Web Driver said: If the email address you used here is the same email address you used when joining the VOA, your membership status will update at midnight.
If you've used two different email addresses, you'll need to set them to be the same for both the portal and the forums.
i think i originally used my “spam” email and when i joined i used my work email.. i just switched them i think on my account tho. hopefully that does the trick lol