US LLC registration from Pakistan, for your clients and your stores.
We file your company's articles in the state you choose, arrange its registered agent and prepare its EIN application, so the papers are ready when you apply to a US bank and to Stripe or PayPal as a US business. Each provider makes its own decision on your account.
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- From $249 + state fee at cost
- EIN included
- Paid in PKR by bank transfer
In short
Stripe's and PayPal's own country lists include the United States and not Pakistan. LLC formation in the USA gives you a company that applies as a US business, with its own EIN. Our formation price starts at $249 plus the state's own fee at cost, with the EIN application included, or $149 plus the state fee when you buy it with a yearly plan. You pay in rupees by bank transfer, after you accept a written quote that fixes the PKR amount.
Getting paid in dollars is usually the reason.
On 14 October 2026, Stripe's global availability page listed the countries where businesses can sign up; the United States is on it and Pakistan is not. PayPal's list of countries and regions lists the United States and leaves Pakistan off.
A company formed in a US state is a US business on those forms. It applies with its own name, its state papers, its EIN and a US bank account. Our Stripe and PayPal guide covers what each provider's page says in full.
Freelancers and agencies
Overseas clients pay an invoice from your US company, through the payment provider that approves it.
Shopify and online stores
A US business behind the checkout, with its own books from the first month.
Amazon sellers
Amazon's guide says an LLC isn't required to sell; a US company is an option for the business behind the account.
Forming a US LLC from Pakistan for e-commerce
Selling on Amazon, Shopify or your own store from Pakistan, the US company sits behind the checkout. These are the pieces an e-commerce seller puts in place, in order.
- The LLC and its EIN. Articles filed in the state you choose and the EIN application sent to the IRS, both in our formation price.
- US bank and payment accounts. With the company papers and EIN, you apply to a US bank and to Stripe or PayPal as a US business, and each provider decides. What each provider's own page says.
- Marketplace and store payouts. Amazon's registration guide says an LLC isn't required to sell. Amazon's list of countries it pays sales proceeds into, read 15 October 2026, includes the United States in USD and doesn't list Pakistan, so a US bank account in the company's name is one route that list covers.
- Monthly books. Store payouts, fees and owner transfers recorded every month in US bookkeeping, from $59 a month.
- The yearly Form 5472. A single-owner LLC owned from Pakistan files Form 5472 with a pro-forma Form 1120 for each year with a reportable transaction, and money you put in or take out counts. How Form 5472 works. We prepare it for you each year.
The state sets the fees; you set the plan.
Company registration in the USA happens state by state. Each state charges its own fee to form an LLC, and some also charge a yearly fee or ask for a yearly report. Those amounts go to the state, so your quote lists them at cost beside our price.
One example, read on the state's own site on 14 October 2026: every LLC formed in Delaware pays an annual tax of $400, due on or before 1 June, and Delaware asks LLCs for no annual report. Other states set different amounts and dates.
On the call we go through the state you have in mind, what it charges each year, and which registered agent comes with your quote.
State fees change. Your written quote states the fee for the state you choose on the date of the quote.
Your company papers, in one folder.
- Articles of organization filed with the state you choose, in your company's name.
- Registered agent in that state, as set out in your quote.
- EIN application on Form SS-4, prepared for you and sent to the IRS. How the EIN works from Pakistan.
- One folder with every document, ready for your bank and payment-provider applications.
Your company's number, applied for from Pakistan.
The IRS online EIN tool is for applicants with a legal residence, principal place of business or principal office in the United States, and the person applying needs an SSN, ITIN or EIN. An owner living in Lahore or Islamabad uses one of the other routes the Form SS-4 instructions give: phone for applicants outside the US, fax or mail.
Where the owner has no SSN or ITIN and can't get one, the instructions say to enter “foreign” or N/A on line 7b. For a single-owner LLC filing Form 5472, the instructions give the exact reason wording for line 9a and line 10, and we enter it for you.
The IRS's own EIN page says you never have to pay a fee for an EIN. Our work on it is included in formation. For an LLC you already have, EIN only is $79: it covers preparing and sending the application, acting as your third-party designee if you authorise it on the form, and filing the EIN letter with your company papers.
Your own number as a person is the ITIN, a different number. Our ITIN page says who needs one.
