How to clear Apple ID balance to change region?

Thank you for reaching out. 😉

There are many parameters that need to be taken before changing regions because currency valuation is not the same across various regions.

If you are changing regions:

• Spend any balance remaining on your Apple Account. If you’re not sure whether or not you have a balance, check your Apple Account balance.
• Cancel any subscriptions that block a country or region change and wait until the end of the subscription period. 
• Wait for any memberships, pre-orders, movie rentals or Season Passes to complete and wait for any pending store credit refunds to process. You can cancel a pre-order.
• You may be required to enter a valid payment method for your new country or region. See what payment methods you can use.
• Redownload your apps, music, movies, TV shows and books on any devices that you might use to play or read them in the future. Some types of content might not be available in your new country or region. Learn what types of content and services are available in your new country or region.
• After you update your Apple Account billing address and payment method, you can upgrade your iCloud+ plan using the pricing in your new country or region.
• If you need to empty your balance, Contact Apple Support to request a reset of your account balance to zero.

For full details, learn how to → Change Regions for step-by-step instructions.

Good luck! 👋🏼😉

Smiliñ 😎 Brian

I see you want to empty your account balance. This is not something the people on this forum—other users like yourself—can do for you. There are TWO methods whereby you can achieve this. Method #1 is the simplest (you can do it yourself) and has the additional benefit that you get to use your money for something for yourself instead of giving it to Apple. In situations where you cannot contact Apple it may also be the only way you can empty the balance.

#1. If you still have a valid credit or debit card from your original country, you may purchase an item from the App or iTunes Stores for more than your balance. The remainder will be billed to your card, leaving you with nothing in your account balance. If Apple does not provide support in your old country, or you cannot contact Apple Support for your old country, this is the only solution for you.

#2. If you cannot do method #1, you can ask Apple Support to remove and keep the balance. Use https://getsupport.apple.com/?caller=kbase&PGF=PGF63005&category_id=SC0998&symptom_id=20198 or the contact link in the section “If you can’t spend the last of your Apple Account balance to make changes to your account” in this article --> Check your Apple Account balance - Apple Support . You may be able to get chat support.

Apple will keep the balance when using this method.

Here are other ways to contact Apple:

This support page has information about Apple support and service ➔ Contact Apple Support - Apple Support If live support options are available they will show near the bottom left. Telephone numbers may only work when calling from the same country.

With an iPhone, iPad, or Vision, you may be able to chat using the Apple Support App if it is available in your country —> https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-support/id1130498044

If you are not presently in the Home Country to which your account is set but you know there is live support in that country, first make sure you are on the support pages for your Home Country (look at the bottom right of the page for the location). Then see if you can find a chat or phone call contact method as a solution to a different issue. Keep experimenting with any series of selections until you reach one (such as one requiring “repair”) that offers a chat session or a telephone call and get the representative to redirect you. E.g., https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cpav8ec_R8

If you can neither add a payment method nor contact Apple, your alternative is to create a new Apple Account. Avoid doing that if at all possible. It may cause many complications with your current account content.

When asking about this because you are changing regions, take a look at this article:

Change your Apple Account country or region - Apple Support

I’ll add that at the end of that article Apple advises, “If you don’t want to enter a payment method, wait until you're physically in your new country or region, then create a new Apple Account.” As mentioned earlier, avoid that if possible.

Buy(not subscribe to) something at least as expensive than your balance and use a different payment method from the current region for any extra amount; if you can't, click here and ask the iTunes Store staff to zero it.

The people on these boards are mostly other customers, don't have inside access to Apple's servers, and can't remove it.

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Hello ~If you are trying to zero your balance before changing regions…you may purchase an item from the App Store for more than your balance and the remainder will be billed to your credit card on file thus zeroing your balance . You may also go to lower left hand corner and click on Support and they can zero it for you or…

Contact Apple for support and service

Also if you are changing regions take a look through this article as well…

Change your Apple ID country or region - Apple Support

~Katana-San~

Hey there,

For this concern, you can contact Apple Support.

Check your Apple Account balance - Apple Support

-Jack

Hello! I would like to change my Apple Account country/region, but I have a remaining balance of $1.03 that I cannot spend.

Could you please help me remove this remaining balance so I can change my country/region?

I would really appreciate your help. Thank you!

tasmaniex wrote:

Hello! I would like to change my Apple Account country/region, but I have a remaining balance of $1.03 that I cannot spend.

Could you please help me remove this remaining balance so I can change my country/region?

I would really appreciate your help. Thank you!

Hello ~ Please read the previous posts…

~Katana-San~