As long as you have US source taxable compensation ,
you are eligible to open the Roth IRA account, regardless of your nationality.


When a person opens an account at a financial institution, the firm needs to
verify the client's valid ID (SSN, name , etc) through CIP (customer
identification program).


Since you are not a US-citizen/resident, in order to minimize withholding taxes
and any tax consequence, the financial institution would request you to fill
out one of four versions of W-8. In your case, you should call the brokerage
firm and clarify with them...

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