How to change billing country from India to US for Azure subscription?

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How to change billing country from India to US for Azure subscription?

Askardeen Buhari 20

I have an Azure subscription currently billed in India with 18% GST.

My company is registered in the United States (Georgia), and I need to change

the billing country to US to reflect the correct tax jurisdiction.

When I try to update the "Sold-to address" in Cost Management + Billing,

the Country/Region field is disabled and I cannot change it from India to

United States.

Questions:

Is it possible to change the billing country for an existing billing account?

If not, what is the process to transfer my subscription to a new US-based billing account?

Will this cause any service interruption?

Are there any specific requirements or documentation needed?

Current setup:

Billing Account: India

Need to change to: United States (Georgia)

Thank you!

Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,270 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-04T20:01:52.84+00:00

Hello @Askardeen Buhari Please let us know if the suggested resolution helped/ addressed your concern. If it did, we’d appreciate your feedback on the proposed resolution as it helps others with similar issues.

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Thanks,

Suchitra.
Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,270 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-05T18:20:52.7066667+00:00

Hello @Askardeen Buhari Please let us know if the suggested resolution helped/ addressed your concern. If it did, we’d appreciate your feedback on the proposed resolution as it helps others with similar issues.

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Askardeen Buhari 20 Reputation points

2026-03-06T11:23:54.6433333+00:00

Any update on my case ?
Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,270 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-11T20:29:40.7766667+00:00

Hello **Askardeen Buhari**Please let us know if the suggested resolution helped/ addressed your concern. If it did, we’d appreciate your feedback on the proposed resolution and "upvote" as it helps others with similar issues.

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Askardeen Buhari 20 Reputation points

2026-03-12T11:29:47.36+00:00

Hello Suchitra,

Thank you so much for the comprehensive clarification! This is extremely helpful.

I will check and update you on this.

Best regards,

Askardeen Buhari

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Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,270 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-04T20:01:52.84+00:00

Hello @Askardeen Buhari Please let us know if the suggested resolution helped/ addressed your concern. If it did, we’d appreciate your feedback on the proposed resolution as it helps others with similar issues.

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Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,270 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-05T18:20:52.7066667+00:00

Hello @Askardeen Buhari Please let us know if the suggested resolution helped/ addressed your concern. If it did, we’d appreciate your feedback on the proposed resolution as it helps others with similar issues.

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Askardeen Buhari 20 Reputation points

2026-03-06T11:23:54.6433333+00:00

Any update on my case ?
Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,270 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-11T20:29:40.7766667+00:00

Hello **Askardeen Buhari**Please let us know if the suggested resolution helped/ addressed your concern. If it did, we’d appreciate your feedback on the proposed resolution and "upvote" as it helps others with similar issues.

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Suchitra.
Askardeen Buhari 20 Reputation points

2026-03-12T11:29:47.36+00:00

Hello Suchitra,

Thank you so much for the comprehensive clarification! This is extremely helpful.

I will check and update you on this.

Best regards,

Askardeen Buhari

Answer 1

Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,270 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hello @Askardeen Buhari Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Q&A platform.

New account shows existing subscriptions because this behavior is expected and is happening because both users are in the same Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) tenant.

Azure billing accounts are NOT the same thing as Azure AD tenants or user accounts.

When:

******@stoopa.ai and ******@stoopa.ai both exist in the same tenant (stoopa.ai), and
******@stoopa.ai is added (directly or indirectly) to existing subscriptions or has inherited access,

then signing in with ******@stoopa.ai does not create a new billing account.

Azure simply:

Logs the user into the same tenant
Shows all subscriptions the user has access to
Reuses the existing India-based billing account

This is why you’re not seeing a “fresh” US billing setup.

Recommended approach to create a truly US‑based billing account:

To create a new US billing account, you must ensure billing isolation, not just a new user.

Supported and reliable options:

Option A (Most common / recommended)

Create a new Azure billing account under Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) with:
- Country/Region = United States
  - US payment method
    - US sold‑to address (Georgia)
    - This can be done in the same tenant or a separate tenant
    - Then transfer subscription billing ownership from the India billing account to the US billing account

Option B (Strict separation)

Create a new tenant
Create the US billing account there
Transfer subscriptions across billing accounts (and tenants if required)

Important: Creating a new user alone is not sufficient. Billing country is determined only at billing account creation time, not by user identity.

