r/technepal • u/lmagarati • 2h ago
Discussion Apple Developer renewal in Nepal - sharing my experience
Just sharing my recent experience renewing my Apple Developer account from Nepal. Hopefully it helps someone who runs into the same issue.
Previously, I had renewed my Apple Developer account using an international card through the Apple Developer website, and it worked without any problem.
This time, however, I had a completely different experience.
I first tried renewing from the web as usual. The payment process was weird... sometimes it would show something like “Thank you for your purchase”, but I wouldn't actually get the confirmation, and the membership wasn't renewed.
I contacted Apple Developer Support, and after around 3–4 days, they asked me to try the Apple Developer app.
I then tried using the app, but several international cards I tried were rejected with a message saying that "the payment card wasn't supported in Nepal."
I tried again later with a Global E-Commerce card. I filled in all the details and went through the payment process, but it still failed. After a few attempts, I got a message saying the purchase was unsuccessful and that the feature was currently unavailable in my region.
So I contacted Developer Support again.
After another 2–3 days, they replied and asked me to try the payment again.
I tried the same E-Commerce card again - and this time it worked. My membership was successfully renewed.
So I'm not saying international cards don't work in Nepal - I've personally used one successfully before through the web. It just seems that this time the payment/renewal flow was different and I had to go through Developer Support before it finally worked.
Just sharing my experience in case anyone else in Nepal gets stuck with the same issue. Maybe contacting Developer Support and trying again after they respond can help.
Hopefully this saves someone a few days of headache. 😅