Yes to both. Florida does not require you to have a U.S. address to form an LLC, and it does not ask for a Social Security Number anywhere on the formation filing. You will also not need an SSN to obtain an EIN afterwards. The single Florida-based requirement is your registered agent, who must have a street address in the state.

What Address Does Florida Actually Require?

Your articles of organization must state the street and mailing addresses of the company’s principal office, and the name, Florida street address, and written acceptance of your registered agent.

The principal office is where founders assume they need a U.S. presence. They do not. Fla. Stat. § 605.0102(54) defines the principal office as the company’s principal executive office “regardless of whether the office is located in this state.” Your address in Nairobi, Manila, or Madrid is acceptable.

The registered agent is different. Under Fla. Stat. § 605.0113(1)(b), the agent must be an individual residing in Florida, or an authorized entity, with a business address identical to the registered office. A commercial registered agent service satisfies this, and that is how most international founders handle it.

One practical caution: the registered office must be a street address. A post office box will not serve as a registered office.

Does Florida Ask for a Social Security Number?

No. Read the statutory list of what the articles must contain under Fla. Stat. § 605.0201(2): the company name, the principal office street and mailing addresses, and the registered agent’s name, Florida street address, and written acceptance.

There is no SSN field. There is no taxpayer identification requirement at the state formation stage at all.

Can You Get an EIN Without an SSN?

Yes. This is where most international founders get stuck, usually because they tried the online application and were refused.

The IRS Instructions for Form SS-4 confirm that foreign individuals are not required to have an ITIN in order to receive an EIN. If the responsible party has no SSN or ITIN and is ineligible to obtain one, you may enter “foreign” or N/A on line 7b.

What you cannot do is use the online EIN application, which requires a valid U.S. taxpayer identification number. If your principal place of business is outside the United States, apply through one of these channels instead:

• Phone: 267-941-1099, Monday to Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Eastern time.
• Fax: 304-707-9471 from outside the United States, or 855-215-1627 from within.
• Mail: Internal Revenue Service, Attn: EIN International Operation, Cincinnati, OH 45999.

Where Requirements Do Tighten

Opening a U.S. business bank account is a separate matter. Banks apply their own customer identification and verification standards, which are set by the institution and by federal banking regulation — not by Chapter 605 or by the IRS EIN process. A bank may ask for documentation that Florida never requested.

Plan for formation and banking as two distinct steps with two distinct evidence standards.

Key Takeaways

• Your principal office may be anywhere in the world under § 605.0102(54).
• Only the registered agent needs a Florida street address; a P.O. box will not do.
• Florida’s articles of organization ask for no SSN and no taxpayer ID.
• A foreign responsible party may write “foreign” or N/A on Form SS-4 line 7b.
• The online EIN application will not work; use phone, fax, or mail.
• Banking is a separate hurdle with its own identity requirements.

Sources

• Florida Statutes § 605.0201 — Formation of limited liability company; articles of organization
• Florida Statutes § 605.0102 — Definitions
• Florida Statutes § 605.0113 — Registered agent
• IRS — Instructions for Form SS-4 (Rev. December 2025)
• IRS — Responsible Parties and Nominees

Last verified against the Official Internet Site of the Florida Legislature and IRS.gov on July 28, 2026. Statutes, IRS procedures, and contact channels change — confirm current requirements before relying on this article for a filing decision.