When you transfer subscription billing ownership (India → US billing account):

Transfers automatically

All Azure resources
- VMs, AKS, App Gateway, Storage, Databases, Networking, etc.
Resource configurations
Data and state
Azure RBAC role assignments
Managed Identities
Service principals & app registrations
Azure AD application permissions

Billing transfer does not move resources — it only changes who pays.

Below resources Does NOT transfer:

Azure Support Plans
- Support plans are tied to the billing account
- Must be repurchased on the US billing account
Billing history & invoices
- India invoices remain with India billing account
- US billing account starts fresh
Tax profile
- India GST remains on historical invoices
- US tax rules apply only after transfer

Azure DevOps clarification

Azure DevOps organizations and projects are NOT impacted
They are not tied to Azure billing accounts
No reconfiguration required

Manual reconfiguration required?

No, for Resources, Access, Identity, Applications, Data.

Yes, for Azure Support Plan (if needed)

ADDITIONAL REQUEST: Can Microsoft assist with the transfer? Yes and this is strongly recommended

For production workloads, Microsoft does support assisted transfers.

You can:

Open a Billing → Subscription transfer support request
Request assistance for:
- Billing account validation
  - Transfer execution
    - Post‑transfer verification

Microsoft support can help ensure:

No service interruption
No permission loss
Correct billing alignment
Clean cutover from India → US tax jurisdiction

Important:

The transfer itself is non‑disruptive

Resources continue running throughout

Microsoft support involvement reduces operational risk

Thanks,

Suchitra.

Askardeen Buhari 20 Reputation points

2026-03-04T19:28:11.93+00:00
Hi,

Thank you for the guidance. I'm ready to proceed with creating a new US-based Azure account and transferring subscriptions, but I need clarification on several points:

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ISSUE 1: New Account Showing Existing Subscriptions

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When I try to create a new Azure account for US billing:

Problem:

When I sign up, it automatically shows all my existing subscriptions instead of creating a fresh account.

Questions:

Is this happening because both email addresses are in the same Azure AD tenant?

What's the recommended approach to create a truly separate US-based billing account?

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ISSUE 2: Subscription Transfer - What Gets Transferred?

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When transferring subscriptions from India account to new US account, please clarify what will and won't transfer:

Will these transfer automatically?

✓ All resources (VMs, AKS clusters, App Gateway, Storage, etc.)

✓ Resource configurations

✓ Data and databases

? User Access & Permissions (RBAC roles)

? Azure Support Plans

? Azure DevOps organizations and projects

? Service principals and app registrations

? Azure AD application permissions

Do I need to manually reconfigure any of these items after the transfer?

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ADDITIONAL REQUEST

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Given the complexity of this transfer and our production workloads, would it

be possible to have a Microsoft support engineer assist with the actual

transfer process to ensure everything goes smoothly?

We want to avoid any issues with:

Service interruptions

Lost configurations

Permission/access problems

Billing discrepancies

Thank you for your help!
Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,270 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-04T19:52:21.8866667+00:00
Hello @Askardeen Buhari

You cannot change the billing country/region for an existing Azure billing account. If a subscription was created with India as the billing country, 18% GST and the India tax entity are permanently tied to that billing account. The Country/Region field is intentionally locked and cannot be edited.

No. Microsoft does not support changing the billing country/region once an Azure billing account is created. This applies to both Pay‑As‑You‑Go (MOSP) and Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) billing accounts.

The Sold‑to address country defines the legal entity and tax jurisdiction

For India‑created accounts, GST remains applicable

This is why the Country/Region field is disabled in the portal

Since the billing country cannot be changed, the only supported path is:

1. Create a new Azure billing account with:

Country: United States

Valid US payment method

Correct US Sold‑to address (Georgia)

Request a billing ownership transfer of your existing subscriptions to the new US billing account This is done via the Azure Product Transfer / Billing Ownership Transfer process. Approve the transfer from the destination (US) billing account

No service interruption is expected.

Resources do not move

Running services are not stopped

No downtime is introduced

Only the billing responsibility changes

Your VMs, AKS, App Services, Storage, databases, and configurations continue running as‑is.

Below resources transfers automatically

Azure subscriptions

All resources (VMs, Storage, AKS, App Gateway, etc.)

