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Citation needed. You need a US bank account, social security number, a permanent address, etc. I'd be pleasantly surprised if you could do it without spending

Citation needed. You need a US bank account, social security number, a permanent address, etc. I'd be pleasantly surprised if you could do it without spending at least 10k.

wslh 13y ago
No citation is needed. 1. Open an LLC: cheap. 2. Open a Bank Account: travel to US and they will open one with the LLC without a social security number. 3. Transfer funds to the LLC. You can do it for less than USD 2000.
- tellarin 13y ago
  But USD 2k is a whole lot of money for people in some of the countries where they'd need to resort to this to put something on the Google store. Not something you'd easily have access to. And there are also the issues in sending that money abroad. It's not so easy in many of those countries too.
  - rorra 13y ago
    But if you get the money into a bank in a country close to Argentine (you can go to Uruguay and get back to Buenos Aires in the day for U$S 60), you can then get American Dollars from a bank account in Uruguay, and you get all that money back even with earnings by selling the dollars on the street. Definitely its not an easy way to start, but its a way to survive.
  - wslh 13y ago
    The USD 2k includes a travel so you can enjoy it. You need to do the bank paperwork on situ. And USD 2k is not a lot of money for an independent developer in Argentina.
    - alcuadrado 13y ago
      For a company or established independent developer it's not a big deal. But for many people it is a lot of money, it's currently ~8 minimum wages at black market dollar-peso price (which is the only one available for someone in that situation).
      - wslh 13y ago
        Someone working as a semi sr. developer is earning $ 1K so in two months you can afford it. And this is a long term investment. In the worst case many people can join together to share the same company.
        alcuadrado 13y ago
        $1k at the official dollar (non black market) value probably, which is not available. That price is 50% of the black market's one, so it'd be $500. I don't mean that this money will prevent anyone from getting their apps paid, but it'd really discourage indie developers to start new apps, as it's now more expensive and complicated.
        wslh 13y ago
        They can use that account for receiving money for other jobs. I don't think they make money at all in Google Play.

Citation needed. You need a US bank account, social security number, a permanent address, etc. I'd be pleasantly surprised if you could do it without spending at least 10k.

wslh 13y ago

No citation is needed. 1. Open an LLC: cheap. 2. Open a Bank Account: travel to US and they will open one with the LLC without a social security number. 3. Transfer funds to the LLC. You can do it for less than USD 2000.

tellarin 13y ago
But USD 2k is a whole lot of money for people in some of the countries where they'd need to resort to this to put something on the Google store. Not something you'd easily have access to. And there are also the issues in sending that money abroad. It's not so easy in many of those countries too.
- rorra 13y ago
  But if you get the money into a bank in a country close to Argentine (you can go to Uruguay and get back to Buenos Aires in the day for U$S 60), you can then get American Dollars from a bank account in Uruguay, and you get all that money back even with earnings by selling the dollars on the street. Definitely its not an easy way to start, but its a way to survive.
- wslh 13y ago
  The USD 2k includes a travel so you can enjoy it. You need to do the bank paperwork on situ. And USD 2k is not a lot of money for an independent developer in Argentina.
  - alcuadrado 13y ago
    For a company or established independent developer it's not a big deal. But for many people it is a lot of money, it's currently ~8 minimum wages at black market dollar-peso price (which is the only one available for someone in that situation).
    - wslh 13y ago
      Someone working as a semi sr. developer is earning $ 1K so in two months you can afford it. And this is a long term investment. In the worst case many people can join together to share the same company.
      - alcuadrado 13y ago
        $1k at the official dollar (non black market) value probably, which is not available. That price is 50% of the black market's one, so it'd be $500. I don't mean that this money will prevent anyone from getting their apps paid, but it'd really discourage indie developers to start new apps, as it's now more expensive and complicated.
        wslh 13y ago
        They can use that account for receiving money for other jobs. I don't think they make money at all in Google Play.