Nils Silinevics
Partner · AML & Crypto Compliance · Former FIU Investigator
Bybit's sanctions screening flagged your account — matching your name, nationality, or transaction pattern against OFAC SDN, EU sanctions, or other international sanctions lists. Bybit is particularly aggressive with nationality-based screening, having restricted services in multiple countries and regions. If you're a dual national or have lived in multiple countries, the geographic complexity can trigger false positives that standard support can't resolve. We prepare formal non-association declarations through proper legal channels.
Bybit and sanctions: Bybit has proactively exited several markets due to sanctions concerns and regulatory pressure. Their screening is broad — covering not just direct sanctions matches but also geographic risk associations, nationality triggers, and indirect transaction chain exposure. For users from or connected to partially-sanctioned regions, Bybit's screening can be more aggressive than other exchanges.
Nationality complications: Dual nationals and users who have relocated internationally face particular challenges. Bybit may screen based on your original registration nationality even if you now reside in a non-sanctioned country. Demonstrating current residency and non-association with sanctioned activities requires formal legal documentation.
Bybit screens based on all available identity data — registration nationality, passport nationality, and access location. As a dual national, if either nationality has sanctions associations, you may be flagged. We prepare documentation demonstrating your current residency, the nationality you're actively using for financial purposes, and non-association with sanctioned activities under either nationality.
When Bybit restricts accounts based on country, they typically allow withdrawals even if other functions are blocked. However, if additional compliance flags exist alongside the country restriction, withdrawals may also be blocked. We ensure the withdrawal path is cleared and all funds are extracted, regardless of the country-based restriction on the account.
Bybit publishes no official timelines for compliance reviews. Simple issues resolve in 3-7 days with correct documentation. Complex cases take 2-6 weeks without professional help. Bybit support tickets commonly go unanswered for extended periods. Our legal submissions through compliance channels typically cut resolution time by 40-60% compared to standard support tickets.
This is one of our most common Bybit cases. Unresponsive support means your ticket is stuck in the general queue. We bypass this by submitting directly through Bybit's legal and compliance channels — a completely different pathway that gets routed to decision-makers, not first-line support. We've resolved cases that had been stuck for months within days of our first submission.
Most sanctions flags are false positives — your name matches an entry on a sanctions list. Bybit's screening system flags matches for review. To resolve, provide additional government ID, proof of residence in a non-sanctioned jurisdiction, proof of employment, and a sworn declaration of identity. Bybit cooperates with law enforcement globally, so sanctions-related blocks may be more serious than on other exchanges. We assess the nature of the flag and prepare appropriate documentation.
Yes. Bybit restricts services for certain nationalities due to sanctions regulations. Dual nationals and users who have changed citizenship face particular challenges — your current passport may be from an eligible country, but if Bybit's screening detects a connection to a sanctioned country, your account may be flagged. We assess whether the block is sanctions-based (requires identity documentation) or jurisdiction-based (Bybit doesn't serve your country). For sanctioned nationalities, fund extraction may be the only option.
You can try, but it's difficult. Bybit's sanctions screening system flags matches for compliance review, and the resolution requires providing comprehensive identity documentation through the correct channels. Standard support tickets rarely reach the compliance team — they stay in the general queue. The documentation needed includes additional government ID, proof of residence in a non-sanctioned jurisdiction, proof of employment history, and a sworn declaration of identity. Bybit's help center articles about this process may be geo-restricted. We submit through legal channels that reach compliance management directly, which typically resolves false positives within days rather than weeks.
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Tell us your nationality, what Bybit flagged, and any sanctions screening details. We respond within 6 hours.