We collect several addresses during the application period. Your registered agent is fine for your business’s legal address, and then you can use your residential address in your country for your physical address (if you do most of your work from home).
I’ll provide some general eligibility information below:
In order to apply for a Mercury account, your company must be formed and registered in one of the following jurisdictions:
The United States
The British Virgin Islands
The Cayman Islands
The United Arab Emirates
Bahamas
Bermuda
Singapore
Jersey
Please note that, for non-US entities, we are only able to support startups, e-commerce and venture capital companies at this time.
You don’t need to live in the US or be a citizen yourself – we’re happy to accept international founders! (With the exception of founders from countries prohibited by our banking partner https://mercury.com/help/prohibited-countries).
For US companies, you must either already have (or plan to have) operations in the United States AND already serve or plan to serve US customers within two years.
Additionally, your company cannot operate in one of our banking partner’s restricted industries, which can be found in our FAQ.
To complete the application, you’ll also need the following documentation:
Your company’s formation documents (such as your Articles of Incorporation).
An IRS-issued EIN document (for US companies only) or an equivalent tax document.
For US companies only: form CP575, form 147c, completed SS-4, or a screenshot of your EIN number confirmation from the IRS’s website may be acceptable on a temporary basis in place of the EIN.
An international passport or US government ID for each founder or majority owner of the company.