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> Anyway, PayPal didn't allow changing account country through the UI, and there didn't seem to any other way of doing it either. I believe the "proper" way is
by ValentineC 6y ago
> Anyway, PayPal didn't allow changing account country through the UI, and there didn't seem to any other way of doing it either.
I believe the "proper" way is to close your old account, and reopen a new one from that country's site. Most people I know just have multiple accounts. I don't know if PayPal warns or shuts people down for doing so.
It makes sense legally, since a user would have to agree to a different set of terms in a different jurisdiction.
- katsura 6y agoLast time I checked their terms (it was a few years ago), you weren't allowed to have multiple accounts. As you said when one moves to another country, they just have to close the previous account, and create a new one in the new country.
- stevesimmons 6y agoWhich of course causes problems for those of us who do genuinely live in two different countries.
- justinclift 6y agoYeah, I came from Australia, moved to the UK, then have moved back to Australia. And I'll probably be back in the UK for a bit, once the Coronavirus problem is solved. So, not being able to change country in PayPal is pretty bad. It doesn't match up with the actual reality of how people live. :(
- jkaplowitz 6y ago> It makes sense legally, since a user would have to agree to a different set of terms in a different jurisdiction. While it's true that different terms - or at least different provisions within a single terms document - might need to apply when someone travels or (especially) moves to another location, plenty of other companies implement various versions of this without needing an account to be closed and reopened.