Verify merchant account with bank account in different country [closed]

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As I noticed I did not receive further payments from Google until I dont verify myself. I am a sole traider, so I will have to send them an ID and an invoice. I share a flat in Austria and have a bank account there which I have used for receiving my android payments in the last 1.5 years. But I am not an austrian citizen, just sometimes I go there. My own country is not supported to sell paid apps, so my question: will they have a problem at the verification if I send them my not austrian ID and an austrian invoice?

Another sentence I intend to emphasize from a Google page (https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/150324?hl=en): "If you are not located in any of the countries listed above, or do not own the required bank account for receiving payments, Google may not be able to pay for the sales in that account by any other means." --- For me it means I "only" have to own a required bank account but I am not sure if I strictly have to live and be a citizen in that country.

My invoice will arrive soon, i could wait but it is very worrisome for me. This would cause me a huge problem since I sell lots of android apps every day generating siginificant revenue. But I wonder if there was no problem so far, why would it be now?

Thank you very much for the answers in advance!

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I would assume that if you have a valid bank account in Austria that Google can verify it shouldn't be a problem. Citizenship shouldn't matter as long as your not from a barred country, http://doresearch.stanford.edu/research-scholarship/export-controls/export-controlled-or-embargoed-countries-entities-and-persons#countries

An alternative would be to open an American Bank account by getting an iTin number from the IRS (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number ) http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International-Taxpayers/Obtaining-an-ITIN-from-Abroad and then just have google deposit the money there.

I am a Canadian Citizen, and use a Wells Fargo account in the states via this.