From your first message to the EIN letter.
- 01
Tell us what you do
What you sell or what services you invoice, which payment providers you want, and the state you are thinking of.
- 02
Written quote
Our price in USD, the state fee at cost, the PKR total at the State Bank of Pakistan rate on the quote date, and a date for each step we control.
- 03
Pay in PKR
A bank transfer from your account in Pakistan, after you accept the quote. The account details are on the quote.
- 04
Send your details
A copy of your passport and the company details listed in your quote: name choices, address and what the company does.
- 05
Company formed
We file the articles and arrange the registered agent, then send the EIN application to the IRS.
- 06
Your papers
Formation documents and the EIN letter, filed in your folder. The IRS sets its own timing for the EIN.
What year one looks like for a Karachi agency.
A SAMPLE company, to show how the prices add up. A two-person design agency in Karachi forms a US LLC in January with Books + filing from the first month, so the first yearly filing has its figures ready.
| Item | Lime North fee |
|---|---|
| US LLC formation with a yearly plan, EIN included | $149 |
| Books + filing: books all year + that year's filing | $849 |
| Year one, before the state fee | $998 |
SAMPLE · NOT A CLIENT. Prices from this page and the bookkeeping page: formation is $149 with a yearly plan ($249 on its own). The state's own fee is added at cost in the quote.
What a US company files every year.
A US LLC owned by one person living in Pakistan files Form 5472 with a pro-forma Form 1120 for each year it has a reportable transaction with its owner, and money you put in or take out counts. For a calendar year it is due on 15 April. Our Form 5472 page explains the rules and the yearly dates.
Monthly US bookkeeping keeps the owner money in and out as it happens, so that filing is built from records rather than memory.
Approval of each bank, Stripe, PayPal or Amazon account is that provider's decision. We prepare the company and its papers; you apply to each provider.
Formation from $249: state filing, EIN and every document.
Formation is $149 + state fee at cost when you buy it with a yearly plan (Books + filing or Full service); $249 + state fee at cost on its own. State fee at cost — we pass on exactly what the state charges, no markup. Prices for Pakistan-resident owners, in US dollars. You pay in PKR by bank transfer after you accept your written quote; the quote fixes the PKR amount at the State Bank of Pakistan rate on its date.
US LLC formation
- Articles of organization filed in the state you choose
- Registered agent, as set out in your quote
- EIN application (Form SS-4) prepared and sent
- Every document in one folder
Formation questions from Pakistan.
Answered from the IRS's and the providers' own pages, read in October 2026. Your written quote covers your own situation.
Can I form a US LLC while living in Pakistan?
Yes. We file the articles with the state and send the EIN application to the IRS by fax or mail, the routes the IRS sets out for owners with no US address. You send us your passport copy and company details from Pakistan.
Can I get an EIN without visiting the US?
Yes. Owners outside the US apply by phone, fax or mail on Form SS-4. We prepare and send it for you, as part of formation or as EIN only for an LLC you already have, and the IRS sets its own timing.
Do I need an SSN or ITIN to get the EIN?
No. The Form SS-4 instructions say to enter “foreign” or N/A for a responsible party who has neither and can't get one. Our ITIN page covers the number for you as a person.
Which state should I choose?
The one whose yearly cost and rules suit your plans. Each state sets its own fees; Delaware, for example, charges every LLC a $400 annual tax due 1 June. Your quote lists the fee for the state you choose.
Does a US LLC guarantee a Stripe or PayPal account?
It lets you apply as a US business. Each provider reviews its own applications and makes its own decision.
How do I pay you from Pakistan?
In PKR, by bank transfer from your bank in Pakistan, once you accept the written quote. The quote converts the USD price at the State Bank of Pakistan rate on its date and fixes the PKR amount.
Do you handle Pakistan tax as well?
We handle your US company: its papers, EIN and ITIN help, its monthly books and its yearly US filings. For Pakistan tax, a Pakistani tax adviser is the right person.
Tell us what you sell and which state you have in mind.
A short call or an email is enough for a written quote: our price in USD, the state fee, the PKR total and a date for each step.
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You pay only after you accept a written quote.
Monday to Friday, 10am to 7pm Pakistan time.