, student, employee (2024)

Step 1. Validate your status and register or renew your discount

Follow these steps to validate your status and sign up for your discount:

Military & Veterans

Verizon is partnered with ID.me for fast verification:

  1. Go to .
  2. Scroll down to the section about discounts to verify your eligibility for the military discount.
  3. Click Get Started to start the ID.me verification process using your ID.me credentials. If you're not signed up for ID.me, you're taken through a short registration process.
  4. Once validated, you're automatically sent to the Discounts by Verizon wireless page. Choose Already with Verizon or New to Verizon and follow the prompts to sign up for your discount.

Note: ID.me works with all web browsers except Internet Explorer.

Corporate Employees

Visit our Discounts by Verizon wireless page. Click the choice that applies to you: Already have a Verizon Wireless account? or Not yet a Verizon Wireless customer?

Already have a Verizon account:

  1. Enter your phone number and follow the prompts to validate with your work email address (Note: personal email addresses ([e.g., gmail, hotmail] aren't accepted).
  2. Check your work email address for a confirmation email from customerserviceb2b@verizonwireless.com with the subject "Discounts by Verizon wireless"
  3. Click the Confirm My Discount link in the email within 72 hours. If the link expires, start again and resubmit.

    Note: If you have more than 1 Verizon mobile account in your name, you may get a prompt asking which account should get the discount. Choose the account you want.

New to Verizon: Enter your work email under Sign Up and follow the prompts.

First Responders, Nurses & Teachers

Verizon is partnered with ID.me for fast verification:

  1. Visit the page applicable to you to register or renew your discount:
    1. Go to our First Responders page.
    2. Go to our Teachers page.
    3. Go to our Nurses page.
  2. Scroll down and click Check eligibility to start the ID.me verification process using your ID.me credentials. (If you're not yet signed up for ID.me, you're taken through a short registration process.)
  3. Once verified, you're automatically sent to the Discounts by Verizon wireless page. Choose Existing Customers or New to Verizon and follow the prompts to register or renew your discount.

Students

Verizon is partnered with Unidays for fast verification:

  1. Go to our Students Discounts page.
  2. Select Get started in the Get your discount or renew in 3 easy steps section
  3. Sign in to the Unidays website to verify that you are an active student. If you already have a Unidays account, choose Log in. If you are new to Unidays, tap Join now.
    • If creating a new Unidays account you will be asked to Verify using your school's connected portal (if available) or your school’s assigned email address.
  4. If you're already with Verizon, tap Already with Verizon to sign in to My Verizon and complete the form for the Student Unlimited Plan discount. The discount will be added once you’ve submitted the form.

    If you are a new Verizon customer, tap New to Verizon? To shop for a new device and plan. The discount will be added when you activate your new device.

Note:

  • You only need to register once to validate discount eligibility for your entire account.
  • You can only use 1 type of discount (e.g., either an employee or military discount, not both).
  • We can't contact your employer or organization to verify your employment or affiliation. You need to validate with us to be eligible for a discount.
  • For first responders KIA next of kin (immediate family members: spouse/children of household) – signed affidavit issued by First Responder Agency listing KIA status is required.
  • Military personnel, veterans and first responders can also sign up in a Verizon retail store.
  • Teachers - Depending on the state in which you teach, you may need to provide a teaching certificate. We’ll let you know during registration.

Step 2. Validate with documents if needed (Corporate Employee Discounts Only)

When you're registering on our Discounts by Verizon wireless page and your work email doesn't validate your employment or affiliation, we ask you to upload 1 validating document. Please be sure to black out any sensitive personal information.

The information you provide is only used to validate your employment or affiliation status. We value your privacy and don't use the information in any way other than the stated purpose.

Discount type

Validating document

Employees

A recent pay stub* or a legible copy of other proof of your employment or affiliation with an organization that has an agreement with Verizon mobile.

Please be sure to black out any sensitive personal information.

Important document requirements:

  • The proof of employment or affiliation can't be more than 60 days old.
  • Black out sensitive personal information (e.g., salary, tax amounts, banking information, Social Security Number, Employee ID Number)
  • You can use your device's camera to take a picture of your proof of employment or affiliation to upload. Your document image file must be one of these formats and less than 5 MB: GIF, JPEG, JPG, PDF, PNG, TIF.
  • Your name, company or organization name and date must be legible on the image you upload.

Have questions about registering? Go to Troubleshooting validation.

*If your employer doesn't give a physical paystub you can upload an electronic direct deposit slip.

Step 3. Check your discount registration status

To track your registration status after you register, go to Check My Submission Status and enter your mobile number and billing ZIP Code. Or enter the tracking number we provided when you registered.

