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If you are with a billing company (such as iBill) who does not seem to offer a viable solution for international clients then I would suggest doing one of three things.
1. Move to another processor who has international banking relationships;
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2. Look into establishing your own merchant account;
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3. Explore other billing options. It has been suggested in other threads that many smaller and amateur sites may even benefit from going the AVS route.
From an Australian perspective, setting up in the US to try to satisfy VISA rules is problematic on many fronts. The double taxation provisions between Australia and the USA are less clear cut for companies than for induviduals. The information being asked for by VISA is invasive and International webmasters should be cautious about how much information they give the US arm of VISA about themselves or their operations. You would be better protected, at least on a privacy level, by your own countries laws to deal with your local VISA regions.
In any case, do not try to launch into the US unless you have had thorough and detailed professional advice. We have done this and some of the scenarios range from annoying to outright scary. We will not be setting up a US corporation and we shall not be processing through iBill in the medium term - the negatives far outweigh the positives.
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