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# Are global US bank accounts available in my country?

COMING SOON: Global US bank accounts (Virtual Accounts) will be available for money movement activities to most Halocard customers worldwide, both individuals and businesses. 

| Virtual Accounts are provided by SSB, Member FDIC. Funds deposited at SSB are eligible for FDIC insurance up to $250,000 per depositor, per insured bank, subject to applicable limitations and FDIC rules. 

Our banking partners restrict certain countries and U.S. states in order to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing and fraud. 

###### Restricted Countries List

Virtual Accounts cannot be offered to residents or legal entities registered in the following countries:

| Region | Restricted Countries |
| ---- |
| Asia | Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam |
| Europe | Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Monaco, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine |
| Middle East | Gaza Strip, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, West Bank, Yemen |
| Americas | Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela |
| Africa | Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania |

###### Restricted US States List

Virtual Accounts cannot be offered to residents or legal entities registered in the following 13 states:

| Region | Restricted States |
| ---- |
| United States | California, Colorado, Hawaii, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia |