Is Stripe available in India?
Stripe’s country list labels India as Preview. (Stripe, Global, checked 2026-09-03)
Stripe’s India documentation is more specific: “Stripe is available by invite only in India. This means that businesses from India can’t sign up for a new Stripe account through our website, and must request an invite instead.” (Stripe, Accept international payments from India, checked 2026-09-03)
That is the current status for an Indian Stripe business account. It is not the same as “cards cannot be charged from India by any Stripe account.”
The dated country page is /blocked/stripe-india.
Can I request an invite instead of forming a US company?
Yes. Stripe’s India page tells Indian businesses to request an invite rather than sign up on the website. (Stripe, Accept international payments from India)
What does Stripe require to open an account in another country?
For a Stripe business account, Stripe states: “A legal entity registered in the same country where you plan to open the account.” It also lists a tax ID, a physical location that can receive mail (not a P.O. box), a phone number, government-issued ID, a working website, and a “physical bank account in that country… This can’t be a virtual bank account.” (Stripe, Requirements to open a Stripe account in another country, checked 2026-09-03)
A US LLC is a US legal entity. It can satisfy the entity item for a US Stripe account. It does not create an Indian Stripe account, and it does not replace the rest of that checklist.
If the business representative is not a US individual and has no SSN or ITIN, Stripe says it expects “your local non-US tax ID and respective documentation to confirm you aren’t a US taxpayer.” That representative tax ID is separate from the company’s EIN. (Stripe, Business representative tax ID requirements for US companies, checked 2026-09-03)
Where the EIN.LLC offer helps
The step EIN.LLC covers is US LLC formation and the EIN application. The public offer is $399 plus the state filing fee, one time, including LLC formation and EIN acquisition. (EIN.LLC pricing)
The IRS tells you to form the legal entity with the state before applying for an EIN. If the principal place of business is outside the United States, you cannot use the IRS online EIN application; you apply by phone, fax, or mail. (IRS, Employer Identification Number; IRS, Instructions for Form SS-4, checked 2026-09-03)
EIN.LLC files that SS-4. After the EIN is issued, Stripe still requires the address, phone, website, ID, and physical US bank account on its own checklist, and Stripe decides whether the merchant account is approved.
EIN.LLC introduces you to a US business bank. The bank’s own review decides whether an account opens. (EIN.LLC pricing)
