Changing country & iTunes store

Now I have moved to a new country and also updated my iTunes account to the new country - (Australia), my IPad no longer recognizes any apps that I have brought from my old account purely because of my billing address! Is there any magical wand that can be waved that can convert all the apps in my purchase history to my new iTunes account?
Thanks!

This is really a problem.
I am an expat from US, living most of my time (10-11 months of a year in a Non US store).
Then suddenly one day Apple terminate my Apple ID because I access the iTunes Store from a Non US country. No warning or whatsoever, it just no re-enable option.
I have spend more than 1000 USD for apps, music for both my iOS and Macbook. Apple should honor all the apps that we already purchase and allow us to upgrade instead of terminating someone's account.
Here is my email to iTunes feedback.
I am a US professional working abroad in Indonesia, Singapore and India. I have spent thousands of USD in purchasing musics, apps (iOS and Mac), movies, TV series and ebooks, since I was in US and travel.
You have suggest your customers to only have one account, so I do what exactly what you have suggested.
And my account never have problem with it, never also I have a problem with fraud or criminal activities in the Net.
Suddenly, one day I couldn't upgrade my apps, it told me My Apple ID was disabled. And my expat friends are not having the same problem like me, and yet they are in Singapore most of them. And I feel being discriminated.
It's amazing that you can just terminate my account over something like this. I'd think you would just reverse any transactions made outside the country or not allow them in the first place. Instead you destroy my entire account. These cloud services are getting scary. I had invested so much money into them, then you can just be taken away from you like this.
To be more consistent actually, you can prohibit me to purchase any new items when I am using non US's IP. But to stop supporting what I already purchase is too much.
Think about all the apps for my iPad and Macbook won't be honored again to get an upgrade. I am also afraid of changing devices of not being able to authorize again the new devices.
Apple please be reasonable with your loyal customer."
JSJ

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Updating apps after changing country & iTunes store

Ive change country and updated my iTunes store account. Since then I've learnt that my apps are linked to the address of the iTunes account where they were brought. ITunes tells me I have apps that need to be updated, but when I ask it to show me these apps, I get nothing, as the apps to be updated dont match to the account I'm now using.
The way I've managed to work around this is to transfer all my brought apps onto my iPad, and ask it to show me apps to be updated, which it happily does. I update all the apps with the iPad and then sync these pack to my Mac and now these apps have been updated to belong to my new iTunes account! Any updates to these apps can be done with iTunes from now on.
My problem lies with the amount of apps I've brought over the last couple of years. I've updated the app's address using the above method for 90% of my apps, and now have the odd app that requires this lengthy process to catch the remaing 10%.
My question is - is there a quicker way to find out which of my apps belong to my old iTunes store account without having to migrate back to my old iTunes store and changing bank account details?
Thanks.

KiwiBens wrote:
How can I fix that?
You'll have to switch back to the French store to update those apps.

Change country ITunes store

I want to download music from the US iTunes store, but my profile only allows me to buy from the AUS store. Can anyone tell me what I need to do to purchase from a different country store. Thanks

Tap Settings > General > International > Region Format
Be aware, your credit or debit card credentials must be associated with the same country where you reside.
"Although you can browse the iTunes Store in any country without being signed in, you can only purchase content from the iTunes Store for your own country. This is enforced via the billing address associated with your credit card or other payment method that you use with the iTunes Store, rather than your actual geographic location."
From here > The Complete Guide to Using the iTunes Store | iLounge Article
How to update credit card details? -- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1918
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HT1689 II need to change my ITunes store to a different country but it won't allow me to do it unless I spend the last 72c in my account. How can I do this?

I need to change my ITunes store to a different country but it won't allow me to do it unless I spend the last 72c in my account. How can I switch stores? thx

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How can I change my iTunes Store (country)

How can I change my country of iTunes ?

Scroll to bottom of web page. Click on flag icon in lower right. Select country you want from list.
Change iTunes Store Country on an iDevice
1. Tap Settings;
2. Tap iTunes & App Stores;
3. Tap View Apple ID;
4. Enter your user name and password;
5. Tap Country/Region;
6. Tap Change Country/Region;
7. Select the region where you will be located;
8. Tap Done.
Also, see How to Change Your iTunes Store Account Location | eHow.com.

How can i purchase an app of japan store without change my itunes store? i have balance in my US ac so i cant change my stores, but the app i want to purchase in jp store is a free app.... i know apple dun allow balance spend in other countriesbutitisfree

How can i purchase an app of japan store without change my itunes store? i have balance in my US ac so i cant change my stores, but the app i want to purchase in jp store is a free app.... i know apple dun allow balance spend in other countries but it is a free app

You cannot use the Japanese iTunes Store unless are physically present there and have a Japanese payment method. This applies even for free apps; you cannot get them from the Japanese iTunes Store if you are in the US.
If you are in Japan, you can set up a new iTunes Store account just to get free apps. See:
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.
If you have moved to Japan and wish to change the country of your account permanently, you can contact the iTunes Store and ask them to clear your remaining balance. You will need to be able to provide a Japanese payment method, though.
Regards.

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How do I change my Itunes store account details or change to another country?

If you are now in another country then you will need to update the billing address on your account (and if using a credit card that will need to have been issued by a bank in your new country and be registered to your new address), which you should be able to do via your computer's iTunes (Store > View Account menu option) or by tapping on your id in Settings > iTunes & App Store on your iPad and logging into to it. You won't be able to change countries if you have iTunes Match, outstanding rentals or season passes or have a balance on your account - you will need to contact iTunes Support to get the balance removed : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/
If you are getting a 'not in this country' message when trying to download items from the stores on your iPad then yry going to the bottom of the Featured tab in the App Store app on it and tap on your account id, tap on 'View Apple ID' on the popup and log into your account, and then select the Country/Region section and select your country.

Change the iTunes store an app is associated with

I have two active iTunes store accounts in two countries because I have homes in both locations (U.S. and another country). These two accounts allow me to download content that is available only in one of those countries to my one iPhone. I know how to switch back and forth between the stores when it is time to update my collection of apps, but I have gotten to the point where I'm tired of the constant switching back and forth that I need to do -- literally every day -- to keep all my apps up to date.
For this reason, I would like to make it so that all apps that are available in the U.S. store are associated with my U.S. account and only those apps that are unique to the other country be associated with that country's store/my account with that country. The apps that are unique to the other country are a fraction of my app collection, so I would like only those apps to be associated with that country's account. Unfortunately, a lot of the apps that are available in both countries I downloaded from my other country store, therefore they are associated with that account/country despite being available in the U.S. as well. Even though I spend a lot of time in my U.S. account, I am constantly having to switch to update, say, Instagram, when I wish I could have done the update back in the U.S. account where Instagram is an available app.
In other words, how can I change the country store that an app is associated with? Do I have to delete and re-download them from the store I want them associated with?
The reason I ask, and the reason I find this so frustrating, is Apple knows when an app needs updating, regardless of the origin store. When my iPhone is logged into the U.S. account, I still get notified of the app update in the other country's store and I'm prompted to log in to that account. Why can't I just update it in my U.S. account, particularly since the app is available in the U.S.?
Thanks for the help.

Sorry, but what you ask is not possible. You cannot change the iTunes Store nor the iTunes Store account an app is assocated with. Why Apple has this setup for apps that are common to more than one country I can't say; it may be due to copyright and other legal issues that differ from country to country, or just that they haven't found it practical to set up different mechanisms for media - which must be handled separately for each country - and apps.
In any case, though, there's nothing you can do. You will have to update through each store separately, or re-acquire the apps in the account/country you wish to use most often.
Regards.

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