my account still uses New Zealand dollar as currency, and it is impossible to locate a place yo update to UK

Steve Mills 0 Reputation points
2026-10-02T15:17:37.3833333+00:00

I need to change my card for subscription renewal, but this has proved impossible because when I attempt to do so, the system refuses to allow a change of country / currency

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2026-10-02T15:17:51.8066667+00:00

For an existing Microsoft 365 subscription, the billing country/currency cannot be changed in place. Microsoft 365 subscriptions are country/region-specific.

What to do:

  1. Turn off recurring billing or cancel the current subscription.
  2. Wait until the current subscription is fully expired, if it is still active.
  3. Update the Microsoft account country/region in the account profile:
    • Go to the Your info page of the Microsoft account dashboard.
    • Select Edit profile info.
    • Select the new Country or region.
  4. Add or update the payment method with the UK billing details.
  5. Purchase a new Microsoft 365 subscription in the UK region.

Important details:

  • If a Microsoft 365 subscription was purchased for another region, a new-region subscription cannot be purchased until the existing one is gone.
  • Changing the billing address applies only to new purchases. Existing active subscriptions continue using the previous region/currency.
  • If the account region was changed within the last three months, that can also block another region change.
  • If the account is suspended, or age/minor rules differ between regions, the country/region change can also fail.

If the current subscription is already close to renewal, the fastest path is usually to cancel it, update the account to UK, then buy a new UK subscription after the old one ends.


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