# Onboarding requirements for Stripe Connect in India Connect configurations that do not rely on onboarding built by Stripe are currently only available for certain use-cases in India. Please reach out to our [sales team](https://stripe.com/contact/sales) if you are interested in this feature. When onboarding accounts to a Connect platform using this integration type, you need to collect the required information for each account (which Stripe verifies) and submit it using the Accounts API. The information you need to collect depends on factors such as the capabilities you want to activate for the account and the country the account is based in. If you're leveraging onboarding built by Stripe, you don't need to collect information as Stripe does that for you, however, you can review what information is being collected from your users on this page. Verification requirements differ based on: * The country connected accounts are created in. * The [capabilities](https://stripe.com/docs/connect/account-capabilities) connected accounts requested. * The business type (e.g., individual, company) and structure (e.g. public corporation, private partnership). For country = India, Business Type = Companies Available Capabilities: [✓] card_payments [✓] transfers At least one capability must be selected. The transfers capability must be selected when the card_payments capability is selected. ### **Minimum verification requirements for India** Verification attempts can take minutes or, if it's a manual review, hours to complete. If Stripe is unable to verify the information, the account is updated and a webhook is sent to your platform. 1. _Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) with the card payments capability_ - REQUIRED BEFORE - PARAMETER - --- - _Account information_ - - --- - Business type - _First charge_ - Business_type = company --- - Business structure - _First charge_ - company.structure = private_company or company.structure = limited_liability_partnership or company.structure = trust --- - Terms of service - _First charge_ - tos_acceptance.date tos_acceptance.ip --- - External account - _First charge_ - external_account --- - URL - _First charge_ - business_profile.url --- - Product description - _First charge_ - business_profile.product_description --- - Support phone number - _First charge_ - business_profile.support_phone --- - _Company_ - - --- - Company name - _First charge_ - company.name --- - Company address - _First charge_ - company.address.line1 company.address.line2 company.address.postal_code company.address.city company.address.state company.address.country --- - Company phone - _First charge_ - company.phone --- - Company ID - _First charge_ - company.registration_number _Must be a valid Company Identification Number (CIN) or LLP ID issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs_ --- - Company tax ID - _First charge_ - company.tax_id _Must be a valid Permanent Account Number (PAN) issued by the Indian Income Tax department_ --- - Company relationship - _First charge_ - company.owners_provided = true --- - _Representative_ - - --- - Name - _First charge_ - relationship.representative.first_name relationship.representative.last_name relationship.representative.title --- - Date of birth - _First charge_ - relationship.representative.dob.day relationship.representative.dob.month relationship.representative.dob.year --- - Address - _First charge_ - relationship.representative.address.line1 relationship.representative.address.line2 relationship.representative.address.postal_code relationship.representative.address.city relationship.representative.address.state relationship.representative.address.country --- - Phone - _First charge_ - relationship.representative.phone --- - Tax Information - _First charge_ - Relationship.representative.id_number _Must be a valid Permanent Account Number (PAN) issued by the Indian Income Tax department_ --- - _Owners_ - - --- - Name - _First charge_ - relationship.owner.first_name relationship.owner.last_name relationship.owner.title --- - Date of birth - _First charge_ - relationship.owner.dob.day relationship.owner.dob.month relationship.owner.dob.year --- - Address - _First charge_ - relationship.owner.address.line1 relationship.owner.address.line2 relationship.owner.address.postal_code relationship.owner.address.city relationship.owner.address.state relationship.owner.address.country --- - Phone - _First charge_ - relationship.owner.phone --- - Percent ownership - First charge - relationship.owner.percent_ownership --- - Tax Information - _First charge_ - relationship.owner.id_number _Must be a valid Permanent Account Number (PAN) issued by the Indian Income Tax department_ 1. _Sole proprietorships with the card payments capability_ - REQUIRED BEFORE - PARAMETER - --- - _Account information_ - - --- - Business type - _First charge_ - Business_type = company --- - Business structure - _First charge_ - company.structure = sole_proprietorship --- - Terms of service - _First charge_ - tos_acceptance.date tos_acceptance.ip --- - External account - _First charge_ - external_account --- - URL - _First charge_ - business_profile.url --- - Product description - _First charge_ - business_profile.product_description --- - Support phone