Hello everyone,
I am looking for advice from anyone who has experience with Apple Developer account setup across countries.
My Apple account is currently associated with the United States, but I live in Germany and would like my Apple Developer setup to be associated with Germany for tax and administrative reasons.
At the moment, I have not enrolled yet in the Apple Developer Program, because I am hesitant to proceed while the account is still tied to the U.S. I want to avoid creating complications later around tax information, billing or account maintenance.
My app is essentially ready, so I am trying to make the right decision before enrolling.
I would really appreciate guidance on a few points:
- Has anyone enrolled first and then later changed the country association successfully?
- Is it better to update the Apple account to Germany before joining the Developer Program?
- For developers based in Germany, did Apple require anything specific for tax or identity verification?
- Would enrolling with the account still associated with the U.S. create problems later for App Store Connect, payments or tax forms?
I contacted Apple Support on March 21st to clarify this, but I have not yet received a response, so I thought I would ask here in case others have gone through the same process.
Any advice or shared experience would be very helpful. Thank you!