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Change payment method

My husband moved from saudi to South Africa so he wants to change his payment method to another card. We have tried changing the card but it keeps on rejecting the new card number. We even try changing the address but that also seems to be a problem with the store. Can u please give me advise and maybe a procedure to fix this problem

thanks smarty



iPhone X

Posted on Feb 11, 2020 10:45 PM

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Posted on Feb 12, 2020 9:00 AM

He needs a zero account balance and he needs to cancel all of his subscriptions. If he has cancelled all subscriptions, but some haven’t expired, contact iTunes Support. He needs a credit card issued by a bank in the country the store is in, and he needs a billing address in that country. If he has an account balance, either buy something more expensive and pay the balance with a credit card or contact iTunes Support and ask them to zero balance his account.


Purchases - View, change, or cancel your subscriptions. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039


Purchases - Subscriptions not billed through Apple https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT207865


Region - Change your iTunes Store, iBooks Store, or App Store country or region. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201389


If necessary, contact iTunes Support. Either use the form or scroll to the bottom of the page in the 2nd link. Follow through the screens to get a chat or telephone option.


iTunes Store - Contact Us - Official Apple Support. https://support.apple.com/en-euro/itunes-contact


iTunes Support – world wide https://support.apple.com/choose-country-region/itunes


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Feb 12, 2020 9:00 AM in response to smarty229

He needs a zero account balance and he needs to cancel all of his subscriptions. If he has cancelled all subscriptions, but some haven’t expired, contact iTunes Support. He needs a credit card issued by a bank in the country the store is in, and he needs a billing address in that country. If he has an account balance, either buy something more expensive and pay the balance with a credit card or contact iTunes Support and ask them to zero balance his account.


Purchases - View, change, or cancel your subscriptions. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039


Purchases - Subscriptions not billed through Apple https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT207865


Region - Change your iTunes Store, iBooks Store, or App Store country or region. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201389


If necessary, contact iTunes Support. Either use the form or scroll to the bottom of the page in the 2nd link. Follow through the screens to get a chat or telephone option.


iTunes Store - Contact Us - Official Apple Support. https://support.apple.com/en-euro/itunes-contact


iTunes Support – world wide https://support.apple.com/choose-country-region/itunes


Feb 11, 2020 11:11 PM in response to smarty229

The credit card has to be registered to an address in that country, that your husband is living in.

Only then can it be used to set up or change the payment info for the Apple ID.

Change, add, or remove Apple ID payment methods - Apple Support


In the meantime, you can try to use iTunes Gift cards and set up the Apple ID without payment info.

Create or use an Apple ID without a payment method - Apple Support

Change payment method

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