Which country to select for Stripe account registration: India or USA?

[AtlantisIMC]

I am citizen of India, we have register "POD Sarto LLC." in USA with the help of firstbase.io and also have an USA bank account with Mercury. At the time of registering Stripe account creation which country should I select India or USA. I don't have any physical address in USA, our business module is dropshipping. 

[Lana]

Hello @AtlantisIMC!

It is important that you select a country where you have a physical or business presence as payment gateways can request proof of address and other details to back this up. In cases where this proof cannot be provided, the gateway can be disabled, which can be very inconvenient when your store is live. 

If your registered business has an address that can be used as a business presence proof than you can indeed select the USA.

If you don't have a business address there and you are based in India, I have a list of payment gateways supported in that region here. The Stripe payment gateway does not appear on the supported list for India, so I would recommend instead registering with one that is listed. 

Additionally, I have information here on how you can set up your gateway here. 

You mentioned that you will be dropshipping - what kind of products are you hoping to sell? If you're new to dropshipping, you should take a look our our Shopify Learn course on the topic here - it includes info from choosing your products, and even has information on how you can advertise.