Using a Non US Credit card in the iTunes US Store

[TurnerMartin]

Hi,

Is there any way I can use my non US credit card with my US Apple ID?

I can't change stores because I've got some credit (20 bucks) in the account + an active  Music account (trial)

 

[Rigby]

No, only credit cards with a US billing address are accepted for a US iTunes account.

 

[thekayman]

There is a way. Create a paypal account with a US address (e.g. some hotel), link your non-US card to that paypal account and then use that as your method of payment in iTunes.

 

[thekayman]

No, only credit cards with a US billing address are accepted for a US iTunes account.

it's not the billing address, as you can enter a fake one if you choose. the card number identifies the country it was issued in.

 

[Rigby]

I'm pretty sure that Apple, like most online retailers in the US, uses the credit card network to verify the zip-code provided by the user against the billing address of the credit card (and rejects the card if they don't match). The same probably goes for Paypal (which, to my knowledge, only allows US cards and checking accounts to be linked to a US account).

 

[thekayman]

I'm pretty sure that Apple, like most online retailers in the US, uses the credit card network to verify the zip-code provided by the user against the billing address of the credit card (and rejects the card if they don't match)

then how did I buy my Apple watch from the US online store using my non-US credit card and filling in a friend's US address for billing and shipping info?

 

[Rigby]

then how did I buy my Apple watch from the US online store using my non-US credit card and filling in a friend's US address for billing and shipping info?

Perhaps you were lucky and have a card from a bank that doesn't support AVS.

 

[thekayman]

Perhaps you were lucky and have a card from a bank that doesn't support AVS.

lucky or not, it WORKS

 

[Rigby]

lucky or not, it WORKS

Maybe for you. But hey, if you feel comfortable using fake billing addresses etc., that's your business.

 

[TurnerMartin]

lucky or not, it WORKS

 

[thekayman]

no lucky

why don't you just use itunes gift cards off ebay?