How to Verify PayPal Account in Prohibited Countries?
How to Verify PayPal Account in Prohibited Countries?
PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in most countries that supports online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as checks and money orders. The company operates as a payment processor for online vendors, auction sites, and many other commercial users, for which it charges a fee. Usually, PayPal is prohibited or banned in most countries, which is the biggest issue for freelancers and other business owners to get paid.
From starting May 2013 PayPal services opened for 191 countries around the globe. And usually, other countries are not allowed to use PayPal services for their businesses. As of April 2013, PayPal offered fully-local services in 26 countries. And in 18 countries of the world, you can use a PayPal account and transfer money to a local account and a US bank account. On the other hand, in Vietnam and India, you can only transfer money to a local bank account. And in 64 other countries, you can transfer the money to a US bank account. Also, in other 83 countries, you can have a bank account and only can transfer the money to a local bank account.
PayPal is prohibited in the following countries
There is a list of countries where PayPal does not provide services. According to the record of PayPal from May 2013, there are 28 countries that prohibited PayPal services. These are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Myanmar, Pakistan, Paraguay, Saint Lucia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Timor-Leste, Uzbekistan, and Zimbabwe.
Why PayPal is Restricted in 28 Countries?
PayPal is having the world’s fastest money transfer services, also PayPal does not publically address the restriction of their service in some countries. According to media speculation, there are common reasons including insufficient regulation and security in countries’ banking systems. Also, most countries don’t comply with the US Tax and PayPal rules and regulations. Such as PayPal services opened for Egypt for the first time in May 2013.
Because of the rules and regulation that PayPal include for users, whenever you are opening a PayPal account in one country. And after that, you will move to another country, PayPal doesn’t allow you ever to change your name or address. There are options whether you should use two PayPal accounts, or you should close your account and open a new one. While you are using two PayPal accounts, there should be differences between them, such as premieres, and personal or business accounts. And the two PayPal accounts that you are using must have different email addresses.
How to Use PayPal Accounts in Prohibited Countries?
If you are living in one of the 28 countries where PayPal is completely prohibited then there is way to use PayPal services. Mostly if you are a Freelancer or any business owner PayPal is the only source to make payments or get paid. For example, if you are relative is living in one of the countries where PayPal services are available, there then you can ask them to provide you with details to create a PayPal account for you. Once you asked them simply create a PayPal account and enjoy using PayPal services. With the same process I am living in one of the countries the PayPal is prohibited there and completely I am using PayPal services for my payments.
How to Verify PayPal Account in Prohibited Countries?
Through this article, I will show you step-by-step how to verify a Paypal account in prohibited countries. Whenever you are creating a PayPal account, then after that, for security reasons PayPal is asking you to provide your personal documents for verification. You can provide them with your documents, such as Passport, Driving License, Identity Card, and other documents.
To verify the PayPal open up your PayPal account on the main window and click on the verify option. Simply, enter your full name, date of birth, and nationality.
Now for the proof of identity select the type of your identity such as your driving license, passport, national identity card, and its front and back page then click on done.
Confirm or update personal info, the name and date of birth listed below must match the documents you upload for proof of identity. Such as legal name, date of birth, and nationality, then click submit.
Now select your primary address
Upload the documents to prove your primary address.
When the documents are uploaded click on submit
When you applied for PayPal verification, after that, PayPal will review your documents. So, the process may take at least up to 3 working days.
Conclusion
Once the PayPal verification is approved you can enjoy using PayPal, to get payments and get paid. Also, you can transfer money from your PayPal account to another bank account.
