Request for Manual Review – Gemini API Free Tier Restricted / Billing Tier Unavailable

Hello Google Gemini API Team,

I am requesting a manual review of my Gemini API Free Tier access.

My Google AI Studio project currently shows:

  • Billing Tier: Unavailable
  • Status: Restricted

I would like to use the Gemini API Free Tier and do not want to enable paid billing.

I have already completed the recommended verification steps:

  • Age/date-of-birth verification completed
  • Phone number added and verified
  • 2-Step Verification enabled
  • Google Cloud project created and imported into Google AI Studio
  • New Gemini API key created
  • Waited overnight for account changes to propagate

The project still remains Restricted.

This is my first and only Google Cloud project created for Gemini API access.

Could you please manually review whether my Google Account or project has been flagged and restore Free Tier access if I am eligible?

Project ID: steady-library-509016-..

I have not included my API key or any private credentials.

Thank you.