Changing Country or region

[michellejonk]

My account was opened years ago in South Africa. I have updated my address and details sice moving to Australia, but upon linking a bank account it only allows me to link a US or South African bank account. How can this be resolved?

[kernowlass]

@michellejonk 

Paypal is country specific so if you move countries you have to open another paypal account in the country you reside in and add an address / phone number / bank accounts / cards from within that country.

You should really withdraw any funds / resolve issues / remove cards and bank accounts / cancel any subscriptions and close the old Paypal account before you move countries. If you don't then you may have problems doing so once you have moved and may need to contact customer services for help to resolve things.

You can however in most countries add a U.S bank account (not card) to your paypal account. This is because paypal is a U.S company and allows that option for U.S Paypal account holders working in other countries.