you can choose from 3 vеrifiсаtiоnѕ

*Phоnе verification

With рhоnе vеrifiсаtiоn, уоu’ll rесеivе аn automated phone call to thе phone number liѕtеd in уоur Gооglе Plасеѕ ассоunt.

*ѕmѕ vеrifiсаtiоn

You'll rесеivе their uniԛuе PIN at thе mоbilе рhоnе number that they've еntеrеd intо Gооglе Places

*роѕtсаrd vеrifiсаtiоn

Yоu саn сhооѕе to receive a PIN bу regular роѕtаl mаil at thе buѕinеѕѕ аddrеѕѕ уоu submitted tо Google Mарѕ. Once уоu'vе received уоur PIN, уоu саn thеn uѕе it tо verify your business liѕting in Gооglе Plасеѕ.

By mail my clients usually receive it within a week tops.

Yes, if you want to show your places in Google places listing then you need to verify your account among three methods.

It's hardly takes 6 to 7 days to publish your listing.

It took me 3 weeks one time for the mail. Like most things it depends

For me, it took between 2-3 weeks for it to arrive.

Joshpat2,

As mentioned by other members, it usually takes a week or two to receive the card in the mail. It can however take longer if there are issues with your address or if you live overseas.

This person had some issues and found a work around,

Google Groups

Best,

Shawn

It took me one week to receive the pin code in the postcard to verify my Google Place.
At 1st I thought I won't approve from Google cause of long waiting for the postcard but end up i receive one week later for the postcard .