Why is my Apple ID only valid for the Apple store in one country (Ireland) even though I have moved to and live in the USA?

I have moved from Ireland to the USA and now (legally) live in Seattle. When I try to login to the iTunes store here in the USA, I get a message telling me that my Apple ID is only valid for purchases from the Ireland iTunes store. What moron put in a restriction like that? Apple is now telling me that although I can legally move from one country to another and take up residence, I can not travel globally with my Apple ID? What use is having an Apple ID then as I can travel and buy globally with Amazon?

Do NOT create another ID. Change the country of your present ID.
App Store Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2001 when using iTunes --> "To change countries, scroll to the end of the iTunes Store home page and click the flag indicating the current country. To choose a different country, click the appropriate flag."
iOS: Changing the signed-in iTunes Store account - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1311 - Change your iTunes Store country: "Sign in to the account for the iTunes Store region you'd like to use. Tap Settings > iTunes & App Stores > Apple ID: > View Apple ID > Country/Region."
You will, of course, need to change your address and enter valid credit card information after you have changed the settings.
iTunes Store: Changing Account Information - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1918
Further tips on changing country - https://discussions.apple.com/message/20029737 - problems you encounter when changing iTunes country
Realize, however, just as you can no longer visit your old public library in Ireland you also no longer have access to the store or your purchases made there. You can continue to use them as they are on your computer now but that makes it all the more important you maintain backups in case of loss. If you upgrade an app I think you will have to pay for it again since you no longer have access to the Irish Store.

Similar Messages

Even though I have repaired, deinstalled and reinstalled itunes, the assitent still tells me that I can't burn or import music due to an incomplete installation... I have been using itunes for years now and never had a problem...who can help??? thx

Hey everybody,
even though I have repaired, deinstalled and reinstalled itunes, the assitent still tells me that I can't burn or import music due to an incomplete installation... I have been using itunes for years now and never had a problem...who can help??? thx

check out this support article.

Apple ID only valid for purchases in Turkish Store

Folks,
I recently decide to move USA, for starting on right food applied for a software bootcamp and accepted. Bootcamp send me some preperation material just for being ready until the course but those books send via Amazon and I need to download Kindle app for reading them and this is where my problem starts.
App store do not let me download the Amazon Kindle app by giving the error "This Apple ID only valid for purchases in the Turkish iTunes store, so I understand the free Kindle app is not downloadable from my country then I updated my Apple contact as my course address and phone and change the Apple country inside iTunes but still getting same country related error.
Restart my Macbook with the hope of making the address change effective but it is not being effective. So is there any way available for me to download that Kindle app.
Thank you in advance,

Hey,
Yes, Apple support offered me a solution but this solution involving backing up all my iTunes purchases(they won't be available after country change) and needs a US credit card or at least a gift card for changing the country. So I decide not to change country until moving there completely. By the way all those country restrictions do not make sense for me.
One world, one flag, one language that's what I want

HT201272 I purchased songs from iTunes Radio on my iPhone, but now the only place they will show up is in the iTunes Store app on my phone, even after syncing to my computer a million times, the songs do not show up in my library or anywhere else.

I purchased songs from iTunes Radio on my iPhone, but now the only place they will show up is in the iTunes Store app on my phone, even after syncing to my computer a million times, the songs do not show up in my library or anywhere else. My phone is not syncing properly, I wanted to add another playlist to it that I created on my Mac. I pluged in my phone and made sure the playlist I wanted to add was checked to be on my phone when I synced.
The playlist I wanted to add was "Country." It is clearly checked. I also wanted to add the "Recently Added" playlist, which I also checked before sycing. Currently, my phone only has the "Purchased" playlist and my "All Songs" playlist on it. When I hit sync, iTunes added another playlist automatically added another playlist to the list above and checked it. It was titled "ALL SONGS 1" and had ten fewer songs in it than the playlist I had created, "ALL SONGS" had. This playlist, however does not show up on my phone after syncing, nor does "Country" or "Recently Added." (Every time I sync, another playlist is created as "ALL SONGS 2, 3, 4, etc.") One of the songs (I have not, yet checked the other songs) that I purchased from within iTunes Radio shows up in the "ALL SONGS 1" on this screen:
But does not show up anywhere else. This playlist does not show up anywhere but the two screens above. The ALL SONGS 1 or 2 playlists do not show up here:
When I search for those song in my library, it shows that I do not have them:
But if I go to the iTunes store, I get the play button and not the price of the song:
This is what things look like from my phone's side of things:
"Summertime Sadness," one of the songs I bought from iTunes Radio, does not show up in the iTunes store under purchased "All" or "Not on This iPhone"
But, it does show up under "Recent Purchases"
Also, this is what playlists are on my phone after syncing a million times:
Only what was on there before I started any of this. "Summertime Sadness" and the other songs I bought from inside iTunes Radio, do not show up in either of these playlists. Please, help me.

