changing store currency

[Taweret]

i'm planning to visit my gf family in other country for few weeks, so i have few questions regarding updating store location.
do i need also to update to my temporary location? place of residence (the house i'm going to live)
can i use my standard paypal account?

[Hodman]

You can continue to use your current payment method and currency while you are on vacation. No need to change anything.

[Taweret]

thanks umino, but if i still decide to change it, do i need to update it to my trip place of residence?

[Hodman]

If you change it and want to buy something you'll need a payment method accepted in that country, depending what method you use (or can use) you'll need to provide an address if necessary.

[Winged One]

Changing it is NOT for trips, it's for permanent change of country

[Hanomaly]

Originally posted by theseraph1:

Changing it is NOT for trips, it's for permanent change of country

agree.

[Ogami]

Requirements to change store country:

1. Not bought anything on the store in the last 14 days
2. Last login from an IP adress of the region you want to change to
3. Legit adress of residence in the country you want to change to
4. Payment method registered in the country you want to change to ( bank account, paypal, credit card)
Payment methods registered in other countries wont work.

[Taweret]

"a payment method accepted in that country" i'm not sure if i understand it, paypal is international, no?

[Hanomaly]

Originally posted by Ojama King:

"a payment method accepted in that country" i'm not sure if i understand it, paypal is international, no?

they meant a payment method REGISTERED/ISSUED in the new country.

Meaning if you live in England and visit your girlfriend in Russia. To get those sweet low Russian prices you will need a Russian payment method registered to a Russian home address.

Changing country to get sweet lower prices while vacationing for a short time in another country is NOT why you should be changing country of origin.

Your Steam country should be where you legally reside. Where your bills and mail normally go to. Etc. Not where you vacation.

[Hodman]

Originally posted by Ojama King:

"a payment method accepted in that country" i'm not sure if i understand it, paypal is international, no?

In some regions (like mine), PayPal can't be used to buy on Steam + the whole address issue as stated above.

[Ogami]

Originally posted by Ojama King:

"a payment method accepted in that country" i'm not sure if i understand it, paypal is international, no?

Your PayPal is registered to an adress. That adress must be from the country you want to use the store from or you will get an error at checkout.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by Ojama King:

"a payment method accepted in that country" i'm not sure if i understand it, paypal is international, no?

While Paypal can be used globally, your Paypal account is still bound to a country.

[Taweret]

i'm not from England... i live in PL and i'm going now to ukraine... i pay normally as much as UK for games, while i earn as much per month as people in UA, as i normally work with people from UA and they tell me the income is indentical. that's it for your "moral" objection.

"Changing it is NOT for trips, it's for permanent change of country"

incorrect i read it's possible to update store temporary during trip from steam faq:
You can update the store country each time you change locations as long as you use a payment method that matches your Steam country setting. Keep in mind that changing the store/Wallet country will be permanent and cannot be changed again until you move back to the other country.

" Payment method registered in the country you want to change to ( bank account, paypal, credit card)"
oh so i won't be able to buy anything, how about steam prepaid, any my funds also update to the new country, or i wont be able to use it?

[Ogami]

Originally posted by Ojama King:

oh so i won't be able to buy anything, how about steam prepaid, any my funds also update to the new country, or i wont be able to use it?

Steam Wallet cards work worldwide with no restrictions. So yes, you can use those in another country to charge your Steam wallet.
And yes, if you change store country all funds in your wallet will automatically exchange for the currency used in that store. At the current exchange rate.

[Count_Dandyman]

The other thing to remember is that if you are making changes back and forth quickly or you make a change and buy a bunch of things after not buying anything for a long time and then switch back within a short time and stop buying things again it can lead to Steam judging that you are abusing the system to bypass regional restrictions and pricing which can lead to serious consequences for your account.

That is one of the main reasons not to bother making the change for short trips.

[Ogami]

Originally posted by Count_Dandyman:

That is one of the main reasons not to bother making the change for short trips.

Well that and games from Russia are usually region restricted. Which means he can buy them while in Russia but they will no longer work when he comes home.

At least for 90 days, after 90 days all games added to your library lose all their regional restrictions.