Can a non-US founder open a Mercury account with a Nevada LLC?

Yes. Mercury explicitly supports foreign founders with a US LLC. You need the Nevada formation document (the Articles of Organization), the IRS EIN letter, a non-US passport for identity, and a US business address. No US SSN or residency is required.

Does forming in Nevada affect Mercury eligibility?

No. Mercury accepts LLCs from all US states and territories. The formation document name varies by state, and Nevada issues Articles of Organization; Mercury accepts it the same as any other state's.

What does the Nevada LLC itself cost before I can start taking payments through Mercury?

Nevada charges $75 to file Articles of Organization, and that is the state's fee to create the LLC. Nevada publishes a turnaround of same day (online). Mercury charges nothing for verification itself, so the $75 filing fee and Nevada's ongoing obligations are the real cost of getting verified as a Nevada entity.

I do not live in Nevada. Can I still use a Nevada LLC on Mercury?

Mercury does not check where you live, only that the Nevada entity is validly registered and that the details you enter match Nevada's record. The catch is not Mercury, it is the state you actually operate from: states require an out-of-state LLC to register as a foreign LLC before it transacts business there, which is a second filing and a second fee on top of Nevada's $75. Forming in Nevada while working somewhere else usually means paying both states, not one.

Do I need a Nevada sales-tax permit before my first sale through Mercury?

Probably yes. Nevada charges a 6.85% state rate, and payments taken through Mercury are not covered by marketplace-facilitator laws, so you collect and remit yourself. Register before your first taxable sale if you have physical presence in Nevada, or once you cross its remote-seller threshold of $100,000 in sales or 200 transactions in the previous or current calendar year.

Marketplace Verification

How to pass Mercury verification with a Nevada LLC

What Mercury asks for at signup, and which Nevada LLC documents satisfy each requirement.

By Edmond Hui · Last updated: August 4, 2026

A Nevada LLC is generally eligible for Mercury verification, and you will need to provide your Articles of Organization, EIN, beneficial-owner ID, and a valid US business address. Nothing about forming in Nevada blocks approval, and nothing about it guarantees approval either: the final call is Mercury's.

Mercury is a fintech banking platform whose deposits are held at FDIC-member partner banks (currently Choice Financial Group and Column N.A., Members FDIC), making it popular with startups and small businesses including those with non-US founders. To open a Mercury account for a Nevada LLC, you must provide the company's formation document (in Nevada, the Articles of Organization), an IRS-issued EIN confirmation, a government ID for the beneficial owner(s), and a physical US address. Mercury supports all US-state LLC types and is commonly used by foreign founders who have formed a US LLC, since it does not require founders to be US citizens or residents.

In Nevada the entity behind that check is an LLC created by filing Articles of Organization, which costs $75. Nevada publishes a turnaround of same day (online). Because Nevada names a member or manager on a routine public filing, the owner name Mercury asks you to confirm is already a matter of public record.

Not legal advice: Verification requirements change, and so do Nevada's filing fees and forms. Confirm current platform rules with Mercury, and current filing rules with the Nevada filing office, before you file. Mercury's requirements were last reviewed 2026-07-21, and Nevada's figures on this page come from its own published schedule.

What Mercury requires, and how a Nevada LLC meets each

Requirement	How your Nevada LLC satisfies it
LLC formation documents	Upload the Articles of Organization Nevada returned to you, stamped and approved.
IRS EIN confirmation letter	Provide your federal EIN (free from the IRS; non-US founders without an SSN must apply via Form SS-4 by fax or phone rather than the online tool), independent of Nevada.
Government-issued ID for owner(s)	Provide a government ID for each beneficial owner named in your Nevada filings. Nevada names a member or manager on a routine public filing, so at least one name already matches state records.
US business address	Use a US street address registered to the LLC in Nevada (your Nevada registered-agent or virtual business address), since a PO box is usually rejected.

