# Creating a Payoneer account, step by step from sign-up to document verification (/docs/quick-skills/etsy/getting-started/payoneer-account-creation)

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description: Sir Zakria Afzal's Create Payoneer Account class, opening the account, the business information to give for an Etsy seller, identity verification with a selfie, and bank and address proof.
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*This whole document is from the Create Payoneer Account class of Sir
Zakria Afzal's Etsy course.*

> [!IMPORTANT]
> Follow this pattern one step at a time, so that the account is created
> properly.[^zakria-afzal-payoneer-account]

## Part 1: open the account

1. Go to the **Payoneer website** and click **Open an account**.
2. If you do not have a **business email**, give your **personal email**.
   A code will come to your email; paste that code.
3. If your business is not with a **government tax authority**, click
   **No**, and select your **country**.
4. Give your **WhatsApp number**, click the WhatsApp code option, and write
   the code that comes.
5. Make a **password**, and your Payoneer account is simply
   made.[^zakria-afzal-payoneer-account]

## Part 2: business information

Now all the bank-related information has to be given, starting with the
business:[^zakria-afzal-payoneer-account]

| Question | What to select in the class |
| --- | --- |
| Business type | **Graphic and Digital Design** |
| Where payments will come from | Click **Marketplace**, then select **Etsy** |
| Transactions per month | Tick **0 to 20**, and select **up to $500** |
| Business URL | Give your business's URL |
| Where most of the business comes from | **North America**, because most business comes from there |

## Part 3: about you and identity verification

1. In **About you**, give your **personal details**.
2. Then get your **ID verified with a selfie**. This verification can be
   done from **mobile** or **desktop**.
3. When the verification is done, give your **name in English** and also in
   your **local language**, that is **Urdu**.
4. Then give your **physical address**.[^zakria-afzal-payoneer-account]

## Part 4: bank and address proof

1. Give your **bank account** information, including the **currency**,
   **bank name** and so on.
2. Then Payoneer will ask for **documents** that verify your **address**.
   You can get it verified through a **bank
   statement**.[^zakria-afzal-payoneer-account]

[^zakria-afzal-payoneer-account]: Create Payoneer Account class of Sir
    Zakria Afzal's Etsy course, notes taken by the record's owner.

## Class infographic

![Infographic: Creating a Payoneer account, step by step from sign-up to document verification](payoneer-account-creation-infographic.webp)