diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index efd201f..568e23c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ The following parameters can be set in config files or in env variables:
 - TOKEN_CACHE_TIME: The token cache time
 - SLEEP_TIME: The pause time between two create operations, default value: 1000 ms
 - UBAHN_API_URL: The ubahn api url, default value: 'https://api.topcoder-dev.com/v5'
-- MEMBERS_API_URL: The topcoder member api url, default value: 'https://api.topcoder-dev.com/v5/members'
+- MEMBERS_API_URL: The topcoder member api url, default value: 'https://api.topcoder-dev.com/v5/members'. Not in use anymore. Retained for any future use
 - ATTRIBUTE_GROUP_NAME: The attribute group name
-- SKILL_PROVIDER_NAME: The skill provider name
+- SKILL_PROVIDER_NAME: The skill provider name. Not in use anymore. Retained for any future use
 - ORGANIZATION_NAME: The organization name
 
 There is a `/health` endpoint that checks for the health of the app. This sets up an expressjs server and listens on the environment variable `PORT`. It's not part of the configuration file and needs to be passed as an environment variable
diff --git a/VERIFICATION.md b/VERIFICATION.md
index 47793ad..975e232 100644
--- a/VERIFICATION.md
+++ b/VERIFICATION.md
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
     "credential":{"activationCode":"FOOBAR2","resetToken":null,"hasPassword":false},
     "profiles":null,
     "status":"A",
-    "country":null,
+    "country":{
+      "isoAlpha3Code": "IND"
+    },
     "regSource":"null",
     "utmSource":"null",
     "utmMedium":"null",
@@ -44,5 +46,5 @@ docker exec -it identity-data-processor_kafka /opt/kafka/bin/kafka-console-produ
   `{"recipients":[],"notificationType":"useractivation"}`
 3. Watch the app console, It will show error message.
 4. write message:
-  `{"topic":"identity.notification.create","originator":"u-bahn-api","timestamp":"2019-07-08T00:00:00.000Z","mime-type":"application/json","payload":{"id":"90064000","modifiedBy":null,"modifiedAt":"2021-01-05T14:01:40.336Z","createdBy":null,"createdAt":"2021-01-05T14:01:40.336Z","handle":"theuserhandle","email":"foo@bar.com","firstName":"theuserfirstname","lastName":"theuserlastname","credential":{"activationCode":"FOOBAR2","resetToken":null,"hasPassword":false},"profiles":null,"status":"A","country":null,"regSource":"null","utmSource":"null","utmMedium":"null","utmCampaign":"null","roles":null,"ssoLogin":false,"active":true,"profile":null,"emailActive":true}}`
+  `{"topic":"identity.notification.create","originator":"u-bahn-api","timestamp":"2019-07-08T00:00:00.000Z","mime-type":"application/json","payload":{"id":"90064000","modifiedBy":null,"modifiedAt":"2021-01-05T14:01:40.336Z","createdBy":null,"createdAt":"2021-01-05T14:01:40.336Z","handle":"theuserhandle","email":"foo@bar.com","firstName":"theuserfirstname","lastName":"theuserlastname","credential":{"activationCode":"FOOBAR2","resetToken":null,"hasPassword":false},"profiles":null,"status":"A","country":{"isoAlpha3Code":"IND"},"regSource":"null","utmSource":"null","utmMedium":"null","utmCampaign":"null","roles":null,"ssoLogin":false,"active":true,"profile":null,"emailActive":true}}`
 5. Watch the app console, It will show message successfully handled.
diff --git a/src/common/helper.js b/src/common/helper.js
index 9804493..fb9fe62 100644
--- a/src/common/helper.js
+++ b/src/common/helper.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ async function getUbahnToken () {
 /**
  * Function to get M2M token
  * (U-Bahn APIs only)
+ * * Unused for now. Retained for any future use
  * @returns {Promise}
  */
 async function getTopcoderToken () {
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ async function getAttributes (token) {
 
 /**
  * Get all skills
+ * * Unused for now. Retained for any future use
  * @param {String} token
  * @returns a map (name -> id)
  */
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ async function getSkillProviderId (token) {
 
 /**
  * Get the skillId
+ * * Unused for now. Retained for any future use
  * @param {String} skillProviderId
  * @param {String} name
  * @param {String} token
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ async function getSkillId (skillProviderId, name, token) {
 
 /**
  * Returns the member location for the member handle
+ * * Unused for now. Retained for any future use
  * @param {String} handle The member handle
  */
 async function getMemberLocation (handle, token) {
@@ -131,6 +135,7 @@ async function getMemberLocation (handle, token) {
 
 /**
  * Returns the member's skills
+ * * Unused for now. Retained for any future use
  * @param {String} handle The member's handle
  */
 async function getMemberSkills (handle, token) {
@@ -185,6 +190,7 @@ async function createExternalProfile (userId, body, token) {
 
 /**
  * Create user skill
+ * * Unused for now. Retained for any future use
  * @param {String} userId
  * @param {String} skillId
  * @param {String} metricValue
diff --git a/src/services/ProcessorService.js b/src/services/ProcessorService.js
index f3d5616..109f582 100644
--- a/src/services/ProcessorService.js
+++ b/src/services/ProcessorService.js
@@ -13,12 +13,9 @@ const helper = require('../common/helper')
  */
 async function processCreate (message) {
   const ubahnToken = await helper.getUbahnToken()
-  const topcoderToken = await helper.getTopcoderToken()
   const organizationId = await helper.getOrganizationId(ubahnToken)
   const attributes = await helper.getAttributes(ubahnToken)
-  const skillProviderId = await helper.getSkillProviderId(ubahnToken)
-  const location = await helper.getMemberLocation(message.payload.handle, topcoderToken)
-  const userSkills = await helper.getMemberSkills(message.payload.handle, topcoderToken)
+  const location = message.payload.country.isoAlpha3Code
 
   const userId = await helper.createUser(_.pick(message.payload, 'handle', 'firstName', 'lastName'), ubahnToken)
   logger.info(`user: ${message.payload.handle} created`)
@@ -37,16 +34,6 @@ async function processCreate (message) {
   helper.sleep()
   await helper.createUserAttribute(userId, _.get(attributes, 'location'), location, ubahnToken)
   logger.info('user attribute: location created')
-  for (const userSkill of userSkills) {
-    helper.sleep()
-    const skillId = await helper.getSkillId(skillProviderId, userSkill.name, ubahnToken)
-    if (skillId) {
-      await helper.createUserSkill(userId, skillId, userSkill.score, ubahnToken)
-      logger.info(`user skill: ${userSkill.name}:${userSkill.score} created`)
-    } else {
-      throw Error(`Cannot find skill with name ${userSkill.name} and skill provider id ${skillProviderId} in u-bahn`)
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 processCreate.schema = {
@@ -59,7 +46,10 @@ processCreate.schema = {
       id: Joi.string().required(),
       handle: Joi.string().required(),
       firstName: Joi.string().required(),
-      lastName: Joi.string().required()
+      lastName: Joi.string().required(),
+      country: Joi.object().keys({
+        isoAlpha3Code: Joi.string().required()
+      }).required().unknown(true)
     }).required().unknown(true)
   }).required().unknown(true)
 }