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erification limit exceeded – Figma Education Plan

  • January 30, 2026
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João Ribeiro

Hello,

I am trying to verify my student status to access the Figma Education Plan through SheerID, but I encountered an issue during the process.

At first, I received a message saying that my account could not be verified with the information provided. After a few attempts, the message now shows “Verification limit exceeded”, which prevents me from continuing the verification process.

My college does not provide institutional email addresses for students — we use Gmail accounts for academic purposes. Other classmates from the same institution were successfully verified using the same type of Gmail account.

At the moment, my Figma files are locked, which is affecting the continuity of my classes and the development of my portfolio.

I would kindly like to request a reset of my verification attempts or guidance on how to proceed in order to restore access to the Education Plan.

Thank you in advance for your attention and support.

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Tom Reem
Figmate
  • Figmate
  • February 1, 2026

Hello ​@João Ribeiro — welcome to the Figma Forum, and I’m sorry you’re running into this verification issue.

One of the current requirements for higher education verification is a school-issued email address. You can find the full criteria and steps here: Figma for Education → Verify your education status.

If you haven’t already, I recommend reaching out directly to SheerID using their secure support form and letting them know that classmates from the same institution were successfully verified under similar circumstances: Contact SheerID support team.

SheerID manages the verification process end-to-end, and they’re best equipped to review eligibility details and reset verification attempts when appropriate. If anything remains unclear after that, feel free to follow up here and I’m happy to help look into next steps.