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Change region

ive recently moved from Australia to Ireland. I’m trying to change my region on my apple ID every time I click it, it say it can’t be changed at this time. I’m not able to download any apps it’s very frustrating. Please help

Posted on Apr 21, 2020 4:17 AM

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Posted on Apr 21, 2020 4:45 AM


See the rules for changing your country or region:

 

Change your Apple ID country or region https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201389 See this

heading especially What to do before you change your country or region.

 

·      Spend any store credit remaining on your Apple ID. Learn what to do if your remaining store credit is less than the cost of a single item.

·      Cancel any subscriptions, including Apple Music, and wait until the end of the subscription period. 

·      Wait for any memberships, pre-ordersmovie rentals, or Season Passes to complete, and wait for any pending store credit refunds to process.

·      Make sure that you have a payment method for your new country or region.

·      Redownload your apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books on any devices that you might use to play or read them in the future. That's because some types of content might not be available in your new country or region. (Learn what types of content and services are available in your new country or region.)

 

 Use this link in the document if you need to View your Apple ID balance https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202359

 

If you can't complete any of the steps, can't change your country or region, or you have less store credit than the cost of a single

item, contact Apple Support.

 

And you also can contact iTunes worldwide support via text or chat using this link https://support.apple.com/choose-country-region/itunes. At the bottom of your screen, use Tell us how we can help to select among support options. You should be able to get telephone or chat support.

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Apr 21, 2020 4:45 AM in response to Louloumclou


See the rules for changing your country or region:

 

Change your Apple ID country or region https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201389 See this

heading especially What to do before you change your country or region.

 

·      Spend any store credit remaining on your Apple ID. Learn what to do if your remaining store credit is less than the cost of a single item.

·      Cancel any subscriptions, including Apple Music, and wait until the end of the subscription period. 

·      Wait for any memberships, pre-ordersmovie rentals, or Season Passes to complete, and wait for any pending store credit refunds to process.

·      Make sure that you have a payment method for your new country or region.

·      Redownload your apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books on any devices that you might use to play or read them in the future. That's because some types of content might not be available in your new country or region. (Learn what types of content and services are available in your new country or region.)

 

 Use this link in the document if you need to View your Apple ID balance https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202359

 

If you can't complete any of the steps, can't change your country or region, or you have less store credit than the cost of a single

item, contact Apple Support.

 

And you also can contact iTunes worldwide support via text or chat using this link https://support.apple.com/choose-country-region/itunes. At the bottom of your screen, use Tell us how we can help to select among support options. You should be able to get telephone or chat support.

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