Even a single active subscription can prevent you from changing your Apple account’s country or region.
Active SubscriptionsĪ lot of Apple users are subscribed to various services these days like Apple Music, YouTube Premium, Disney+, and many more. However, more often than not, there’s more than one reason why you’re not allowed to switch to a new country and they all don’t show up here. When you try to change the country or region from your account settings, you’ll be shown why you’re unable to change it. Therefore, if you couldn’t change your Apple ID country by following our guide, here are the various reasons why: Here’s Why You Cannot Change Your Apple ID Country or Region To avoid this altogether, you’re required to meet certain conditions that are set by Apple. This is exactly where your payments could clash. When you switch to a different country for your Apple ID, you’re basically accessing App Store, iTunes, and other content in that particular region and you’ll need to make payments in their local currency. Apple doesn’t make it easy to change your account’s country and region settings simply because your payment details are associated with it.
