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Fern can support customers based in 150+ countries. Some regions are either not supported or are currently considered high-risk and require additional diligence for customer approval. These lists are subject to change.

Unsupported regions

Fern cannot onboard customers from these regions for any of the Fern services:
  • Belarus
  • Cuba
  • Iran
  • Myanmar
  • North Korea
  • Russia
  • Syria
  • Ukrainian Territories:
    • Crimea
    • Donetsk
    • Kherson
    • Luhansk
    • Sevastopol
    • Zaporizhzhia
  • US States:
    • Alaska
    • Hawaii
    • Louisiana
    • New York
Additionally, Fern cannot provide multi-currency virtual accounts for customers from these regions (although other services, including payment services, may be provided):
  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Central African Republic
  • China
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gaza Strip
  • Iraq
  • Kenya
  • Kosovo
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Morocco
  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • North Macedonia
  • Pakistan
  • Qatar
  • Russia
  • Slovenia
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Ukraine
  • Venezuela
  • West Bank
  • Yemen
  • Zimbabwe

High-risk regions

Customers from these regions may be subject to additional requests for information to determine whether Fern can support them with the Fern services. These determinations are made on a case-by-case basis.
  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Bhutan
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • China
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Cote D’Ivoire
  • Croatia
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gaza Strip
  • Gibraltar
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Haiti
  • Iraq
  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kosovo
  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Mali
  • Monaco
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Qatar
  • Senegal
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Turkey
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • West Bank
  • Yemen
  • Zimbabwe