May 20, 2021 02:44:09 PM by Sare O
Hello, I am very new at Upwork and I just have done my first job. I am a student, I am not a tax-payer and I am not a U.S. person. But my payment method and schedule look inactive. How can I make them look active and what should I do with my W8BEN form? Also my client did the payment, like 2 hours ago, when will I see the earning on "Earnings avaliable now"? Thank you all.
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May 20, 2021 03:06:37 PM by Bojan S
Hi Sare,
Thank you for this question. It looks like you were able to successfully complete your W-8BEN form.
When a client releases a milestone payment, it goes through a 5-day security period, and will show under the Pending tab of your Overview page (Reports > Overview). That means they are currently subjected to a standard five-day security period and will become available for withdrawal as shown under the date details. The 5-day security period allows the system to process and clear the payments. Please read this article for more information about Fixed-Price Protection.
May 20, 2021 03:06:37 PM by Bojan S
Hi Sare,
Thank you for this question. It looks like you were able to successfully complete your W-8BEN form.
When a client releases a milestone payment, it goes through a 5-day security period, and will show under the Pending tab of your Overview page (Reports > Overview). That means they are currently subjected to a standard five-day security period and will become available for withdrawal as shown under the date details. The 5-day security period allows the system to process and clear the payments. Please read this article for more information about Fixed-Price Protection.
Jan 30, 2023 09:01:08 PM by Dillon L
Hello, I am new at Upwork and I just have done my first job. I am a student, I am NOT a tax-payer and I am NOT a U.S. person. But my payment method and schedule look inactive. How can I make them look active and what should I do with my W8BEN form? What should I enter as the legal name of tax payer and fderal tax classification
Jan 30, 2023 10:25:24 PM by Avery O
Hi Dillon,
Just a gentle reminder that Upwork requires users to be 18 years or older to utilize the site. You may read more about it here.
As for your W-8BEN, you may check this article for more information on how to fill up the form.
Jul 6, 2023 10:43:18 AM by Oluwatoyin Favour A
Hello I am also a student studying in Barbados but I am a Nigerian. I left when I was 16 and I don't have any tax number in both Nigeria and Barbados. And students are not allowed to do any job that is within the country but you can work online. How do I go about the taxes from with any tax number?