Resource configurations and data

Azure RBAC assignments

Managed identities

Service principals & app registrations

Below resources does not transfer automatially:

Azure Support Plans (must be repurchased)

Billing history & invoices (remain with India billing account)

Tax entity (GST vs US tax)

Payment methods

New account” still show old subscriptions because:

You sign in with the same Entra ID tenant

The user already has subscription access

You are not actually creating a new billing account, only logging into the same tenant

Billing account ≠ Tenant ≠ Subscription.

You can have multiple billing accounts under the same tenant, but the billing account must be newly created with US details.

Are documents required?

In most cases:

US address

US payment method

Business details

Additional verification may be requested by Microsoft billing (case‑by‑case), but there is no mandatory document list published.

The billing country of an Azure subscription cannot be changed once the billing account is created. Since your subscription was created with India as the billing country, the 18% GST and India tax entity are permanently associated with it.

To move billing to the United States (Georgia), you must create a new US‑based Azure billing account and transfer the subscription’s billing ownership to that account. This process does not cause downtime and does not affect running resources—only billing responsibility changes.

Past invoices remain under the India billing account, and support plans must be repurchased separately.

Thanks,

Suchitra.
Askardeen Buhari 20 Reputation points

2026-03-04T20:25:08.4033333+00:00
@Naveena Patlolla
Thank you for the detailed response. However, I need to clarify an important point: ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ CLARIFICATION: I SIGNED UP (Not Just Logged In) ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ You mentioned: "New account still show old subscriptions because you are not actually creating a new billing account, only logging into the same tenant" To clarify - I did NOT just log in. I went through the SIGN UP process: What I Did:

Went to portal.azure.com

Clicked "Start free" / "Create account"

Entered email: *******@stoopa.ai

Went through ACCOUNT CREATION flow

Selected country, entered payment details, etc.

Completed new account signup Result: - After signup completed, the Azure portal showed ALL my existing subscriptions - It did NOT create a fresh/empty billing account - It appears to have added the new user to the existing tenant and showed existing billing account ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════THE CORE QUESTION ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
When I SIGN UP (not login) with ***@stoopa.ai:
A) Should this create a NEW, separate billing account? -
If YES: Why did it show my existing subscriptions? -
If YES: What step did I miss in the signup process?
B) Or does it automatically add me to the existing stoopa.ai tenant and billing account? -
If this is the case, HOW do I create a truly separate billing account for US?

Best regards,
Askardeen Buhari
Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,270 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-04T23:31:34.2066667+00:00
Thank you for clarifying — this is an important and subtle Azure behavior, and your description confirms that you did the signup flow correctly. The outcome you observed is still by design, not a mistake on your side.

Azure signup is tenant‑aware and domain‑aware.

When you enter:

******@stoopa.ai

Azure performs these checks before creating a billing account:

Does this domain already belong to an Azure tenant?

Yes → stoopa.ai tenant already exists

Is the user allowed to join that tenant?

Yes → user is added / linked to the tenant

Does that tenant already have a billing account?

Yes → Azure reuses it

At this point:

Signup completes successfully

But NO new billing account is created

The portal then shows all subscriptions the tenant/user has access to

This explains exactly what you observed:

Full signup flow

Country & payment entered

Signup completes

Existing subscriptions appear immediately

Nothing was skipped. Nothing was misconfigured.

A) Should signup create a NEW billing account?

Only if the signup is NOT tenant‑linked.

Signup creates a new billing account only when:

The email/domain is not already associated with an Azure tenant OR

Azure is forced to create a new tenant context

Because stoopa.ai already exists:

Signup joins, not creates

Billing account is reused, not recreated

B) Does signup automatically add me to the existing tenant & billing account?

Yes — exactly.

This is expected behavior when:

Domain already exists

Tenant already has billing

No tenant separation is forced

How to create a truly separate US‑based billing account (this is the actionable part)

You have three supported paths. Only two are reliable.

Option 1: Create US billing under a DIFFERENT tenant which is recommended.

This is the cleanest and most predictable approach.

Create a new Azure tenant

Use a temporary onmicrosoft.com domain or

A different verified domain

Sign up for Azure under that tenant

Country = United States

US payment method

US sold‑to address (Georgia)

Once billing account exists:

Transfer subscription billing ownership from India → US billing account

Result:

Guaranteed new US billing account

Correct tax jurisdiction

No service interruption

Option 2: Create US billing account via Microsoft Customer Agreement (same tenant)

This can work, but is more fragile and UI‑dependent.

