Dear All, I'm from Iran and would like to setup adsense. I have a website in English and have a good traffic. I use personal server vpn to connect to the net. (US IP) Will it be a problem if I create an account with Switzerland address and also add my Switzerland Bank account ? Any suggestions appreciated. Thank you very much Rz
I am unable to understand: if you create account with Switzerland address, how will you verify your address via PIN ?? Adsene will send Cheques to that address too.
If you attempt this, you are liable to be investigated and reported to Swiss, European, and American authorities. Google may not be able to determine that you are an Iranian national, but Switzerland is no longer the financial safe haven it once was. Banks regularly hand over information to the authorities and if any bank wants to be able to conduct business with American entities and the government (they do since its great business for them), they are required by U.S. federal law to investigate and report any possible violations of sanctions. There's a reason why India and China are now paying for Iranian oil and gas in gold and other commodities - it's a grey area not specifically addressed by U.S. laws and allows the POTUS to grant waivers and allow their financial institutions to still conduct business in the United States.
A little harsh as there are probably some quite big companies running adsense that are based in one country but bank in another. Not uncommon in Europe at all.
I imagine that's true too, but I did want to give him a heads up. I used to work for a multinational bank and I saw the approaches that were taken in these kinds of situations. The most recent example, which most likely started at the bank level rather than the governmental level is this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24146454 Now, there is a caveat that I did neglect. When you are outside of Iran, there is nothing that is inherently illegal about Google sending you an AdSense check (cheque) unless you are specifically sanctioned by the U.S. Government or UNSC. The problem arises if you try to transfer that cash back to Iran and since you mentioned that you use a VPN, I assume that you are based in Iran and will want to transfer any AdSense money back to yourself in Iran.
Dear all experts, I am Bangladeshi . Advise me that how to get adsense in my blogspot site. Thanks all.