How long does it take for Facebook to restore an account after it has been locked?

I created a new account several months ago for the safety of my transgender child. I needed an account that did not have old pictures of him. I kept my original account to look at the 9 years of memories I have stored. Some of these memories include friends and family that have passed away.

I have moved my family members and most friends over to this new account. I was active on my new account last night but logged out to look at my old account a couple times. I tried to log back in to the new account but there was a message that stated that I needed to send them a photo of myself to prove my identity. I did this, then was told I needed to wait for the photo to be verified.

I’m still logged out. I’m pissed. I depend on Facebook to keep in touch with a few people. My birthday is also in 3 days and Facebook is how many of my loved ones send wishes.

How long does this process take? (Lesson learned. Don’t rely on Facebook to keep in touch with others and store photos. grrr)