Start a US
company from anywhere.
No US residency. No green card. No SSN. The exact path a non-resident founder follows to form a US LLC, get an EIN, open US banking, and stay compliant — from someone who did it.
Guides
7
Journey
Form · Bank · Run
Requires
No SSN needed
The Journey — from anywhere
Done from abroad · Honest picks · Disclosed per 16 CFR 255
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01 · Form Your Company
Form a US LLC from anywhere — best state, the right service, and the paperwork a non-resident actually needs.
Form Your Company →02 · Banking & EIN
Get an EIN without an SSN and open US business banking as a non-resident founder.
Banking & EIN →03 · Run It
Stay compliant and operate — Form 5472, bookkeeping, and the tools that run the business.
Run It →How I pick
The rules behind every recommendation.
Rule 01
I actually did this
I'm a founder who formed a US company as a non-resident — EIN, banking, compliance and all. These guides are the path I walked, not a rewrite of someone else's blog.
Rule 02
Real steps, real traps
Every guide gives the exact sequence and the specific things that cost people months — the EIN fax, the Form 5472 penalty, the banks that quietly reject non-residents.
Rule 03
When the cheap route wins, I say so
Commissions never buy a better recommendation. When doing it yourself for the state fee is the right call, that's what the guide says — even when it earns me nothing.
Trust
How this stays honest.
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A founder who did it, not a mill
Written by a non-resident founder who actually formed and runs US companies — not aggregated from other people's posts. Experience over authority.
Not legal or tax advice
These are practical playbooks from lived experience. Your situation may differ — confirm specifics with a qualified cross-border professional.
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Your US company,
started from anywhere.
The full path a non-resident founder walks — form the LLC, get the EIN without an SSN, open US banking, stay compliant. Written by someone who did exactly that.
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