What is My Country of Legal Residence and Bank Account Location?

Campaign creation is currently available to individuals in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong (China campaigns may be eligible), Republic of Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,  the UK or US who meet the requirements below.

• You are 18 years of age or older.
• You are a legal resident or have a business entity registered in one of the above listed eligible countries.
• You are creating a campaign in your own name, or on behalf of a registered legal entity with which you are affiliated.
• If running your campaign as an individual, the linked bank account must belong to the person who verified their identity for your campaign.

What if I'm a foreign national, exchange student, or on a visa?

If you have a valid, government-issued ID for a country and a bank account located in that country, you may select that country as your location. If your country of legal residence is within the European Union/EEA, please refer to the section below: In What Currency Will My Campaign Raise Funds

What if I live in a British Crown Dependency, special municipality, or other outlying territory?

If you are based in a British Crown Dependency (Jersey, Guernsey, or Isle of Man), you must enter an address and bank account in the UK in order to create a campaign. Therefore, you should select the UK as both your country of legal residence and bank account country.

If you are located in Puerto Rico, you must enter a mainland US address and bank account in order to create a campaign. With the exception of Puerto Rico, businesses based in any other US territory or possession, or the US Virgin Islands, are not supported.

Should I choose individual or business or nonprofit? And what do I enter for my tax ID?

You may choose either Individual or Business or Nonprofit as the type of account for which to raise funds. If your campaign is raising funds for a business or nonprofit, you should choose Business or Nonprofit. If you are raising funds for personal purposes, such as for independent creative works, you should choose Individual.

In the Tax ID/EIN field, you should enter the number given to you by your government when you registered your organization, business, etc.

Please note the funds recipient and tax ID can't be changed once your account is verified.

In which currency will my campaign raise funds?

* If you are raising funds as a business, you can list the country of which the business is registered instead of your country of legal residence.

Note: When you receive funds to a non-US bank account, a transfer fee is incurred for each transfer/disbursement sent by Indiegogo, in addition to third-party processing fees. Learn more.

What can't I change after I create my project?

After you create your campaign, the following fields are locked and cannot be changed:

• Country of Legal Residence
• Bank Account Country

Once you create a campaign draft, the following fields are locked and cannot be changed: 

• Currency 
• Country of Legal Residence
• Bank Account Country  

Please make sure you're careful about selecting those above fields before saving the Start Your Campaign page. If changes need to be made after your campaign is either created or launched, you will need to close your campaign, refund all backers, and create a new campaign. You will be shown all campaign information before your campaign launches:

Find out more about what you can and can't edit after launching in our related article.

My country is not listed. What does this mean?

You may be unable to create a campaign because the country selection you've entered is not be supported by our payment processor, Stripe. Please refer to the list above for the countries we currently support. 

For assistance with opening a business bank account in one of our supported countries, you may consult with your own expert or opt to use Stripe Atlas to create a U.S. business entity and apply for a U.S. bank account. 

What is Stripe Atlas?

Stripe Atlas is a powerful, safe, and easy-to-use platform for forming a company. By removing lengthy paperwork, bank visits, legal complexity, and numerous fees, Stripe Atlas helps you launch your startup from anywhere in the world.

Within days you can:

• Form your company:
• C Corporation incorporated in Delaware
• Signed Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Board Consent
• IRS Employer Identification Number (EIN)
• Free templates for common startup post-incorporation legal needs
• Apply for a bank account with a Stripe Atlas partner bank
• Activate a Stripe account to access Stripe’s products

To get started, please visit: https://stripe.com/atlas/indiegogo