Kalshi Restricted Countries (September 2026): Full List of 55 and Where Kalshi Is Available

Kalshi is open to traders in most of the world, but its member agreement bars anyone who lives in, or is located in, 55 countries from trading its event contracts. The list includes the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Italy, Ireland, India and Switzerland, and it also covers any place under US sanctions. We read the current agreement, dated September 20, 2026, on September 23, 2026.

Kalshi restricted countries at a glance (September 2026)

• Everywhere else, Kalshi's own terms let you sign up, if you are 18 or older and pass identity checks. Kalshi described its October 2025 launch as "a single global liquidity pool spanning 140+ countries."
• Not on the list does not always mean available. Spain and Brazil are not on Kalshi's list, but Spain ordered Kalshi's website blocked in 2026, and Brazil banned event contracts on politics, sports and entertainment from May 4, 2026.
• United States: Kalshi is a CFTC-regulated exchange and its list names no US states, but court orders make it geofence some contracts in Nevada and Washington, and press reports describe a similar injunction in Michigan.
• Canada: Canadians cannot trade on Kalshi directly. Kalshi and Wealthsimple announced in June 2026 that Wealthsimple Predict, scheduled to launch in beta that summer, would offer a subset of Kalshi contracts.
• What a restricted visitor sees: from Ireland, Kalshi's sign-up page told us, "In your region, Kalshi is available for Perpetuals trading only. Prediction markets are not available."

For the legal side, read Is Kalshi Legal in My State? and Are Prediction Markets Legal? A Country-by-Country Guide. New to the platform? Start with What Is Kalshi?.

How Kalshi's Country Rules Work

Kalshi's help center points country questions to one document: the Kalshi Member Agreement. Section VI says you may not trade event contracts if you are "domiciled in, organized in, or located in" a Restricted Jurisdiction. Four details matter:

• Residence and location both count. A resident of an eligible country is covered while visiting a restricted one, and a resident of a restricted country is covered wherever they are.
• Sanctions are covered automatically. Any territory under US country-wide or regional sanctions is restricted even if it is not named.
• The ban is about event contracts, not the account. Since June 2026 the agreement says the restrictions "apply solely to the trading of Event Contracts." Kalshi still keeps "sole and absolute discretion" to grant, deny, suspend or revoke access for anyone.
• Every order repeats your promise. Each time you place an order you are deemed to confirm these representations, and the agreement lets Kalshi suspend services or terminate it if you break them.

Kalshi's sign-up guidance adds that checking your own eligibility is "your individual responsibility" and that Kalshi "does not provide individual legal or eligibility advice."

How the List Has Grown Since 2025

Kalshi opened to traders outside the US on October 10, 2025. It publishes each change to the list as an exchange notice, and since the first version (44 names, dated October 6, 2025) countries have only been added, never removed:

The current agreement (September 20, 2026) left the list unchanged, so any Kalshi country list from late 2025 is missing Ireland, Portugal and India, among others.

Is Kalshi Available in Every US State?

Kalshi is a CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market, and it describes itself as "authorized to operate in the United States as an event contracts exchange." Its restricted list names countries, not states. The limits inside the US come from state litigation over particular contract types:

• Nevada: a court bars Kalshi from offering sports contracts to people in Nevada.
• Michigan: press reports describe a September 1, 2026 injunction that extends a similar ban and requires a state-licensed geolocation provider. CoinRithm could not confirm it from an official Michigan source.
• Washington: since August 2026, a court order has Kalshi blocking sports, elections, politics, entertainment, culture, tech and science, and "mentions" contracts, while economics and financial contracts stay open.

These outcomes change court by court. Our state-by-state guide explains the federal-versus-state fight in detail.

Country-by-Country Answers

Where Kalshi does not name a country, national regulators may still object. On August 13, 2026, Germany's gambling regulator GGL said that unlicensed prediction markets are illegal in Germany, and the Dutch regulator Ksa treats them as illegal gambling and has acted against Polymarket. The head of Colombia's Coljuegos has called prediction markets "bets disguised as analytics," according to Bloomberg Línea.

