I made this account while I held a job in the United Arab Emirates. Now, due to Covid-19, I have a very little chance of moving to another country for quite a while. I tried contacting the UAE PayPal support as well, and the answer is the same as you just described. Regarding other payment gateways including skrill (which is mostly suitable for shopify) or making my own website to facilitate that, I have to earn some money first, and to do that, I need the PayPal account so I can invest in something like that.
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