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Change Country in PayPal
If you ever want to change your country in PayPal, forget it. You’re not allowed to change the country your account. If you really wanna change your country in profile then you have to close your account and open an account again with the same email address.
Recently one of my friends came back to Sri Lanka after finishing in Masters in USA. He just wanted to change his country to Sri Lanka, so he wrote a letter to PayPal. As I said earlier they want him to close his account and open a new account.
I do apologize
for the inconvenience this issue may have caused you. I understand that
you would want ton change the country in your account and add a new
credit card on your new account having the Sri Lanka as the country.When changing your street address, you will be unable to change your
country of residence, as PayPal currently does not have a feature where
you can add addresses from multiple countries on the same PayPal
account. The only way to change the country of residence is to open a
new PayPal account, and select your country of residence during the sign
up process.Please note that an email address can only be used on one active PayPal
account at a time. If you want to use the same email address on your new
account, you will first have to close your existing PayPal account
however, since you still have balance in this account, I would suggest
that you have to initiate a check withdrawal for you to get the money in
your PayPal account balance.Members registered from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Ecuador, India,
Jamaica, or Uruguay can request a check to be mailed to the address on
their PayPal Account by following these instructions:1. Log in to your account at https://www.paypal.com/
2. Click the ‘Withdraw’ subtab
3. Click ‘Request a check from PayPal’
4. Enter the amount
5. Select the address the check is to be mailed to using the
pull-down menu6. Click ‘Continue’
7. Review the confirmation page
8. Click ‘Submit’
When you request a check, it will take 4-6 business days to process the
request and prepare the check to be mailed. Postal delivery time is
additional and varies depending on your country of residence.Please note:
· PayPal has no control over postal delivery times
· Check delivery may be delayed by government holidays in both the
U.S. and in your home country
· PayPal is not responsible for inaccurately entered mailing
information
Once you receive the check for your withdrawal that is the time to close
the account so that you will be able to use the same email address and
create an account under Sri Lanka.To close your PayPal account, please follow these steps:
Log in to your account at https://www.paypal.com/
Click the “Profile” subtab.
Click the “Close Account” link located under “Account Information” and
follow the online instructions.Once your old account has been closed, please follow these steps to open
a new account:Visit https://www.paypal.com/
Select the “Personal” radio button for a Personal or Premier account.
Select the “Business” radio button for a Business account.Choose a Country from the drop down menu.
Click “Continue.”
Fill out the form. *The Business account form has two pages to complete.
Click the “Sign Up” button at the bottom of the page. You will be taken
to a new page.
Once you have opened a new account, please follow the directions to
confirm your email address. Once your email address is confirmed, your
PayPal account will be ready to use!Again, I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might cause you.
If you have further questions, please feel free to email us backIf you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.
Sincerely,
Ryanpy
PayPal, an eBay Company
You may know that, as a Sri Lankan user, you can’t receive money in PayPal. 
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Hello Mayu,
“You may know that, as a Sri Lankan user, you can’t receive money in PayPal.” - > Really? Why is that so? I didn’t know about this.
@Bevs
I don’t know. They say Legal Restrictions.