Requirements:

Explicit creation of a new Billing Account / Billing Profile

Must be done via Cost Management + Billing

Not via “Start Free” signup flow

Important limitation:

If Azure detects an existing billing scope, it may still reuse it

This is why many customers fail with this option

Option 3 (What you tried): Re‑signup with same domain

This will always result in:

Tenant reuse

Billing reuse

No country change

There is no missing step in the signup flow — this is simply not a supported way to force billing separation.

Thanks,
Suchitra.
Askardeen Buhari 20 Reputation points

2026-03-06T01:27:47.22+00:00
@Naveena Patlolla

Thank you for the detailed guidance. I have some urgent clarifications needed before proceeding:

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ISSUE: Created Gmail-Based Tenant - Is This Correct?

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Following your recommendation (Option 1), I created a new Azure tenant but made

it with a personal Gmail account (***@gmail.onmicrosoft.com).

CRITICAL CONCERNS:

Gmail-Based Tenant Issues: Is Gmail-based tenant correct for corporate/production use? Or should I recreate with our corporate domain (stoopa.ai)?

Microsoft 365 Email Impact: Our current tenant has Microsoft 365 with corporate emails (@stoopa.ai). If I transfer subscriptions to Gmail tenant, will Microsoft 365 email BREAK? Should Microsoft 365 stay in old tenant, only move Azure subscriptions?

User Migration: Do users transfer automatically with subscription? Or must I manually recreate all users in new tenant? What happens to existing RBAC roles and permissions?

Corporate Domain: Can I add stoopa.ai as verified domain to the new (Gmail) tenant? Or must I recreate the entire tenant with stoopa.ai from start?

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REQUEST: URGENT SUPPORT CALL

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This is getting confusing and we have PRODUCTION services running. Can we

please have a quick support call to:

Confirm the correct approach (Gmail tenant vs corporate domain tenant)

Understand Microsoft 365 impact

Get step-by-step guidance for our specific situation

Ensure zero production downtime

Reason: This is too critical to risk mistakes via Q&A alone. A 30-minute call

would help us execute correctly.

Thank you for your help!

Best regards,

Askardeen Buhari
Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,270 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-10T16:45:01.35+00:00

Hello Askardeen Buhari

I need clarification on the above question that you have asked related to "ISSUE: Created Gmail-Based Tenant - Is This Correct?"

Could you please let me know regarding which case you are talking about? Is this related to thread ID 5807781?Thanks,
Suchitra.
Askardeen Buhari 20 Reputation points

2026-03-11T17:22:10.1166667+00:00
Hello Suchitra,

Thank you for your response!

Yes, my question is related to thread ID 5807781 (the original billing country migration thread).

To clarify the specific issue I'm asking about:

In the original thread, Naveena Patlolla recommended creating a new Azure tenant with US billing (Option 1). Following that guidance, I created a new tenant, but I used a personal Gmail account instead of our corporate domain (stoopa.ai).

Now I'm seeking clarification on whether this Gmail-based tenant setup is appropriate for our production environment, or if I should recreate it using our corporate domain.

Specifically, I have these concerns:

Gmail-Based Tenant: Is it acceptable for corporate/production use, or should I recreate with stoopa.ai domain?

Microsoft 365 Email Impact: Our current India tenant has Microsoft 365 with @stoopa.ai corporate emails. If I transfer Azure subscriptions to the Gmail tenant, will our Microsoft 365 email service break?

User Migration: Will users transfer automatically with the subscription, or must I manually recreate all users in the new tenant?

Corporate Domain: Can I add stoopa.ai as a verified domain to the Gmail-based tenant, or must I recreate the entire tenant with stoopa.ai from the start?

This is the same migration discussed in thread 5807781 - I'm just seeking clarification on the tenant setup approach before proceeding with the subscription transfer.

Thank you for your help!

Best regards,

Askardeen Buhari
Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,270 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-11T20:25:45.0466667+00:00
Hello Askardeen Buhari

Thanks for responding back.

Using a Gmail account to create a new Azure tenant is technically supported, but it is not recommended for long‑term corporate or production use. Microsoft best practice is to associate production tenants with a verified corporate domain.