number - _First charge_ - business_profile.support_phone --- - _Company_ - - --- - Company name - _First charge_ - company.name --- - Company address - _First charge_ - company.address.line1 company.address.line2 company.address.postal_code company.address.city company.address.state company.address.country --- - Company phone - _First charge_ - company.phone --- - Company GST ID - _First charge_ - company.vat_id _Optional: GST Identification Number can be used to verify the identity of your business. Additionally, GST can be used for e-invoicing purposes._ --- - _Representative_ - - --- - Name - _First charge_ - relationship.representative.first_name relationship.representative.last_name relationship.representative.title --- - Date of birth - _First charge_ - relationship.representative.dob.day relationship.representative.dob.month relationship.representative.dob.year --- - Address - _First charge_ - relationship.representative.address.line1 relationship.representative.address.line2 relationship.representative.address.postal_code relationship.representative.address.city relationship.representative.address.state relationship.representative.address.country --- - Phone - _First charge_ - relationship.representative.phone --- - Tax Information - _First charge_ - relationship.representative.id_number _Must be a valid Permanent Account Number (PAN) issued by the Indian Income Tax department_ 1. _Individuals with the card payments capability_ - REQUIRED BEFORE - PARAMETER - --- - _Account information_ - - --- - Business type - _First charge_ - Business_type = individual --- - Terms of service - _First charge_ - tos_acceptance.date tos_acceptance.ip --- - External account - _First charge_ - external_account --- - URL - _First charge_ - business_profile.url --- - Product description - _First charge_ - business_profile.product_description --- - Support phone number - _First charge_ - business_profile.support_phone --- - _Individual_ - - --- - Name - _First charge_ - relationship.representative.first_name relationship.representative.last_name relationship.representative.title --- - Date of birth - _First charge_ - relationship.representative.dob.day relationship.representative.dob.month relationship.representative.dob.year --- - Address - _First charge_ - relationship.representative.address.line1 relationship.representative.address.line2 relationship.representative.address.postal_code relationship.representative.address.city relationship.representative.address.state relationship.representative.address.country --- - Phone - _First charge_ - relationship.representative.phone --- - Tax Information - _First charge_ - relationship.representative.id_number _Must be a valid Permanent Account Number (PAN) issued by the Indian Income Tax department_ If Stripe is unable to verify the company, its representatives or beneficial owners, you need to provide a scan of an [ID document](https://stripe.com/docs/connect/identity-verification-api#acceptable-id-types). This can be collected with the [verification.document.front](https://stripe.com/docs/api/persons/object#person_object-verification-document-front) and [verification.document.back](https://stripe.com/docs/api/persons/object#person_object-verification-document-back) arguments. ### Acceptable ID Type in India Acceptable ID documents [vary by country](https://stripe.com/docs/connect/identity-verification-api#acceptable-verification-documents). There are some forms of identification that require scans of both the front and back of the ID. For these, use the document_back parameter to provide the back of the document. Unless explicitly noted, only a scan of the front of the ID is required. Beyond a certain threshold, this will lead to payouts being paused until we receive a soft copy of the necessary documents. During this time, be assured that there will be no disruption in your ability to collect payments. If user country is based in India, acceptable forms of identification are: * For individuals * Passport — a scan of the photo page * Driver license — scans of front and back are required * Income tax PAN card — a scan of the side with the person’s details * For companies and LLPs * Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) registration certificate * Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration certificate ### Identity verification for connected accounts in India To complement our [identity verification for connected account](https://stripe.com/docs/connect/identity-verification) doc, below describes the business structures you can classify a company with in India. If you or your users think the entity type should be a company but are unsure, the information might be in the business formation documents or tax documents for that entity. - BUSINESS STRUCTURE - DESCRIPTION --- - **private\_company** - A business incorporated under the Companies Act 2013 that limits owner liability to their shareholdings, the number of shareholders to 200, and restricts shareholders from publicly trading shares. --- - **limited\_liability\_partnership** - A business registered under the Limited liability Partnership Act 2008 with a minimum of two partners, a minimum of two designated partners who are individuals, and at least one of them resident in India.