Opening a Stripe account with a US LLC when you are a non-resident
Stripe rejects your country or freezes your account? A US LLC unlocks Stripe US, the global standard for online payments. Here is how, with LLC Place.
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High fees, limited features, accounts frozen overnight, or simply Stripe being unavailable in your country: for many entrepreneurs, getting paid online is an uphill battle. A US LLC solves this by opening the doors to Stripe US, the most powerful and most stable version of the platform.
Why Stripe US changes everything
Stripe US collects in dollars, applies some of the lowest fees on the market and is accepted by nearly every merchant and platform in the world. Where some countries have no Stripe or only limited access, a US structure places you inside the leading online payments ecosystem.
What Stripe really requires
To open a Stripe US account, you need three things: a US company (your LLC), an EIN (the company tax number) and a US bank account. Without this trio, Stripe limits or blocks non-residents, and that is the number one cause of suspended accounts.
Opening Stripe without a properly registered LLC, without an EIN or without a US bank account leads straight to endless verifications and held transfers. Many see their first payments blocked for lack of a solid foundation.
The turnkey solution from LLC Place
LLC Place gives you exactly what Stripe asks for: your LLC, your EIN and your professional US bank account (with our partner Mercury). Once this foundation is in place, activating Stripe US happens without friction, and your payments land directly in your account.
Everything is brought together in one place, right from your company formation, without having to chase each service separately.
Give your business the foundation Stripe requires, an EIN and a US bank account, then get paid worldwide without a single block. Create your LLC with LLC Place
In summary
Stripe US is not reserved for Americans: it is reserved for those who have the right structure. With an LLC, an EIN and a US bank account brought together by LLC Place, you access the best of online payments and get paid by clients everywhere, without fearing blocks.