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

# Who can join OWNIT

OWNIT is open to traders worldwide. No qualifications, licences, or trading history are required, and beginners are welcome.

## Exceptions

OWNIT cannot serve:

| Category | Detail |
| - | - |
| Sanctioned countries | Nationals and residents of Iran, Syria, Myanmar, and North Korea |
| Sanctions lists | Anyone named on an international sanctions list |
| Criminal record | Anyone convicted of financial crime or terrorism |

### Route in for EEA residents

A national of Iran, Syria, or Myanmar can join if both of the following are true:

1. You provide valid documentation confirming residency in a country in the European Economic Area (EEA).
2. OWNIT can verify a bank account held in your own name, issued by a traditional bank operating in an EEA country. Neobanks and fintech accounts do not qualify.

## Countries not currently served

OWNIT is not available in the countries and territories below. This is a risk-management decision rather than a legal prohibition.

Afghanistan, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bouvet Island, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See (Vatican City State), Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Nauru, Niger, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Western Sahara.

For Ukraine, this covers Crimea, Sevastopol, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia only. The rest of the country is eligible.

> [!WARNING]
>
> Do not use a VPN or any other tool that masks where you are. Accounts found doing so can be suspended.

> [!NOTE]
>
> The list follows internal business decisions and is reviewed as legal and regulatory standards change. The version on this page is the current one.


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