Country,Stripe direct (stripe.com/global),Mercury for residents,US LLC route
"Pakistan","Not available","No (residents)","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"India","Preview (contact Stripe sales)","Not on prohibited list","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Bangladesh","Not available","No (residents)","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Sri Lanka","Not available","Not on prohibited list","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Nepal","Not available","No (residents)","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Nigeria","Through Paystack (Stripe's extended network)","No (residents)","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Ghana","Through Paystack (Stripe's extended network)","Not on prohibited list","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Kenya","Through Paystack (Stripe's extended network)","Not on prohibited list","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"South Africa","Through Paystack (Stripe's extended network)","Not on prohibited list","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Côte d'Ivoire","Through Paystack (Stripe's extended network)","Not on prohibited list","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Egypt","Not available","Not on prohibited list","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Morocco","Not available","Not on prohibited list","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Turkey","Not available","Not on prohibited list","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Saudi Arabia","Not available","Not on prohibited list","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Qatar","Not available","Not on prohibited list","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Kuwait","Not available","Not on prohibited list","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Oman","Not available","Not on prohibited list","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Bahrain","Not available","Not on prohibited list","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Jordan","Not available","Not on prohibited list","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Lebanon","Not available","No (residents)","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Iraq","Not available","No (residents)","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"United Arab Emirates","Available","Not on prohibited list","Usually not needed"
"Indonesia","Preview (contact Stripe sales)","No (residents)","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Philippines","Not available","No (residents)","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Vietnam","Not available","No (residents)","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Malaysia","Available","Not on prohibited list","Usually not needed"
"Singapore","Available","Not on prohibited list","Usually not needed"
"Thailand","Available","Not on prohibited list","Usually not needed"
"Hong Kong","Available","Not on prohibited list","Usually not needed"
"Japan","Available","Not on prohibited list","Usually not needed"
"Uzbekistan","Not available","No (residents)","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"Ukraine","Not available","No (residents)","Yes: a US LLC can apply for Stripe US (Stripe still verifies the owner)"
"United Kingdom","Available","Not on prohibited list","Usually not needed"
"Germany","Available","Not on prohibited list","Usually not needed"
"Canada","Available","Not on prohibited list","Usually not needed"
"Australia","Available","Not on prohibited list","Usually not needed"
"Brazil","Available","Not on prohibited list","Usually not needed"
"Mexico","Available","Not on prohibited list","Usually not needed"