Hi Petrafin,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
The article below may be able to help you with this.
Click on the link to see more details and screenshots.
You can download your purchases directly to your computer.
Downloading past purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Cheers,
- Judy

Why is my history blank even though I have 'remember history' turned on in the preferences

Why is my history blank even though I have 'remember history' turned on in the privacy tab in the preferences. I use a mini mac, Mac OS X 10.6 and Firefox 6.0.2

Same problem here. I have Firefox on several machines and OS (XP and Ubuntu [edit: Win 7 too]). However, the bookmarks file is the same in each.
None of the location bars suggest (autocomplete) features work now. I tried deleting the places.sqlite (bookmarks) file and the bar began working again, but all my bookmarks had lost their "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favicon favicons]". When I replaced that places.sqlite file with my original (including the favicons) the location bar again ceased working.
I highly doubt that the upgrade to 3.6.11 would corrupt every places.sqlite file I have on multiple computers. That leads me to believe that there is some kind of bug in 3.6.11 that messes up the location bar (especially if your bookmarks contain favicons). Hope some kind of patch can be found.
Edit: Just updated Firefox on Windows 7 with same results. I even backed up the places.sqlite (so it could not be corrupted) file before updating then used the backup file when the location bar failed to work. Even restoring with the backup file didn't work - again, this can not be due to a corruption issue.
Finally, I noticed that one (only one) of the autocomplete bookmarks I had selected prior to updating FF in Ubuntu was actually retained. Is there some other file where autocomplete data is held? I wish I knew why that one bookmark is still able autocomplete while all the others will not (note: this is only in the Ubuntu install all other FF installs (in XP/Win7) bookmarks will not autocomplete.

I am trying to upgrade to yosemite (for imac) from version 10.6.8 but even though i have 70gb available on my hard drive it wont let me upgrade because it says i dont have enough memory!! what can i do??

i am trying to upgrade to yosemite (for imac) from version 10.6.8 but even though i have 70gb available on my hard drive it wont let me upgrade because it says i dont have enough memory!! what can i do??

Install more RAM in the computer; the Mac needs to have at least 2GB of RAM and should have 4GB or more first.
(125734)

About an hour ago, I purchased Real Racing 2 from the Mac App Store for $12.99, but since then it has not downloaded one bit, even though I have a stable wifi connection. The money has already been taken from my account as well. What should I do?

About an hour ago, I purchased Real Racing 2 from the Mac App Store for $12.99, but since then it has not downloaded one bit, even though I have a stable wifi connection. The money has already been taken from my account as well. What should I do?

Just to make sure, open Mac App Store and click Purchases. Can you pause the download and restart it?

HT1338 My special characters screen for pages is running in the background no matter what I do. It randomly pops up and then goes away. I can't close it even though I have closed pages and restarted my computer. How can I stop this.

My special characters screen for pages is running in the background no matter what I do. It randomly pops up and then goes away. I can't close it even though I have closed pages and restarted my computer. How can I stop this.

Try trashing the .plist with CharacterViewer in its name in Home/Library/Preferences. To get to Home/Library you may need to hold the option key down while you do Finder > Go.

Code is only valid for users of store

Help....
Ive just gifted an app to my son as I often do and when he tries to redeem it it says "This code is only valid for customers of the Store".
Ive looked this up and normally it will involve someone from one country trying to gift an app to someone in another country but with me this is not the case.
My son lives in the same country, the same address everything.
The app was called Kick the buddy: Second kick
Can anyone please help
Thank you

Thanks to James, I have just had a reply saying that they do not know why this error has occured but they have refunded my purchase costs.
Good luck to anyone who has the same problem

Apple ID only valid for purchases in US

I have read the many posts regarding this topic. However, I need to ask the question.
I am from the US, with a US iTunes account, and a US iPad.
I am stationed overseas (U.S. Military). The local television provider (sattelite tv) has a FREE app in the UK store. I cannot download/install this due to the Apple ID error stated in the subject line. First, it is not a copyright infringement if the item is given away FREE. Second it is not a copyright infringement if the item is being used in the country that it is sold in. So let's not go down that road. Free Apps are Free Apps. Additionally, in order to use this app I must sign into the app with a valid tv provider account, thus validating my authorization to use this app. Therefore, there is no need to block this app.
How do I go about getting this app?
APP = Sky Go
CK

