We all know Paypal is allowed in Nigeria only for making payments. But if you want to use PayPal for other things apart from making online payments you can follow the guide below to open and verify a PayPal account from other countries. Other things you can do with PayPal are to send funds/money, receive funds and make online transactions.
Without wasting time, all you need are;
- Dedicated IP Address (must not change when accessing the PayPal account)
- A computer with internet connection
- Fresh Email Address Your Name and Your Home Address
- A MasterCard (Payoneer Mastercard , First Bank Dollar Visa Prepaid Card , Diamond Bank Savings Account Visa Card or GTBank Dollar Visa Debit Card)
NOTE: Make sure you leave a balance of at least $5 or N1,500 in the card or account the card is connected to. Once you've done that,you are set to proceed with the opening of your UAE PayPal account following the steps highlighted below.
MUST READ: How to Setup/Configure Your Browser for Dedicated/Static IP
Please Note: The IP you choose from the above link should be the only one you will be using to access the paypal.
How to Register United Arab Emirates Paypal Account
1. Visit https://www.paypal.com/ae on your browser that has been configured for the Static/Dedicated IP. Kindly note that your surest bet of getting your account lasting is to open,verify and be accessing your UAE PayPal account with the Static/Dedicated IP recommend because bot don't like one to be accessing his/her PayPal from different IPs else you PayPal account might get limited.
2. Click on the Signup button, the blue-coloured button placed at the top right-hand side of the page. While on the Sign Up page that opens up, Click on “Personal Account” (if you will only buy and sell online). Do not open Business account for a start to avoid complication for yourself because they can start asking you for documents to prove your business existence. Now click on Continue.
3. On the next page, make sure “Your country or region” section is showing United Arab Emirates. Fill in your email address and strong password. Then click on Continue.
4. The next page is for information about yourself, this includes name, address, date of birth, national id, Zip Code and mobile number.
- The Address and Name you will use for the UAE PayPal account are another thing you will need for the smooth opening of this your PayPal. You will need to use your real Nigeria address and real names that will match with the details of your mastercard and possibly any identity card you do use. Name combination you are to use must be your real Nigerian names as it is on any of your Identity cards such as National ID card, Voters card (highly recommended because it shows names and address), Drivers license and International passport. Reason for using your real identity to sign up with them are because you are to thread legally with the account and that will always remind you to abide with being legit.
- Date of Birth to be used should be your actual date of birth as it reflects on any of your Identity Card. For National ID just insert the NIN number on your Nigeria National ID Card.
- City and State including Postal Code to use are also very paramount of which you can use any of those ones listed below both as City and State.
Dubai , Abu Dhabi , Sharjah , Al Ain, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah Um Al Quwain , Khor Fakkan , Dibba, Dhayd , Falaj-Al-Moalla
Each City/State has Postal Code which you can get from google.com but here are examples of postal codes of some well-known places in UAE that you can as well make use of. But it is adviceable you search for the postal code of any of the States or Cities that you want to use. For. Al Dhafrah and Abu Dhabi the Postal Code that you can use is 97126. For Bur Dubai and Dubai Postal Code that you can use is 251788. - Phone Number to use should be in the format of the samples given as follows : +971 4 3362794, +971 4 3320011 and +971 4 3341936 and many more that you can get when you search for phone numbers in UAE with the help of google. Any of the phone numbers you want to make use of can be made unique by changing the last 4 digits of the phone number. The main point is to make any one you want to use unique.
5. Once all is filled. Mark the checkbox to accept that you have read the privacy policy and user agreement. Now click the blue-coloured “Agree and Create Account” button. If a security challenge comes up, type in the characters shown in the image and click “Continue”.
6. The next thing is to link your debit card. We have talked about the type of cards acceptable before. I make use of my payoneer mastercard so if you have it you can just make use of it as well. Just input your card number, CVV and expiring date as requested by paypal. PayPal will charge your linked card around $1.00 – $1.95.
7. You have to verify your Email Address, PayPal must have send an activation message to the email address you signed up with. You will need to verify that you own this email address by signing into the email account, locate the new email message from PayPal. Once seen, open it and click on the verification link inside it only if you are on the Static/Dedicated IP browser. Otherwise copy and paste the verification link onto the Static/Dedicated IP browser.
The page that opens up which will ask you to input your password and as well tell you to set up your security questions and answers (you must save or master your security questions and answers because you will surely need them soon or later especially for gaining access to your PayPal account if the unexpected happens) confirms your email address is verified and your PayPal account is active.
If you encountered any problem or have any question, you can make use of the comment section below.
Nice tutorial here.
I’ll get started following your exact steps Hiidee.
Thanks for sharing.
You welcome Bro. This also works for opening of South Africa Paypal.
Hey boss, do you mean I can open South Africa PayPal with the steps you provided in this article including the linking of bank account details “diamond saving card? Or do you have any uae dedicated/static IP VPN you can recommend which is reliable and doesn’t keep logs.
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Thanks
Yes the above steps also works for opening South Africa Paypal. Just get paypal details instead of UAE details and substitute it where applicable.
OK, thanks for your quick response bro.
Any VPN to recommend?
Hi Gafar, Read the article again. I have recommended what you need and how to set it up.
Nice Article!
Please, can I use my Nigerian GTBank Mastercard instead of Payoneer card because I’ve not received my Payoneer card yet.
Hi Paul, you can only make use of a dollar mastercard for this and not naira mastercard. You can get your dollar mastercard by opening domiciliary account with GTbank.
Hope this answer your question.
I can’t link my diamond savings debit card with my UAE PayPal, is there anything wrong?