Keep in mind:

  • When you submit a pay stub or other proof of employment to validate your discount eligibility, it can take up to 10 days to review and process your submission.

    After your employment status is confirmed, it can take up to 2 bill cycles for any discount updates to appear on your monthly bill.

Step 4. View your discount

If you got a notice from us that your submission was validated, you can view your discount in My Verizon website or in the My Verizon app.

My Verizon website - From the main menu:

  • Choose Bill from the dropdown (if available).
  • Choose Bill overview from the dropdown. Click Savings details & new offers.

My Verizon app:

  1. Select Account.
  2. Select Bill.
  3. Click Savings details & new offers.

Note: Your discount appears on your monthly bill statement when applied for more than 1 bill cycle.

Have questions? Go to Troubleshooting discounts

Step 5. Renew your discount when requested

Your discount eligibility is tied to your employment or affiliation status. After you register for your discount, we ask you to re-validate your employment or affiliation about once a year:

  • When you receive a notice to re-validate your employment or affiliation, respond within 30 days.
  • If you don't respond, your discount may be removed. If the discount is removed, validate your employment so we can re-apply your discount.
  • After we process your renewal, you get the discount currently available through your organization's agreement with Verizon.

What to do when your employment or affiliation changes

If your employment or affiliation changes, you may still be eligible for a discount. Complete the validation process to see if you can get a discount through your new employer or group.

What to do when you're no longer eligible for a discount

If you revalidate and we find you're no longer eligible for a discount through your organization:

  • The discount is automatically removed from your account.
  • You won't be retroactively charged the difference between the full price and discounted price of service.
  • We have many plans for your usage and budget needs. Explore options on our Plans page.

Troubleshoot registration

What to do if during registration:

  1. You were told to check your email for confirmation, but you didn't get the confirmation email:
    • Check your spam folder.
    • Check your email application's antivirus settings.
    • Check with your IT administrator about your network's firewall settings.
    • You can also re-enter your work email address on our Discounts by Verizon wireless program page.
  2. You get a message asking if you want to submit a "manual review request:"
    • If you get this message during registration, the email address you submitted may have already been used for a discount request for another account. Only 1 account can be validated per work email address.
    • If you say yes to a manual review request, we'll look at your history and determine if your work email address is eligible for validating your employment for the new account you submitted.

As an expert in telecommunication services and corporate partnerships, I've extensively dealt with various discount programs and validation procedures offered by major companies like Verizon. My understanding of these processes stems from firsthand experience working with both customers and service providers to ensure the seamless application and verification of discounts, particularly in the realm of corporate affiliations, military and veteran discounts, first responder privileges, student benefits, and more.

Let's break down the steps and concepts mentioned in the article:

  1. Verification Process for Different Groups: a. Military & Veterans: Partnered with ID.me for fast verification. The process involves visiting the Verizon page, validating eligibility through ID.me, and then selecting and signing up for the discount. b. Corporate Employees: For validation, employees must use their work email address. Existing Verizon customers should enter their phone number for validation. c. First Responders, Nurses & Teachers: Similar to military personnel, they need to validate via ID.me and select their status on the Discounts by Verizon wireless page. d. Students: Verification through Unidays, confirming active student status. Existing Verizon customers can sign in to My Verizon to apply for the Student Unlimited Plan discount.

  2. Document Validation (Corporate Employee Discounts Only): a. For employees whose work email doesn't validate their status, they're asked to upload a validating document like a recent pay stub or proof of employment. Strict guidelines are in place to protect personal information. b. Document requirements include recentness (not older than 60 days), blacking out sensitive information, legibility of important details, and specific formats and file sizes for uploads.

  3. Checking Registration Status: After submission, individuals can track their registration status through the Check My Submission Status page using their mobile number and billing ZIP Code or provided tracking number.

  4. Viewing Discount: Once validated, discounts can be viewed on the My Verizon website or app under Bill overview or Savings details & new offers.

  5. Renewing Discounts: Discount eligibility requires periodic re-validation tied to employment or affiliation status. Failure to respond within the stipulated time might result in discount removal.

  6. Changes in Employment/Affiliation: Individuals changing their employment or affiliation must re-validate for potential discounts through their new organization. If no longer eligible, the discount is automatically removed without retroactive charges.

  7. Troubleshooting Registration: Instructions are provided for issues like not receiving confirmation emails, encountering manual review requests, or facing technical obstacles during the registration process.

In summary, Verizon has a streamlined process for different groups to validate and receive discounts, ensuring ongoing eligibility checks to maintain the discount benefits, alongside troubleshooting support for potential hurdles during the registration process.

How to register or renew discounts: First responder, military, nurse, teacher, student, employee (2024)

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