The first thing you need to know is that when you open a Paypal account, you will hardly be able to enter an address different from the country where you have registered your profile. But there is a way to change the nationality of your account so that it works without inconveniences in other latitudes.
Although the platform restricts its users from carrying out this procedure for security and tax reasons, many people look for a way to make the change to send or receive money or parcels in a safe, fast and simple way.
But how can I change my Paypal account from one country to another?
As we have already mentioned, changing the country to a previously established Paypal account is almost impossible. But there is a somewhat rudimentary method that you can apply to achieve more or less the goal. First of all, you should pay attention to the following tips.
- The first step is to have an alternative email account. You can open it on servers such as Gmail if you do not currently have one.
- If you have already opened the email account for alternative use, log in to your Paypal profile. Click on the “settings” button, which you can identify by the cogwheel icon next to the “log out” button.
- Go directly to the email section, where you must click on the “+” option. You must then add the email account you have created for alternative use.
- Did you add your email account? Now you will have to press the edit button. The next step is to choose the option “set as primary email to receive notifications.”
- Delete the email account that was preset and that you will use for the correct use of your Paypal account in another country.
- Log out.
- The last step is to generate a new Paypal account using the same email address you have recently released.
What else do you need to know about this procedure?
If you want to keep both accounts, this procedure will help you. But if the old version does not correspond to the country where you are currently located and you want to delete it, you can do it in simple steps.
It is important to note that this is not a correct (much less honest) way to proceed. But sometimes, it is necessary to view this platform’s restrictions, one of the most used worldwide to make international payments.
If you are going to change your country, the best thing to do is to open a new Paypal account. Once you do so, link the credit or debit cards and bank accounts you obtained in your current country.
To use the email address you have always used to manage your Paypal profile, you will have to unlink it from the travel account and use it in this new one.
How to change the main address?
Another question is whether changing the main Paypal address is possible without leaving the country. Yes, it is possible, as long as you follow the procedure to the letter.
- The first thing you need to do is to log in to your Paypal account.
- Go directly to the “settings” button, which you can identify with the geared circle icon on the top right. Right next to the “logout” button.
- You must click the “manage all addresses” button. This button is located at the top right,
- Click on the “add new address” option. Now you must select the option “set as main.” Change the room address and set it as the main one.
- To determine if the procedure was successful, look at the green check mark at the top of your screen. Next to it, you will see a message that says, “changed your primary address.”
You should know that the system will not allow you to change your home address to one outside the country where you have registered your Paypal account.
If you want to open a new account in a different nation, you should close the one you have and create another one. You can also follow the procedure described above.