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Google AdSense remains the most popular and the best options for web admins or blog owners to display advertisements on their blog or website. However, if you are not a United States resident, you can still sign up for Google AdSense and

Three Main Categories of Google AdSense Publishers

1. U.S Business: If you are based in and pay taxes in the United States

2. Non- U.S Business: If your operations are based entirely outside of the U.S and you do not pay taxes in the United States.

Note: If you own a web server or use a hosting service based in the U.S such as using a hosting service such as 1&1 or GoDaddy, then you do NOT come under this category. Even if you have employees in the U.S who are involved in either setting up a web server, hosting service or website or developing content for your website, or provide marketing for your site, maintaining your site or providing telephone support for your site, then also you do NOT qualify for this category.

3. Non U.S Business with U.S Activities: If you or your business is located outside of the United States, but have U.S activities which may involve some as mentioned above, then you come under this category.

Note: Utilizing an unrelated third-part U.S web hosting service to host your website, rent web servers that are located in the U.S from an unrelated third party, having your payments sent to a U.S Post Office Box or Mail forwarding address, do not constitute U.S Activities.

The biggest activity which you need to do in order to satisfy Google AdSense requirements, if you are

1. A Non U.S Resident and falling under Category # 2 above, then for International Publishers, you need to submit Internal Revenue Service for W-8 and/or Form 8233, or certify that you do not have a U.S presence.

If you are not sure as to what tax forms you need to turn in for Google Adsense, then log into your account at https://www.google.com/adsense. Under My Account,  you will see Tax Information.

2. For Category # 3, where you are an International Publisher but have U.S Activity, then you need get a Taxpayer Identification Number(TIN). For more information on obtaining the TIN, visit the Internal Revenue Service(IRS) website for more information on obtaining an TIN.

As always, if you have any questions, you can contact the Google AdSense Help Center

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