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US LLC for non-residents: the checklist, step by step

Form the LLC through a registered agent, get the EIN from the IRS with Form SS-4 (no SSN needed), set up a mail address, then open the bank account with your real home or office as the physical address, and only then apply to Stripe and Amazon.

Checked against the providers’ and states’ own pages on 20 October 2026

  1. 1. Form the LLC

    Choose the state (most non-residents pick Wyoming, Delaware or New Mexico) and file through a registered agent, who gives the in-state address.

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  2. 2. Get an EIN without an SSN

    Foreign owners file Form SS-4 with the IRS by fax or mail; the EIN is free. A foreign mailing address is accepted.

    IRS: get an EIN →

  3. 3. Set up the mail address

    A virtual mailbox or the agent’s mail forwarding receives IRS and state letters. USPS Form 1583 is required for a mailbox.

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  4. 4. Open the bank account

    Give the bank your formation address as the legal address and your real home or office (abroad is fine at Mercury and Relay) as the physical one.

    Bank address rules

  5. 5. Stripe and Amazon

    Stripe refuses P.O. boxes and private mailboxes and, for some products, registered-agent and virtual addresses. Amazon verifies by postcard and documents; use the address you can prove with a utility bill or lease.

    Which address works where

Every year after that: the state report or tax, the agent renewal, and Form 5472 with a pro forma Form 1120 for a foreign-owned single-member LLC.

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Address & mail for your US LLC

FAQ · 2 questions

Frequently asked questions

The place where the business is actually run — usually your home or office abroad. Mercury and Relay both accept an international operating address.

No. Form SS-4 accepts a foreign mailing address, and the EIN itself is free from the IRS.