How to resolve checkout error "Billing Country needed to validate the VAT number" ?

Problem Statement

You want to know how to resolve checkout error “billing country needed to validate the vat number” .

Scope Validate VAT Number Billing Country Needed

Billing Country needed to validate the VAT number

Solution During Checkout, if the Billing fields are hidden, then the Billing Country will not get passed. This can be fixed by going to your Chargebee Site, and going to Settings -> Configure Chargebee -> Checkout & Self-Serve Portal -> Fields -> Billing and selecting Enable

From there you have to ensure that under Address Fields, Country has been enabled