How do I receive OTP on foreign SIM for iPhone purchase

I travel between the uk and Africa and I wanted to order a new iPhone from the apple store in the uk for my son is that possible to receive a OTP code from apple on my African number to complete the purchase.



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iPhone XS Max, iOS 16

Posted on Jan 12, 2025 9:25 PM

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Posted on Jan 13, 2025 6:06 AM

Ask Apple. This support article has various country telephone numbers for contacting Apple for support and service ➔ Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support For some countries look under “Other” listing at the end of each region. Not every country has telephone support.


Generally Apple appears to discourage* international purchases since it is intended that users purchase devices in their own country. If they want to purchase a device in another country (not advised) they do so when they are actually visiting that country.


* Shipping & Pickup - Shopping Help - Apple

"Shopping in the U.S.

Items purchased online from Apple ship within the continental US, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. No shipments can be made to P.O. Box addresses, United States territories, or addresses outside of the United States. You may not export any products purchased online from Apple."


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Jan 13, 2025 6:06 AM in response to abdishakur229

Ask Apple. This support article has various country telephone numbers for contacting Apple for support and service ➔ Contact Apple for support and service - Apple Support For some countries look under “Other” listing at the end of each region. Not every country has telephone support.


Generally Apple appears to discourage* international purchases since it is intended that users purchase devices in their own country. If they want to purchase a device in another country (not advised) they do so when they are actually visiting that country.


* Shipping & Pickup - Shopping Help - Apple

"Shopping in the U.S.

Items purchased online from Apple ship within the continental US, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. No shipments can be made to P.O. Box addresses, United States territories, or addresses outside of the United States. You may not export any products purchased online from Apple."


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