About Mac OS X Snow Leopard Up-to-Date Program

Hello,
I've read that I'm eligible of a $9.95 upgrade to Snow Leopard from the following link:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate
The problem is that I bought my MBP when I was in USA, but I'm not there anymore.
Is there anyway to get benefit from this offer from where I'm (Saudi Arabia) since there is no Apple Retail Stores over here.
Any clues?,, suggestions?
Regards,

Sorry but that's a question only AppleCare can answer. Give them a call and ask to speak to someone in Customer Relations.

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