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Can I add bank cards from two different countries to one Apple account?

Hello,


Please, can I use bank cards from two diffrent countries e.g. one from the UK and one from Norway to make purchases from the App stores in both countries interchangeably within the same Apple account?


Regards

Sandra

Posted on Jun 8, 2021 4:03 AM

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Posted on Jun 8, 2021 10:20 AM

If you're trying to do something like use your account in two countries at the same time that will not work. First, an Apple ID can only be set to once country at a time and changing to a different store requires changing country settings. This article describes how to change your country setting and the requirements and results of doing this:Read how to "Change your Apple ID country or region" click here --> https://support.apple.com/HT201389


In theory you can use a credit card from another country but it has to be billed to you at an address that matches the one for the country to which your Apple ID is set. I have yet to encounter somebody here who says they meet all the criteria for being able to enter a card from a one country in their Apple ID set to a different one.


See the list of stipulations at the bottom of this document:

Payment methods that you can use with your Apple ID --> https://support.apple.com/HT202631

E.g. "Make sure that the billing address for your payment method matches the billing address for your Apple ID. In some cases, you might need to call your bank or financial institution to authorize international or online purchases."



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Jun 8, 2021 10:20 AM in response to AdwoaPokuaa

If you're trying to do something like use your account in two countries at the same time that will not work. First, an Apple ID can only be set to once country at a time and changing to a different store requires changing country settings. This article describes how to change your country setting and the requirements and results of doing this:Read how to "Change your Apple ID country or region" click here --> https://support.apple.com/HT201389


In theory you can use a credit card from another country but it has to be billed to you at an address that matches the one for the country to which your Apple ID is set. I have yet to encounter somebody here who says they meet all the criteria for being able to enter a card from a one country in their Apple ID set to a different one.


See the list of stipulations at the bottom of this document:

Payment methods that you can use with your Apple ID --> https://support.apple.com/HT202631

E.g. "Make sure that the billing address for your payment method matches the billing address for your Apple ID. In some cases, you might need to call your bank or financial institution to authorize international or online purchases."



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