Four kinds of address
- Registered agent address. The street address of your registered agent in the state of formation. It receives legal papers (service of process) and state notices. Every LLC must have one.
- Virtual mailbox (CMRA). A street address at a Commercial Mail Receiving Agency — iPostal1, Anytime Mailbox, Traveling Mailbox and similar. Mail is scanned and forwarded. USPS requires Form 1583 with two IDs; the address carries a box, suite or "PMB" number.
- Virtual office. An address in a staffed business centre (Regus, Davinci and others), usually with mail handling and meeting rooms on demand. Mail can still be handled as a CMRA.
- Real office or home. A place where the business actually operates: a leased office, coworking desk or the owner’s home — in the US or abroad.
Which address works where
| Where you use it | Registered agent address | Virtual mailbox (CMRA) | Virtual office | Real office or home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State filing (registered agent field) | Accepted This is its purpose. | Not accepted States require a physical street address in the state for the agent. | Not accepted Only if the centre is itself your registered agent. | Conditional Only if it is in the state of formation and you act as your own agent. |
| State filing (principal / mailing address) | Conditional Many agents allow it; some states print it in public records. | Conditional Usually accepted as a mailing address. | Accepted | Accepted |
| IRS — EIN application (Form SS-4) | Conditional As a mailing address, if the agent forwards IRS letters. | Conditional Line 4 (mailing) allows a P.O. box; line 5 (street address) does not. | Accepted | Accepted A foreign address is accepted. |
| Mercury — legal address | Unclear Mercury’s help articles disagree: one allows a registered agent address, another does not. | Not accepted No P.O. box, PMB or virtual office. | Not accepted | Accepted |
| Mercury — physical address | Not accepted | Not accepted | Not accepted | Accepted Office or home, US or international. |
| Relay — legal business address | Accepted Including for non-US residents. | Not accepted | Not accepted | Accepted |
| Relay — operating address | Not accepted | Not accepted | Not accepted | Accepted Home or office, domestic or international. |
| Wise Business — trading address | Not accepted Registration agencies are listed as not acceptable. | Not accepted | Not accepted | Accepted A coworking space is allowed. |
| Brex — business address | Unclear Not addressed directly. | Not accepted No P.O. boxes, PMBs or mailbox services. | Conditional Allowed for international founders; otherwise an owner needs a verifiable US presence. | Accepted |
| Stripe — business address | Not accepted Not for Issuing, Treasury and Corporate Card (from 1 July 2025). | Not accepted P.O. boxes and private mailboxes are not accepted. | Conditional Must be where most business activity happens. | Accepted |
| Amazon seller verification | Unclear No official rule found. | Not accepted Reported as rejected (shared address, postcard verification) — third-party sources only. | Unclear Reported to pass only with a lease or utility bill. | Accepted With a utility bill or lease in the business name. |
“Conditional” means the address works only in the case described. “Unclear” means the provider’s own pages do not say, or contradict each other.
The order that avoids rejections
- Pick the state and a registered agent; the agent’s address goes on the formation document.
- Decide where IRS and bank letters go: the agent (if it forwards mail), a virtual mailbox or your own address.
- Give banks and Stripe the place where you actually run the business — your home or office, even if it is abroad.
- Use the same spelling of each address everywhere: mismatches are a common reason for verification failures.
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Sources
- corp.delaware.gov, checked 20 October 2026
- sos.wyo.gov, checked 20 October 2026
- dos.fl.gov, checked 20 October 2026
- irs.gov, checked 20 October 2026
- support.mercury.com, checked 20 October 2026
- support.mercury.com, checked 20 October 2026
- support.relayfi.com, checked 20 October 2026
- wise.com help: “How does Wise verify my business address”, checked 20 October 2026
- brex.com, checked 20 October 2026
- support.stripe.com, checked 20 October 2026
- docs.stripe.com, checked 20 October 2026
- opusvirtualoffices.com (third-party source — confirm with the provider), checked 20 October 2026
- about.usps.com, checked 20 October 2026
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