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Changing country

I have been living in New Zealand for 6 years and my Apple account is set to NZ as the country. I have a number of subscriptions that were annual attached to the account and so have not yet expired. I just moved back to Scotland and want my Apple account to change to UK but I cant do this as there are subscriptions attached. I dont want to set up a new account as I would lose all of my purchases which is a huge amount of music and movies (we have an apple tv too). How do i change country and transfer all purchases. I need to be able to access UK apps in the app store now and cant because my country is set to NZ. Help!

Windows, Windows 6

Posted on Jul 18, 2020 1:53 AM

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Posted on Jul 18, 2020 2:30 AM

See the rules for changing your country here. Change your Apple ID country or region https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201389Be sure and use the support options below if you have a problem. 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 If this link is not working properly, use one of the support options below

 

 Apple Support Twitter https://twitter.com/AppleSupport ( There may be a wait of an hour or so.) or

 

iTunes worldwide support to get help for text, chat, or phone support 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.

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Jul 18, 2020 2:30 AM in response to LisaArch1976

See the rules for changing your country here. Change your Apple ID country or region https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201389Be sure and use the support options below if you have a problem. 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 If this link is not working properly, use one of the support options below

 

 Apple Support Twitter https://twitter.com/AppleSupport ( There may be a wait of an hour or so.) or

 

iTunes worldwide support to get help for text, chat, or phone support 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.

Changing country

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