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Microsoft 365 suite family plan region restrictions or conflicts?

Anonymous
2025-04-14T05:27:03+00:00

I am currently subscribed to the personal suite for Microsoft 365, and I'd like to upgrade to family plan so that my family can also use it. I bought my subscription in Taiwan, and pay using NTD. However, I will soon go to university while my family stays in Taiwan. I'm wondering if there will be problems with regions if I go to the UK for university using the 365 suite family plan, that I bought in Taiwan, in the UK while my family uses the same family plan in Taiwan.

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  1. Sumit D - IA 169K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-04-14T06:58:46+00:00

    Hi Lin,

    I'm Sumit, here to answer your query at the Microsoft Community.

    Apologies for any inconvenience you are experiencing. I am happy to help you today.

    There will be no issues using the Microsoft 365 Family plan purchased in Taiwan while you are in the UK for university, and your family remains in Taiwan. Microsoft 365 Family subscriptions do not have geographical restrictions on usage once activated. The geographic limits only apply to the purchase and activation of the subscription, meaning you can use and share it across different countries without any problems.

    However, the subscription renewal must be done in the country where it was originally purchased, which in your case is Taiwan. This means you will continue paying in NTD even while residing in the UK. Additionally, each user can set up their software in their preferred language and access Microsoft 365 apps on multiple devices

    Hope that helps, and rely on us for any further inquiries. All the best.

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  2. Sumit D - IA 169K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-04-14T15:48:39+00:00

    Hi,

    Please don't change it now - change it at the end of your subscription.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-04-14T14:57:01+00:00

    Hi Lin,
    I'm Sumit, here to answer your query at the Microsoft Community.

    Apologies for any inconvenience you are experiencing. I am happy to help you today.

    There will be no issues using the Microsoft 365 Family plan purchased in Taiwan while you are in the UK for university, and your family remains in Taiwan. Microsoft 365 Family subscriptions do not have geographical restrictions on usage once activated. The geographic limits only apply to the purchase and activation of the subscription, meaning you can use and share it across different countries without any problems.

    However, the subscription renewal must be done in the country where it was originally purchased, which in your case is Taiwan. This means you will continue paying in NTD even while residing in the UK. Additionally, each user can set up their software in their preferred language and access Microsoft 365 apps on multiple devices

    Hope that helps, and rely on us for any further inquiries. All the best.

    Thank you for your reply, what about the region of my Microsoft account? If I switch my account region from Taiwan to the UK, will it cause any problems for payments?

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