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1. 0:00In today's video, I'm going to teach you
2. 0:02how to activate Shopify Payments for
3. 0:05non-US citizens. If you are located
4. 0:08outside the United States and want to
5. 0:10enable Shopify Payments for your store,
6. 0:12this walk-through will guide you clearly
7. 0:14through the process so you can avoid
8. 0:16common mistakes and set everything up
9. 0:19properly.
10. 0:20To begin, go to your Shopify dashboard.
11. 0:23Once you're inside, click on settings
12. 0:25located at the bottom left corner of
13. 0:27your screen, then select general at the
14. 0:30top. In this section, you will find your
15. 0:32store details including your billing
16. 0:35address and country.
17. 0:36To proceed, click the pin icon and
18. 0:39change your country to the United
19. 0:41States.
20. 0:42This step is important because Shopify
21. 0:44Payments is not available in many
22. 0:46regions outside the US. So, updating
23. 0:49this setting allows the option to
24. 0:51appear.
25. 0:52After selecting the United States, you
26. 0:54will need to choose a state. You can
27. 0:56select any state for now and enter a
28. 0:58temporary address as this information
29. 1:01can be updated later.
30. 1:03Once everything is filled in, click next
31. 1:05to continue.
32. 1:07From there, navigate to the payment
33. 1:09section of your dashboard.
34. 1:11At this point, you should now see the
35. 1:12Shopify Payments option available. If
36. 1:15your original country was still
37. 1:17selected, this option would not be
38. 1:19visible.
39. 1:20Click on activate Shopify Payments and
40. 1:22carefully follow the setup process to
41. 1:25avoid any issues.
42. 1:27When you reach the business details
43. 1:28section, make sure to select registered
44. 1:31business instead of individual.
45. 1:33Choosing individual may require a social
46. 1:36security number, which is only available
47. 1:38to US residents.
48. 1:40To proceed without that requirement,
49. 1:42select private single member LLC as your
50. 1:45business type.
51. 1:46Next, you will be asked for an employer
52. 1:49identification number. Many online
53. 1:51services can assist with setting up a
54. 1:53US-based LLC, which makes it easier to
55. 1:56obtain this number. These services
56. 1:58typically provide the essentials needed
57. 2:00to operate including a US address and
58. 2:03contact details.
59. 2:05You will also need a US-based bank
60. 2:07account to receive your payouts. This
61. 2:09can be arranged through platforms like
62. 2:11Payoneer, which allow you to create an
63. 2:13account and access US banking details
64. 2:16for receiving payments.
65. 2:17Once your banking information is ready
66. 2:19and everything is completed, your
67. 2:21Shopify Payments setup should be fully
68. 2:23configured and ready to use as a non-US
69. 2:26citizen.
70. 2:27If you found this video helpful, let me
71. 2:29know in the comments. Give it a like,
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