To cover legal requirements, you must be at least 18 years of age to open a Paypal account. A Paypal account has to be linked to a bank account and/or a credit card account.

Can PayPal hold or take my money if I don't set up my account with a social or a bank account?

I am 17 years old and I am living in US on visa, but I dont have a social yet, can I put my dad's but still leave my name under the account?