My payment from UpWork has been rejected

[mariiamalko]

Hi! I was trying to get paid on Upwork, but I keep getting emails that say that my payment of $... via PayPal account failed, and the money has been credited back to my Upwork account. 

The reason for returned funds: Unable to apply funds. Could you please tell me where the problem might me? Thanks!

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[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@mariiamalko 

The option to 'receive' paypal payments is sadly not available in the Ukraine.
You can only 'send' payments for purchases.

Paypal varies a lot country to country and can only offer the services that the banks / governments of that country allow it to offer.
There are quite a few countries unable to receive paypal payments.

https://www.paypal.com/ga/webapps/mpp/ua/residence-full