You would need to set up an account in the UK iTunes Store to be able to get any apps available exclusively there. This is controlled by the app's developer; if they don't want it released in other countries, and those apps that access UK content for reasons of licensing do indeed generally restrict, Apple cannot do so.
To set up an account to get free apps in the UK iTunes Store, take a look here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534
Read the steps carefully as the order in which you follow them is critical. Note that you can do this only when creating a new Apple ID. You cannot use an existing ID.
You will of course not be able to get anything other than the free content without entering in some sort of UK-based payment method (credit card, prepaid iTunes card, gift certificate, etc.)
Regards.

Why can't I export WMV's on my other computer's quicktime 7 pro, even though I can on my other computer using the same registration?

I have a registration for quicktime pro and im setting up a second home computer
I need to make wmv's for clients, but I for some reason, even though it says quicktime PRO with the same registration, the wmv is not an option on the drop down for exports.
any idea on how I can get this computer to do the same as my other one?
thanks
A

install flip4Mac

HT5731 why are the episodes of the season passes I bought not downloading, even though I have recieved the notification mail telling me that they are available?

the episodes of the season passes are not downloading, when i try to download it from the link sent to me in the notificaition mail, the message "Unable to Process Your Request" appears.
thanks for your help
George

Apologies if this is an off-target question, but had you bought the HD season originally or just the SD version?
The reason I ask is that I have had similiar difficulties with the autodown load and when I check for available downloads on season passes, it says all downloaded.
Then, when I go to the store and search for the season, it first brings up the HD season indicating I would need to make a new purchase, but if I select on SD, there are my purchases and I can freely (and manually) download the latest episode without new cost.
Needless to say, neither of us should have to go looking. Here is the iTunes technical support email: <[email protected]>. I encourage you to email them. I have already done so but I think it helps for anyone with this problem to also do so, so that they will realize it is a wider spread issue and not a human error by a single user.

Says I do not have permission to update to 4.0 for Mac OS - even though it's my computer and I'm the admin.

I'm on Mac OS 10.6.7 on a new macbook pro. Trying to update to Firefox 4.0 but when I attempt to drag the update into my Apps folder, it says I do not have permission to update - even though it's my computer and I'm the admin. I've restarted the computer and reattempted, but it still did not work.

If you get an error message that you do not have sufficient permissions or if you have problems with updating then easiest is to download the full version and trash the currently installed version to do a clean install of the new version.
Download a new copy of the Firefox program and save the DMG file to the desktop
* Firefox 4.0.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
* Firefox 3.6.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html
* Trash the current Firefox application to do a clean (re-)install
* Install the new version that you have downloaded
Your profile data is stored elsewhere in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Firefox Profile Folder], so you won't lose your bookmarks and other personal data.

My iPhone keeps changing the time of an appointment to GMT - even though I have set it for local time

I am using an I-phone 4 and a Mac Pro. I have set them both to the local time. When I set up a meeting on my computer in Yahoo calendar, and I check it on my phone it shows the correct time, but the time zone comes up etc/GMT. I have changed them back to the local time, but it still changes my events. Where do I change the time zone? I have gone to settings, but still comes up with the GMT.. Help.

Sometimes the computer is running app(s) that mean that the computer stays awake. If you close all applications it will work, so the best thing may be to open each one on its own in turn to see which on is keeping your MacBook awake.

Why is my new music staying on my iPad and not going into my iCloud even though I have it set up to do so?

I have gone through all the tutorials to get iCloud to back up my music for iTunes, but it still shows I have 5.0GB available (even though I have purchased more), and when I go to "backup" it acts like it's going to do it, but doesn't. I now need to update my iOS but can't because there's not enough storage on my iPad, a bit of a Catch 22. Can anyone help me figure out why my music isn't going to the cloud? Thanks!

iCloud doesn't back up your music as part of your iCloud backup. iCloud only includes music in two ways. First, it allows you to redownload previously purchased music for free from iTunes (called "iTunes in the cloud"). Second, if you subscribe to iTunes Match on your computer, you iTunes library (up to 25,000 songs) will be available to download and play on your device anywhere you have a connection to the internet ( see http://www.apple.com/itunes/itunes-match/).

Why is my Apple ID only valid for the Apple store in one country (Ireland) even though I have moved to and live in the USA?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for