Subscriber Account active since. If you move to a different country, you'll want to change your iPhone country settings to make the permanent switch — unlike traveling abroad temporarily. You can easily change your iPhone's country in the Settings app, where you'll also be asked to change your payment method and billing address. Before changing your iPhone's country settings, you will want to take measures to make your transition as easy as possible, such as cancelling subscriptions on your iPhone , including cancelling Apple Music. Once you change your country, wait until you've paid your last subscription bills, then resubscribe. You can also go ahead and proactively remove your current credit card , as you'll be prompted to enter new payment information once you select your new country.
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If you move to a new country or region, you can update the country or region that's associated with your Apple ID. Before you update your information, you need to spend your store credit, cancel your subscriptions, and get a payment method for your new country or region. When you follow the steps below, your Apple ID country or region updates for all of your Apple services on all of your Apple products. If you're a part of a Family Sharing group, you might not be able to change your country or region. You might be asked to sign in. Tap "Change Country or Region.
We might live in an interconnected world, but international laws and policies can't always keep up with our jet-setting ways. You'll discover this first-hand if you ever try to change your iTunes or App Store account from one country to another. Although it is possible to switch your iTunes or App Store countrywhich we'll show you how to do belowdoing so comes with a fair amount of drawbacks, like losing access to all your previous purchases. Each country accesses a different version of iTunes or the App Store.
