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For freelancers based in India, Upwork withholds Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) from earnings. Upwork posts outages on its own status page, status.upwork.com.

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Our live Upwork check and reports from Indian freelancers sit in the status card above. Upwork also runs its own status page, status.upwork.com, where it posts incidents.

When freelancers across India report together, or status.upwork.com shows an incident, Upwork has a technical issue. Wait for the fix.

When only you are affected, log out and back in, try another supported browser, or use the Upwork app.

Upwork supports the latest two versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. Update your browser. On older Windows PCs, SSL errors mean TLS is switched off; turn it on under Internet Options in the Control Panel.

If you can log in: check the suspension banner, follow its steps, and appeal from the banner if needed.
If you cannot log in: reply to the suspension email, or use Upwork's appeal form.

Upwork reviews most appeals within two business days. Do not file several tickets, as that slows the review.

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Watch for unusually high pay, vague job posts, clients pushing you to chat or get paid outside Upwork, and requests for free work. Keep all messages and payments on Upwork to stay eligible for payment protection.

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