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Support non-Latin guest names (Korean/Japanese/Chinese) in guest verification

When an Airbnb guest's name is in a non-Latin script (Korean, Japanese, Chinese), our name check compares it against the Latin name on their passport and always fails. The guest gets blocked at the start of verification and usually cancels. This is a real problem for hosts with international guest volume, especially those with local screening requirements (e.g. Flagstaff AZ ordinance). Today the only workaround is manual: ask for a passport photo, run NSOPW by hand, and have support clear the stuck verification. Would love to see script-aware name matching, or at minimum the option to run just the sex offender check without the full ID step. Example: res HMCTJNW8BT, Pine Path Properties (Flagstaff AZ).

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