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What documents does Stripe accept for account creation or verification?

List of documents accepted by Stripe for creating an account

Caroline Pelletier avatar
Written by Caroline Pelletier
Updated over a week ago

Stripe, the online payment platform used by Plannit, regularly reviews and updates its verification requirements in order to keep abreast of financial regulations and ensure that businesses using Stripe are in compliance.

Stripe may ask you to provide legal documentation to verify your online payment account.

To do so, use the link provided by Stripe or directly from your notifications in your Stripe account to provide the required information and documents.

❗ Stripe's requirements for evidence provided

  • All requested documents and ID must be taken IN FULL SCREEN COLOR PHOTO from the originals.

  • NO SCANNED or PHOTOCOPIED documents are accepted.

  • Documents must be IN COLOR (if the original is).

  • The document must be well lit and free from any glare that would obscure the information.

  • Document text must be clear and legible, not truncated.

Documents to be sent to Stripe to ensure compliance

📎 Supporting documents accepted for legal entity verification

  • Certificate of active corporate status

  • Published annual report signed by an audit firm

    ℹ️ The report must be less than 12 months old.

  • Letter or notice of assessment from a municipal, provincial, territorial or federal government (Federal Notice of Assessment with BN number and company address)

    • If you use the Mon Dossier service: Download the latest business notice of assessment in color as a PDF and send it to Stripe.

    • If you receive all your documents by mail : Take a full-color photo of page 1 of the notice of assessment and forward it to Stripe.

📎 Supporting documents accepted for verification of owner's identity

  • Driver’s licence
    ℹ️ You need to photograph both sides. The address must be identical to what is entered in the Administrators section of the REQ.

  • Passeport

  • Permanent Resident card

  • Provincial or territorial issued photo identity cards
    ℹ️ You need to photograph both sides.

  • Certificate of Indian Status card

  • Birth certificate

  • Marriage certificate

💡 For more information on the documents required by Stripe, please consult the following link:

💡 For more details on the reasons for these requirements, please consult the following link:

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