Ask HN: Has anyone here successfully applied to Stripe Atlas?

Are you referring to getting accepted into the beta or completing all the various forms for your company? I've been accepted to the beta, and the landing page says:

"After you submit the application, we will send you the documents to review and sign within a day or two. Your company and bank account will generally be set up within a week of submitting the signed documents."

I have yet to submit my forms, but I was under the impression the process would be relatively quick.

I got accepted but didn't pursue it. The bank they use traditionally works exclusively with local venture-capital funded startups and multinationals opening offices near venture-capital funded startups, so I'm a bit skeptical they'll be a good match for anyone a continent or two from the Bay Area.

From what I read SVB don't actually issue debit cards to anyone so I'm not sure how useful the account would be, I don't think you could use it to pay for anything except maybe indirectly through PayPal, that may make accessing the funds complicated too. It may leave you requiring local incorporation and a local bank account for all your business needs in which case you're paying 15+ percent tax in the US purely for Stripe.

The incorporation process is itself just a couple forms to fill out. A company I registered through http://clerky.com/ beforehand was effortless, getting an EIN and registered agent was also easy through http://delawareinc.com (except fitting very verbose Costa Rican addresses on the forms), and taxes by http://de-taxes.com. Price is around $499+ either way you do it.

Still waiting...