Blocked Countries List – Float Help Centre

There are some countries where Float cards will not be accepted or shipped to.

Our issuing bank partners have included countries on this list for the following reasons:

Mandatory restriction under Canadian or American sanctions regime, OFAC, UN, EU
Recommended restrictions/caution High-risk countries; countries with human trafficking risk terrorism financing risk, corruption Index under 35, countries vulnerable to money laundering
EU High-Risk Third Countries list
Ukrainian sanctions are linked to Russia’s ongoing violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The sanctions are related to the Crimea region of Ukraine and parts of Eastern Ukraine.

List of blocked countries by card program

This list is constantly reviewed and updated to reflect the most accurate information. Countries on this list may be removed and new countries may be added based on the information provided by our banking partners.

Country	CAD cards	USD cards
Afghanistan	blocked	blocked
Belarus	blocked	blocked
Central African Republic	blocked	blocked
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	blocked	blocked
Cuba	blocked	blocked
Ethiopia	blocked	blocked
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	blocked	blocked
Iraq	blocked	blocked
Lebanon	blocked	blocked
Libya	blocked	blocked
Mali	blocked	blocked
Myanmar (Burma)	blocked	blocked
Nicaragua	blocked	blocked
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea)	blocked	blocked
Russian Federation	blocked	blocked
Somalia	blocked	blocked
South Sudan	blocked	blocked
Sudan	blocked	blocked
Syrian Arab Republic	blocked	blocked
Ukraine	blocked	blocked
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	blocked	blocked
Yemen	blocked	blocked
Zimbabwe	blocked	blocked

List of blocked countries by card program

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