Can / will  Apple Unlock my iPhone 4 for use with an overseas SIM card?

I have purchased a second hand iPhone 4 which I want to use when I travel overseas using a local SIM card, will my local Apple store be happy to block it so that I can do that or do I need to find a third party unlocking company? I would rather do it through the manufacturer but I am not sure whether this is allowed or not?

If you have purchased the iPhone from someone else and you intend to use it on a differing network the ORIGINAL OWNER MUST DO THE UNLOCK BEFORE SALE as the phone iMEi number is tied to that account and network.
The system is the registered user contacts their Mobile operator confirms iMEI number and pays appropriate fee.
That Mobile operator submits the iMEi number to Apple.
Apple white list iMEi number on their iTunes server and confirms this back to Mobile operator.
The Mobile operator sends the registered user an sms/e-mail inviting them to sync phone via USB cable to their ITunes account.
Registered user follows on screen prompts (With registered sim onboard) until they see the “Congrat's .........” message
The registered sim can now be removed and replaced it with a sim from another supported network.
Caveat with some of the Virtual networks such as Giff-gaff /Virgin/Lebara etc........ you may have difficulty getting SMS/MMS to send due to the APN settings being wrong (They default to the actual network sighted).
Some of those Sims may give you access to a hidden menu feature that allows you to set the correct APN manually however others don't.
Those that don't may mean you only receive SMS/MMS messages.

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