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Joker Jun 24, 2016 @ 7:22pm

can i use my credit card on different country on steam?

currently iam on russia and iam from egypt can i use my credit card from russia ?

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76561198218426745 Jun 24, 2016 @ 7:26pm

Your store region is set based on the location of your first Steam purchase. Your region can be found under Account Details seen below. While traveling, the Steam store will show your region's prices and you will be able to make purchases as you would from home.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=6627-QSNM-5276

Joker Jun 24, 2016 @ 7:27pm

Originally posted by habitualaction:
Your store region is set based on the location of your first Steam purchase. Your region can be found under Account Details seen below. While traveling, the Steam store will show your region's prices and you will be able to make purchases as you would from home.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=6627-QSNM-5276

yep my store is russia now but i just want to make sure if steam will accept my visa or will refuse it ?

76561198218426745 Jun 24, 2016 @ 7:28pm

As long as your payment method was issued in Russia, you should have no problems purchasing while abroad.

Joker Jun 24, 2016 @ 7:30pm

Originally posted by habitualaction:
As long as your payment method was issued in Russia, you should have no problems purchasing while abroad.

thanks for your answer but what do you mean about issued in russia

76561198218426745 Jun 24, 2016 @ 7:32pm

Basically, you got the credit card while living in Russia, and it has a Russian address associated with the card.

الملك القرمزي May 7, 2020 @ 12:56pm

I am from in saudi arabia and my store page from South African when i want to buy something i get an error and i got this massage ( An unexpected error has occurred. Your purchase has not been completed.) what should i do

lpostini Jul 4, 2020 @ 4:03pm

i get the same error. i think you can't buy nothing with a credit card that isn't registered in that country

Ogami Jul 4, 2020 @ 4:19pm

Payment method must be registered to the country your store is set to.
Bank account, PayPal, credit card, does not matter.
The address must be from inside that country.

RealCelticGamer Aug 27, 2021 @ 8:46pm

What about digital nomads who don't have fixed addresses?

StickyPawz Aug 27, 2021 @ 9:03pm

Originally posted by RealCelticGamer:
What about digital nomads who don't have fixed addresses?

If you want to be changing your store location, you'll need to start using a credit/debit card with your new address.

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RealCelticGamer Aug 27, 2021 @ 9:48pm

Originally posted by StickyPawz:
Originally posted by RealCelticGamer:
What about digital nomads who don't have fixed addresses?

If you want to be changing your store location, you'll need to start using a credit/debit card with your new address.

I'm asking specifically about people who live off-grid, say in an RV and don't have a fixed physical address.

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Drab Aug 27, 2021 @ 9:51pm

You can't purchase without an address.

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Shamp Dev Oct 23, 2023 @ 12:19pm

Originally posted by Ogami:
Payment method must be registered to the country your store is set to.
Bank account, PayPal, credit card, does not matter.
The address must be from inside that country.

So Let's say my region is Pakistan, but I have a card issued in UAE ( Will it work if I connect to a vpn ) Probably not but will it?

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Ogami Oct 23, 2023 @ 12:23pm

Originally posted by Broughtly:
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So Let's say my region is Pakistan, but I have a card issued in UAE ( Will it work if I connect to a vpn ) Probably not but will it?

No it will not work. You need a card registered in Pakistan.
Apart from VPN not being allowed it would also do nothing since its tied to your set store region location, not your internet IP.

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