Hello, How to properly open a Italian paypal account. My uncle is going to make me a PayPal account so I have to make sure that I do all the steps correctly and don't get the account blocked. He is going to get me his personal details and bank details. Verification is the next step, let me know how do you verify a account via bank details and how to use a VCC to make it more verified without any problems. Regards, Muhammad Haris
Once you've added your (uncle's) bank account details to PayPal they will make two small 'test deposits' to your (uncle's) bank account. Once the cash has been deposited you log into PayPal and type in the value of the two deposits and hey presto your bank account is confirmed. You also have to confirm your location (by phone or post) and answer some short questions about your intended account usage to become verified.
I don't think so - it's virtual you see! Being from the UK I don't think a credit card came into the equation at all. I just provided bank details, address, phone number and that was about it.
Make sure that when the Paypal account is created, it is only accessed within the UK by using a UK IP. Do not use your Pakistan IP to dial up as it may cause them to suspect some issues and get your account frozen. Get your uncle to obtain a credit card from a bank in Italy, preferably a VISA, Mastercard or American Express. That should solve the issue if there is a need for a credit card for the verification purpose.
Verification isn't hard Haris. Create a PayPal account, add bank account and verify it (it is almost automatic). PayPal will send two small deposits to the bank account and your uncle will just have to enter the amounts in paypal account and you are done. As for a credit card, ask your uncle to get a real card or else you can use a virtual card (no address verification is required for credit card) and enter 4 digits PIN to verify it. You would need to verify address as well and that would be the final step of paypal account verification system. Regards