> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.scallopx.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.scallopx.com/details/onboarding-regions.md).

# Onboarding Regions

Scallop can onboard customers from most countries that are not sanctioned by OFAC\
(Office of Foreign Assets Control). Scallop is not able to accommodate virtual bank accounts or virtual cards for consumers or businesses in the following countries and regions.

### Prohibited Countries & Regions

* Afghanistan
* Albania
* Belarus
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Burundi
* Central African Republic
* Cuba
* Congo (Kinshasa)
* Congo (Brazzaville)
* Ethiopia
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Haiti
* Iran
* Iraq
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lebanon
* Liberia
* Libya
* Mali
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Myanmar
* Nicaragua
* Niger
* North Korea
* North Macedonia
* Pakistan
* Russia
* Somalia
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Syrian Arab Republic
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Tunisia
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Venezuela
* Western Sahara
* Yemen
* Zimbabwe

#### High-Risk Countries & Regions

Scallop makes case-by-case decisions for onboarding customers from high-risk countries and regions. If the combination of country and business profile is deemed high-risk, Scallop will be able to onboard the customer only after some additional questionnaire which is needed as per our compliance. High-risk regions include:

* Åland Islands
* Algeria
* Angola
* Antarctica
* Bangladesh
* Barbados
* Benin
* Bolivia
* Burkina Faso
* Bouvet Island
* British Indian Ocean Territory
* Bulgaria
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Cambodia
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic\*
* Chad
* China\*
* Christmas Island
* Cocos (Keeling) Islands
* Comoros
* Congo (Brazzaville)
* Cook Islands
* Côte d'Ivoire
* Djibouti
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia\*
* Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
* Faroe Islands
* French Southern Territories
* Gabon
* Gibraltar
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Haiti\*
* Heard Island and McDonald Islands
* Indonesia
* Jamaica
* Kenya
* Kiribati
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Madagascar
* Maldives
* Mali\*
* Mauritania
* Monaco
* Montserrat
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nepal
* Nicaragua\*
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Norfolk Island
* Pakistan
* Palau
* Panama
* Papua New Guinea
* Philippines
* Pitcairn
* Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Sao Tome and Principe
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Solomon Islands
* South Africa
* South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
* Sri Lanka
* Suriname
* Svalbard and Jan Mayen
* Tajikistan
* Tanzania
* Thailand
* Togo
* Tokelau
* Tonga
* Trinidad & Tobago
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* Tuvalu
* Uganda
* United Arab Emirates
* United States Minor Outlying Islands
* Vanuatu
* Vietnam
* Virgin Islands (British)
* Western Sahara
* Zimbabwe\*

\*Note: these countries are currently prohibited for EUR/GBP services, including payins, payouts, and VAs.

#### Restricted Regions for Virtual Accounts

Scallop is not able to accommodate virtual bank accounts for consumers or businesses in the following countries and regions.

| Country         | ISO 3166-1Code |
| --------------- | -------------- |
| Algeria         | DZ             |
| Bangladesh      | BD             |
| China           | CN             |
| Guinea Bissau   | GW             |
| Haiti           | HT             |
| Kenya           | KE             |
| Kosovo          | XK             |
| Morocco         | MA             |
| Mozambique      | MZ             |
| Nepal           | NP             |
| Nicaragua       | NI             |
| Niger           | NE             |
| North Macedonia | MK             |
| Pakistan        | PK             |
| Qatar           | QA             |
| Tunisia         | TN             |
| Zimbabwe        | ZW             |