What You See From a Restricted Country

Being on the list does not necessarily mean the website is blocked. We opened kalshi.com from Ireland, which joined the list in April 2026, on September 23, 2026. The homepage and live prices loaded normally, and the sign-up page opened with this notice:

Perpetuals are available in your region. In your region, Kalshi is available for Perpetuals trading only. Prediction markets are not available.

That matches the agreement: browsing is allowed, trading event contracts is not. Treat the perpetuals line with care, because Kalshi's help center still says perpetual futures applications are open to "US-based Kalshi users" and that international availability "may expand in the future."

In an eligible country, sign-up asks you to confirm your country of residence and verify your identity. Kalshi's help center lists what you need:

• to be 18 or older (the agreement also requires the age of majority where you live)
• a valid driver's license or passport, photographed with your camera rather than a photo of a screen, sometimes with a live selfie
• a residential address (no PO boxes or business addresses), and sometimes proof of address, employment details or source of funds
• a phone number that can receive texts; no US number is needed, though some country codes are not supported

Travel, VPNs and Account Risk

Kalshi's help center says you can use Kalshi while traveling, "provided that access is consistent with the eligibility and geographic requirements" of the member agreement. Since the agreement covers where you are located, a trip to the UK, France or Australia pauses event-contract trading until you leave, even with an account opened somewhere eligible.

A VPN changes the IP address a website sees, not where you live or where you physically are, and those are the two tests in Kalshi's agreement. Trading from a restricted place would break the representation you repeat with every order, and the agreement lets Kalshi respond by suspending services or terminating your agreement. CoinRithm does not recommend using a VPN to get around any platform's country rules.

Deposits and Withdrawals Outside the US

International accounts have fewer payment options than US ones, according to Kalshi's help center:

For current fees and the steps, read How to Fund Kalshi and How to Withdraw from Kalshi.

What to Use if Kalshi Is Not Available

• Compare alternatives. Kalshi Alternatives sorts other venues by the problem each one solves.
• Check Polymarket separately. Polymarket keeps its own, different restricted list, so read Polymarket Countries and Availability before assuming it is open where Kalshi is not.
• In the UK, Gambling Commission-licensed betting exchanges such as Smarkets are the regulated route.
• In Canada, Wealthsimple Predict was announced to carry Kalshi's economic, market and climate contracts, in beta from summer 2026.
• Anywhere, research without an account on CoinRithm. The Kalshi hub shows Kalshi's live markets, odds, volume and resolution history, the availability page shows sourced platform status by country, and the compare view lines up prices across venues.

If you want to learn the mechanics first, practice with virtual money in paper trading or let an AI agent paper trade prediction markets on a virtual account. CoinRithm never places real-money trades.

Official Sources We Checked

• Kalshi Member Agreement, version dated September 20, 2026, Section VI
• Kalshi exchange notice of June 22, 2026 (India added; current list)
• Kalshi Help Center: Can I trade on Kalshi from outside the United States?
• Kalshi Help Center: Signing up as an individual and Transfers FAQ
• Kalshi's international launch announcement (October 10, 2025)
• Wealthsimple Predict announcement (June 18, 2026)
• Brazil's CMN Resolution 5.298 (in force May 4, 2026)
• GGL statement on prediction markets (August 13, 2026)
• Washington Attorney General on the Kalshi court order
• Spain's Ministry of Consumer Affairs on Kalshi and Polymarket

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you use Kalshi in Great Britain?

No. The United Kingdom is one of 55 Restricted Jurisdictions in Kalshi's member agreement, so people who live in, or are located anywhere in, the UK cannot trade its event contracts. That includes Northern Ireland. You can still browse the website. For a regulated alternative, UK residents can use a Gambling Commission-licensed betting exchange such as Smarkets.