I have money in the account and was just saying card is not accepted
I already told you that you need dollar mastercard not naira MasterCard. Kindly visit your bank for dollar master card
Hi Hidee, thanks for this. You advised using Nigerian address but then you also said one should chose a city in UAE in the address section. Can you clarify this?
Do you use Naija address in the column ‘Street address 1’ then use a UAE city in the space ‘City’?
Yes, you have already got it. It is exactly as you explain.
Thanks for this article,
Pls, m I to use the address m using on payments or the one on my voters card.
Cuz the two are different.
You are to use the address registered with your Bank Credit Card but don’t forget to change state and country. Hope this answer your question.
Is this method still working now? I want to try out
Yes, it is still working.
nice one… just surfing on google and i came across this stuff
Nice one. I am gonna try it out then.
thanks …please what will I fill for province? Am opting for Abu Dhabi as city.
Use south-west as profince for Abu Dhabi
If I cannot get a card to verify my account, do you think it is safe to get a VCC from Auction Essistance to help with that?
Yes, one of our readers have tried with VCC and it worked.
Your article was realy helpful.
is there any vpn that can serve ad alternative for the dedicated ip ?
Sure we have many VPNs out there. You can use any VPN of your choice. All you need to care about is the IP shouldn’t change.
Pls I heard I can use my Nigeria IP and it will still work is that true???
Yes, you can use it but it will be more preferable to use a reliable dedicated IP than to use Nigeria IP. This is because most of Nigeria mobile networks changes IP most time especially MTN.
My payoneer card just arrived yesterday I’ve activated it can I use it to open the uae PayPal if someone transfer 5$ for me sir
Yes, you can use it for opening PayPal account once you have loaded funds into it.
Hi Hiidee,
Thanks for this wonderful tutorial, but what if I haven’t linked my card yet, can I be able to receive and make payment online with the uae PayPal account?
Yes, you can but don’t try it with a huge amount like $400+.
The challenge is that you will be asked the SSN and you may not be able to provide that, also they will send message tgo the line provided which I will not be able to provide the code.
I received over 1k$ in my business UAE paypal but i can’t send out, when i contacted paypal they said it is because of change of location and that’s true i’m not in UAE. i have tried everything possible but i still can’t send out cash. what do i do now?? is it that i have lost that huge money to paypal? admin
Nope try to use the initial IP you used to signup for the account. You will be able to send out with that IP.
Please is Payoneer still acceptable or if not, which card can I use to verify card?
Or since I have bank verified, is it ok like that?
If you have bank verified on your Paypal account, don’t worry about card you won’t have issue.
i tried it and the only place am having problem is at the number, its telling me incorrect format after trying several numbers… what can i do pls?
Make sure you choose it as home mobile when signing up.
Thank Hiidee for this great tip.
I’m also going to try this out.
is it true that Nigerian dollar cards can no longer verify PayPal account?
It is still working just make sure the first line of your address on paypal is same the one on your bank acct.
The comments do not show dates but I would like to know if this method still works and if I can use barter card in place of payoneer.
Hi bro. Pls I opened a south Africa paypal acct but I put my Nationality as Nigerian and after opening the acct, I could not enter my passport details because paypal automatically chose south Africa random passport for me and its not editable. Pls how can I insert my passport?
Hey Hiidee,
I have read your blog for a long time. I learned many interesting things from you blog. This is my first comment. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Hiidee,
I’m having issues with getting the phone number. Can you help me with how to get it? thanks!
Hello bro, I just stumbled upon this your article today and it’s very informative. Please, I want to open UAE PayPal account using the method as you explained in this post; my concern now is that I heard PayPal doesn’t accept Payoneer again. I Now think I should use VCC (get barter ), but I don’t know if PayPal will accept it. But I contacted get barter to know if PayPayl accepts their VCC and they said yes.
Please, I would like to know what’s your advice on this. Thanks in anticipation
Paypal still accepts getbarter card. I tried it some days back and it works fine.
Please dear, I opened a PayPal south African account and was able to link my wema bank master card but when I try withdrawing funds, it says no bank account to transfer to… Please can I use my Nigeria wema bank account which ATM card I had successfully used in linking to my south African PayPal account, can I link the Nigeria bank account to PayPal south Africa.
Thanks.
Hi Cyndi, you can’t withdraw to your Nigeria bank account by using other countries PayPal account. You can only send and receive funds with the account.
Thank you for this information. Please where can I get a VCC- virtual credit card to link my UAE account
You can get one from getbarter.co
Greetings bro, i have the PayPal account fully functional, i even have up to 60 dollars in it, now the major problem is how to get the fund out in naira. Pls, any idea?
Sell it to exchangers.
hello ,
please which card can i add to my Dubai Paypal that will allow me to withdraw my paypal balance to it ?
Greetings Hildee.your blog is powerful.pls i want to open the vcc a/c.should i use 9ja address & my phone no.to fill it or UAE.
Use Naija address at the first line and end it with one UAE city and postal code details.
MR HIIDEE, Honestly am happy the way you are answering to peoples questions may GOD bless you.
But my own question is can DOLLAR MASTER card of GTB work perfectly for uae acct??
Because paypal support visa card mostly, i just want to know
GTB naira card stopped working. My cards are now visa since only visa works for now. Kindly try the USD mastercard and update us. Hope to hear from you soon.
What is the new update about the card 💳 I mean is africard or payoneer or getbarter or dollars 💳 from Nigeria bank please I need help which one is working in 2020
Any visa card works for now.
Although i haven’t try it myself but from the right sources and people that are using it with evidence of video GTB DOLLAR MASTERCARD is working perfectly.
Mind you is DOLLAR master card not naira mastercard.