Change the region in app store
I still have $0.01 left in my account but I need to change the region. How do I reset the money from my account?
iPhone 15, iOS 26
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Hello Tronina
You can’t reset or manually remove that $0.01 yourself. Apple requires the App Store balance to be exactly zero before you can change the region.
Your options are limited but clear:
- Spend the balance: In practice this is almost impossible with $0.01, because prices don’t go that low.
- Contact Apple Support: Apple can manually clear very small remaining balances like $0.01 so you can change the region. This is the usual and intended solution.
- Add funds to spend it: You could add money and then spend the full balance, but that’s usually more effort than it’s worth.
Apple documents this requirement explicitly: the balance must be zero to change regions (Apple Support → Change your Apple ID country or region).
So the realistic path is Apple Support ( 0800 6645 451 ) → ask them to remove the $0.01 balance. After that, the region change will work immediately.
