US LLC but No SSN – How Are You Handling Payment Processor Requirements?

As many of you probably know, if you want to integrate most payment processors into your website and sell in the US while living outside the US, you often need someone based in the US.

In my case, I already have a US LLC, but I don't have an SSN or a physical address in the US. Even with a US LLC, many payment providers (with the exception of Shopify Payments, as far as I know) still require the SSN of a person who is either a director or even just a member of the company.

Has anyone found a solution to this? Are there any companies or agencies that offer a service or partnership to help with this requirement?

I'd appreciate any advice or recommendations.

First, if you want to integrate most payment processors into your website and sell in the US while living outside the US, you do NOT someone that is based in the US to do this.

Second, which platform do you plan to use with your US LLC apart from Shopify Payments that is asking you for SSN of a person who is either a director or even just a member of the company?

stripe lets you bypass the ssn if you use an EIN and upload your foreign passport for verification. done this a few times with wyoming llcs. you just need a proper utility bill or lease agreement sometimes if they flag it, which is the harder part. for the address just get a registered agent that does mail forwarding, most of them give you a unique suite number. if a processor absolutely insists on an ssn and wont take an itin, they usually arent worth the hassle anyway.