Nevada-specific things to watch

Nevada names a member or manager on a routine public filing, so Mercury's beneficial-owner check will line up with public state records, and you still upload a government ID for each owner. (Confirmed not anonymous despite marketing: both the domestic Initial/Annual List and the foreign LLC list must state the names, titles, and addresses of all managers or, if none, all managing members, and these lists are public record filed at formation and annually.)
Budget for Nevada's ongoing LLC costs before projecting your Mercury margins: Every LLC must hold a State Business License at $200/year (corporations pay $500) and file a $150 Annual List, $350/year total recurring. Nevada's Commerce Tax applies only to businesses with Nevada gross revenue over $4 million.
Mercury payouts flow through to your personal return, and Nevada won't tax them under a personal income tax: Nevada has no personal income tax on wages or pass-through business income; the Nevada Constitution prohibits a tax on personal income.

Nevada sales tax & nexus rules for Mercury sellers

Nevada charges a 6.85% state sales-tax rate. Payments through Mercury are not covered by marketplace-facilitator laws, so you collect and remit yourself. Registration is required before your first taxable sale if you have physical presence in Nevada (an in-state location, inventory, or employees), or once you cross Nevada's remote-seller economic-nexus threshold of $100,000 in sales or 200 transactions in the previous or current calendar year.

Nevada's 6.85% base rate is supplemented by county taxes, up to 8.375% in the highest-rate county. Register with the Nevada Department of Taxation.

How to verify your Nevada LLC on Mercury

LLC formation documents. Upload the Articles of Organization Nevada returned to you, stamped and approved.
IRS EIN confirmation letter. Provide your federal EIN (free from the IRS; non-US founders without an SSN must apply via Form SS-4 by fax or phone rather than the online tool), independent of Nevada.
Government-issued ID for owner(s). Provide a government ID for each beneficial owner named in your Nevada filings. Nevada names a member or manager on a routine public filing, so at least one name already matches state records.
US business address. Use a US street address registered to the LLC in Nevada (your Nevada registered-agent or virtual business address), since a PO box is usually rejected.

Non-US founders with Nevada LLCs

Mercury explicitly supports non-US founders who have formed a US LLC, Nevada included. A non-US passport is accepted for identity verification. The entity must be formed and registered in the United States, and a US business address is required, which a Nevada registered agent address satisfies. No US Social Security Number is needed from the founder.

Frequently Asked Questions

: Yes. Mercury explicitly supports foreign founders with a US LLC. You need the Nevada formation document (the Articles of Organization), the IRS EIN letter, a non-US passport for identity, and a US business address. No US SSN or residency is required.
: No. Mercury accepts LLCs from all US states and territories. The formation document name varies by state, and Nevada issues Articles of Organization; Mercury accepts it the same as any other state's.
: Nevada charges $75 to file Articles of Organization, and that is the state's fee to create the LLC. Nevada publishes a turnaround of same day (online). Mercury charges nothing for verification itself, so the $75 filing fee and Nevada's ongoing obligations are the real cost of getting verified as a Nevada entity.
: Mercury does not check where you live, only that the Nevada entity is validly registered and that the details you enter match Nevada's record. The catch is not Mercury, it is the state you actually operate from: states require an out-of-state LLC to register as a foreign LLC before it transacts business there, which is a second filing and a second fee on top of Nevada's $75. Forming in Nevada while working somewhere else usually means paying both states, not one.
: Probably yes. Nevada charges a 6.85% state rate, and payments taken through Mercury are not covered by marketplace-facilitator laws, so you collect and remit yourself. Register before your first taxable sale if you have physical presence in Nevada, or once you cross its remote-seller threshold of $100,000 in sales or 200 transactions in the previous or current calendar year.

Sources

Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Nevada sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so. Where we hold the citation but no stable public link, the citation is printed on its own rather than pointed at a guessed address.

Nevada statute: NRS 86.263(1) (domestic initial and annual list)
Nevada statute: NRS 86.5461(1) (foreign LLC list contents)
Nevada statute: NRS 76.100 (State Business License)
Nevada statute: NRS 86.263/86.5461 (Annual List)
Nevada statute: NRS ch. 363C (Commerce Tax)
Nevada Constitution: Art. 10, § 1(9) (personal income tax prohibition)

Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.