Redeem foreign iTunes gift card in another country

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Redeem foreign iTunes gift card in another country

Redeem in another country.

I live in the Czech Republic and my iTunes account stopped taking my debit card when I updated.

So I purachased a 25 Euro gift certificate in neighboring Austria and brought it back to Czech and can't redeem it.

How can I redeem it?
Why can't I register a new payment method from here in Czech (my home account and country is the USA)?

HP, Windows 7

Posted on Nov 30, 2010 6:55 AM

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Answer 1

roaminggnome

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Nov 30, 2010 7:10 AM in response to Mark.Krupa

Gift cards are country specific.

Sorry.

You can only buy from your country of residence and only while you are physically in that country.

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Mark.Krupa Author

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Nov 30, 2010 10:58 AM in response to roaminggnome

thanks!

Do you know if I get onto iTunes Austria and make a purchase I can download it onto MY USA registered iTunes and Czech-bought iPhone4?

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Answer 3

Chris CA

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Nov 30, 2010 11:12 AM in response to Mark.Krupa

To make iTunes purchases, you must use the store for the country you are physically located in.
To make iTunes purchases, you must have an iTunes account for that country store.
To make an account for that country store,
- you must have an iTunes Gift Card specific to that country and and a mailing address in that country.
- Or you must have a credit card issued from a bank in that country and a billing address in that country.

Doesn't matter where you purchased the iPhone.

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