> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.shorpay.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating Your Profile

> Set up your Shor account from invitation to ready-to-get-paid.

When a company invites you to Shor, onboarding is quick: three short screens and you're set up. Tax forms and contract signing happen afterwards, from your dashboard.

## Before You Start

Have ready:

* The invitation email from your employer (check spam if needed)
* A government-issued photo ID (passport, driver's license, or national ID)
* A phone or laptop with a camera for the selfie step

## The Flow

<Steps>
  <Step title="Accept the Invitation">
    Click the link in your invitation email. It takes you to a signup page pre-filled with your name and email.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create Your Account">
    Set a password or continue with SSO. Verify your email.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm You're a Professional">
    On the role selection screen, choose **I'm a Professional**. You're here to get paid.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick How You're Contracting">
    Tell us whether you're working as an **Individual** (freelancer or independent contractor) or through a **Business** entity (your own company or LLC). If it's a business, you'll add the business name, registered address, and country and state of incorporation.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify Your Identity">
    Click **Start Verification** to open the secure verification session. Inside it, you'll upload your ID, take a selfie for a liveness check, and provide any other information required for your country. Most verifications finish instantly; if your submission enters manual review, it typically takes 1-2 business days.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Once verification completes, you land on your professional dashboard.

## What Happens After Onboarding

From your dashboard, you'll see any contracts waiting for signature. Signing a contract will:

* Walk you through reviewing the agreement
* Collect the right US tax form if required (W-9, W-8BEN, or W-8BEN-E)
* Ask you to accept EOR terms if you're being hired as a full EOR employee
* Let you sign electronically

Payments land in your Shor account within minutes of your employer approving them; no setup required for that. Separately, when you want to withdraw to your own bank, link it from **Finance → Connections**.

## Pausing and Resuming

If you need to step away mid-verification, just close the window. Your progress is saved; the button will say **Continue Verification** next time you come back.

## Next Steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Identity Verification" icon="id-card" href="/professional/identity-verification">
    What the verification session looks like.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sign Your Contract" icon="pen-fancy" href="/professional/signing">
    Review, fill in tax info, and sign.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Your Shor Account & Withdrawals" icon="wallet" href="/professional/payout-methods">
    Where pay lands, and how to withdraw to your bank.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>