Unable to join waitlist on Apple Intelligence for my iPad

Zl88 wrote:

Just updated my iPad to 18.1. Set region and language to English (US). Model Number is NHMW3LL/A, which means bought in USA. When I tap join waitlist, it didn’t process showing nothing.

In Settings > General > About, where you see the model number, tap it to reveal the Axxxx number and post back, please.

Zl88 wrote:

Somehow when I tap the get Apple Intelligence>Setup Now, it doesn’t process. Is it because I am physically in China?

Yes

You have an iPad model, which should be capable of running Apple Intelligence.