What countries is Kalshi available in?

Kalshi's terms allow trading from any country that is not on its restricted list or under US sanctions, which Kalshi described in October 2025 as more than 140 countries. Countries not on the list include Germany, Mexico and South Africa. Local rules still apply: Spain and Brazil are not on Kalshi's list, but Spain ordered Kalshi's website blocked in 2026, and Brazil banned event contracts on politics, sports and entertainment from May 4, 2026.

Which countries are restricted on Kalshi?

Kalshi's member agreement names 55. In Europe: the UK, France, Italy, Ireland, Belgium, Poland, Portugal, Hungary, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Monaco, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. In the Americas: Canada, Bolivia, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Elsewhere it lists Australia, New Zealand, India, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand and the UAE, plus other countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The full table is at the top of this guide.

Is Kalshi available outside the US?

Yes. Since October 2025 Kalshi has accepted traders from outside the US into one global liquidity pool. You confirm your country of residence and verify your identity at sign-up, and you do not need a US phone number. Eligibility still depends on the member agreement, which restricts 55 countries, and international accounts have fewer payment options than US accounts.

Can I use Kalshi in Canada?

Not directly, because Canada is on Kalshi's restricted list. Canadian residents are expected to reach about 4,000 Kalshi contracts through Wealthsimple Predict, a separate app from a CIRO-regulated dealer that Wealthsimple announced in June 2026 and scheduled to launch in beta that summer. Its approval covers economic indicators, financial markets and climate contracts that settle in 30 days or more, so sports and election markets are not offered.

Is Kalshi available in Europe?

Partly. Eight EU members (Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland and Portugal) are on Kalshi's list, along with the UK, Switzerland, Monaco, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Other European countries are not named, but national regulators can still act: Spain ordered Kalshi's website blocked in 2026 while it investigates. Check your own country's gambling regulator as well as Kalshi's terms.

Is Kalshi available in India or Australia?

No, in both cases. Australia has been on Kalshi's restricted list since October 10, 2025. India was added on June 22, 2026. Anyone who lives in, or is located in, either country cannot trade Kalshi's event contracts.

As a South African trader, how do you withdraw from Kalshi?

South Africa is not on Kalshi's restricted list. International accounts can withdraw to a debit card or to a crypto wallet; bank transfers, PayPal and Venmo are for US users only. Kalshi may ask for document verification first. Kalshi charges no fee for card or crypto withdrawals. Our Kalshi withdrawal guide has the steps.

Can I use Kalshi with a VPN?

You should not. Kalshi's agreement bars trading event contracts by anyone who lives in, or is located in, a restricted country, and a VPN changes neither fact. Kalshi verifies your identity with a government ID and collects your home address, each order repeats your eligibility promise, and a breach can lead Kalshi to suspend services or end your agreement. CoinRithm does not recommend using a VPN to bypass restrictions.

Can I use Kalshi while traveling abroad?

Yes, from eligible countries. Kalshi's help center says you can use it while traveling if access is consistent with the member agreement's geographic requirements. Because the agreement covers where you are located, event-contract trading is off while you are in a restricted country such as the UK, France or Australia, even if your account was opened somewhere eligible.

Conclusion

Kalshi is no longer US-only, but it is not global either: its member agreement restricts 55 countries, the list keeps growing, and it applies to where you are as well as where you live. Check the current agreement and your own country's rules before you fund an account, and research Kalshi's markets on CoinRithm in the meantime.

Next Step

Want the US state picture? Read Is Kalshi Legal in My State?.

Kalshi not available where you live? Read Kalshi Alternatives and Polymarket Countries and Availability.

Want to watch Kalshi's markets first? Start on the Kalshi hub on CoinRithm.

Last Updated: September 23, 2026

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. Kalshi's restricted-country list and national rules change often. Always check Kalshi's current member agreement and your local law before opening an account or trading. CoinRithm is a research and paper-trading platform and does not offer real-money trading.