PayPal: how to register and what currently works for Russians
About PayPal
PayPal – is an international system for secure online payments. When paying, you don’t enter your card details on every site, but simply log into your PayPal account and confirm the payment. Your card details remain inside PayPal and are not passed to the seller.
Important: In 2022, PayPal suspended operations with individuals from Russia. Currently it is impossible:
- Register a new account from Russia
- Cannot pay or receive money with Russian cards
- You can use an account if it is registered in another country (for example, in Kazakhstan or Turkey)
How to register with PayPal
1. Go to the official website PayPal and click «Sign Up» at the very top of the page, as shown in the screenshot.
2. Select the account type: Personal Account
3. Select the country where you are actually located or where you have a card (for example, Kazakhstan)
4. Fill in the details – name, address, e-mail
5. Link a card – PayPal will temporarily charge $1.95. After confirmation the card will be active and the amount will be refunded. You will find the confirmation code in your card statement.
After registration, you need to link your payment card to the newly opened PayPal account. This is necessary so that you don’t have to enter your card information every time you pay through PayPal.
Enter the credit card number in the «Credit card number» field, specify the card expiration date (usually shown on the card as Expiration Date or Exp Date) and enter the CSV (or CVC) code – the last three digits on the back of the card next to the signature sample.
To verify your card, PayPal will charge $1.95. This money will be returned to you in a couple of days.
The purpose of this operation is to confirm access to your card statement. To validate your card, you will need to enter the verification code shown in the note for this test payment. You can view your card statement through your online banking or by requesting a statement from the bank employee who issued your card.
