> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hifi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Regions

> HIFI operates globally with services available to individuals and businesses all over the world. However, due to regulatory requirements, certain jurisdictions are restricted from using our services.

## Prohibited Regions

<Warning>
  HIFI does not support individuals or businesses from the regions below. You will not be able to create Users or Transfers within these jurisdictions.
</Warning>

* Cuba (CU)
* Iran (IR)
* Korea, North (KP)
* Russia (RU)
* Syria (SY)
* Ukraine — Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions only
* Venezuela (VE)

## High Risk Regions

Business users incorporated in some supported countries can be enabled for USD virtual accounts after qualifying UBOs complete liveness checks.

| Country             | ISO Code | Business | Individual |
| :------------------ | :------- | -------- | ---------- |
| Bahamas             | BHS      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Bolivia             | BOL      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Costa Rica          | CRI      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Dominican Republic  | DOM      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Ecuador             | ECU      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Fiji                | FJI      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Guatemala           | GTM      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Honduras            | HND      | Yes      | Yes        |
| India               | IND      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Jamaica             | JAM      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Monaco              | MCO      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Nigeria             | NGA      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Panama              | PAN      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Peru                | PER      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Philippines         | PHL      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Saudi Arabia        | SAU      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TTO      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Turkey              | TUR      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Vietnam             | VNM      | Yes      | Yes        |
| China               | CHN      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Colombia            | COL      | Yes      | Yes        |
| Hong Kong           | HKG      | Yes      | Yes        |

<Info>
  See [Liveness Checks](/compliance/liveness-checks) for ownership thresholds and the [Liveness Checks guide](/guides/liveness-checks) for the integration flow.
</Info>

## Not Supported Regions

<Info>
  The following regions are currently not supported by HIFI services. However, there may be a possible path to acceptance for these regions in the future. If any of these regions are highly relevant to your use case, please contact our team to discuss the path forward.
</Info>

| Country                              | ISO Code |
| :----------------------------------- | :------- |
| Afghanistan                          | AFG      |
| Algeria                              | DZA      |
| Angola                               | AGO      |
| Azerbaijan                           | AZE      |
| Belarus                              | BLR      |
| Belize                               | BLZ      |
| Benin                                | BEN      |
| Burkina Faso                         | BFA      |
| Burma (Myanmar)                      | MMR      |
| Burundi                              | BDI      |
| Cambodia                             | KHM      |
| Cameroon                             | CMR      |
| Central African Republic             | CAF      |
| Chad                                 | TCD      |
| Comoros                              | COM      |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the    | COD      |
| Congo, Republic of the               | COG      |
| Cote d'Ivoire                        | CIV      |
| Cyprus, Turkish Cypriot Administered | -        |
| Egypt                                | EGY      |
| El Salvador                          | SLV      |
| Equatorial Guinea                    | GNQ      |
| Eritrea                              | ERI      |
| Eswatini                             | SWZ      |
| Ethiopia                             | ETH      |
| Guinea                               | GIN      |
| Guinea-Bissau                        | GNB      |
| Haiti                                | HTI      |
| Iraq                                 | IRQ      |
| Kenya                                | KEN      |
| Kyrgyzstan                           | KGZ      |
| Laos                                 | LAO      |
| Lebanon                              | LBN      |
| Liberia                              | LBR      |
| Libya                                | LBY      |
| Mali                                 | MLI      |
| Moldova                              | MDA      |
| Mozambique                           | MOZ      |
| Nicaragua                            | NIC      |
| Niger                                | NER      |
| Pakistan                             | PAK      |
| Palestinian Territories              | PSE      |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis                | KNA      |
| Senegal                              | SEN      |
| Somalia                              | SOM      |
| South Sudan                          | SSD      |
| Sudan                                | SDN      |
| Suriname                             | SUR      |
| Tajikistan                           | TJK      |
| Tanzania                             | TZA      |
| Tunisia                              | TUN      |
| Turkmenistan                         | TKM      |
| Vanuatu                              | VUT      |
| Yemen                                | YEM      |
| Zimbabwe                             | ZWE      |