Transferring Azure subscriptions to the new tenant will not impact Microsoft 365 email or services in the existing tenant. Azure subscriptions and Microsoft 365 workloads are independent.

Users and identities do not transfer automatically with the subscription and must be recreated or invited into the target tenant.

The corporate domain (stoopa.ai) can be added to the new tenant later, but only after it is removed from the current tenant, as a domain can exist in only one Entra ID tenant at a time.

Please have a look into provided suggestions/clarifications about the queries that you have asked below:

1. Gmail-Based Tenant: Is it acceptable for corporate/production use, or should I recreate with stoopa.ai domain?

--> Azure allows tenants to be created with personal Microsoft accounts (Gmail, Outlook, etc.), and they function the same at a platform level.

However, for corporate production environments, Microsoft best practice is that the tenants should be anchored to the organization’s verified domain, not a personal identity.

Gmail‑based tenants are discouraged for production due to below following reasons:

Tenant ownership tied to a personal account.

Governance, audits, and compliance become harder.

Long‑term operational risk if the personal account is lost or locked.

External auditors typically flag this setup.

So, use the Gmail tenant only as a temporary staging tenant, then attach stoopa.ai as the verified domain.

2. Microsoft 365 Email Impact: Our current India tenant has Microsoft 365 with @stoopa.ai corporate emails. If I transfer Azure subscriptions to the Gmail tenant, will our Microsoft 365 email service break?

--> No, Microsoft 365 will not be impacted. Because Azure subscriptions and Microsoft 365 services are separately scoped, even though they share Entra ID concepts.

Specifically:

Microsoft 365 email (@stoopa.ai) remains in the India tenant.

Mailboxes, Teams, SharePoint, licenses are unchanged.

Azure subscription transfer does not touch M365 workloads.

Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/subscriptions-licenses-accounts-and-tenants-for-microsoft-cloud-offerings?view=o365-worldwide

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/startupsatmicrosoftblog/demystifying-microsoft-entra-id-tenants-and-azure-subscriptions/4155261

3. User Migration: Will users transfer automatically with the subscription, or must I manually recreate all users in the new tenant?

--> No, users never transfer automatically. Azure subscriptions can be moved, but users, groups, and identities are tenant‑specific.

When you move a subscription to a different tenant Users, Groups and Conditional access policies do not move.

You must create or invite users in the new tenant.

Re‑assign RBAC roles.

Managed identities and service principals must be re‑mapped.

Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/transfer-subscription

4. Corporate Domain: Can I add stoopa.ai as a verified domain to the Gmail-based tenant, or must I recreate the entire tenant with stoopa.ai from the start?

--> Yes, but with a critical condition

Microsoft Entra ID enforces one‑tenant‑per‑domain.

To add stoopa.ai to the new tenant:

stoopa.ai must be removed from the existing India tenant.

DNS TXT verification must be completed.

Then it can be added and set as primary in the new tenant.

Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/users/domains-manage

If you remove stoopa.ai from the current tenant:

All Microsoft 365 identities using that domain are affected

This must be planned carefully and typically done after M365 migration or tenant consolidation

This is why many customers Keep M365 in the original tenant and use a separate Azure‑only tenant for billing isolation.

So, for your scenario the recommended approach is to keep Microsoft 365 services (Exchange, Teams, SharePoint) in the existing India tenant with the @stoopa.ai domain, and use a separate US tenant only for Azure subscriptions and billing. This ensures correct US tax jurisdiction while preventing email outages, domain conflicts, and identity issues.

Thanks,

Suchitra.
Suchitra Suregaunkar 9,270 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-03-12T18:33:54.8866667+00:00

Hello Askardeen Buhari

Thanks for the update.

If the answer is helpful, could you please click "Accept Answer" & "upvote" it and this helps other community members who may encounter a similar issue in the future.

Thanks,

Suchitra.

Answer 2

Changing the billing country/region for an existing Azure billing account from India to the United States is not supported.

Is it possible to change the billing country for an existing billing account?

No. Changing the country/region for an existing Azure account or Microsoft 365/Microsoft business subscription is not supported. The country/region determines available services, taxes, billing currency, and data center location.

Process to move to a new US-based billing account

The supported approach is:

Create a new billing account in the United States
- Sign up for a new Azure account selecting United States (Georgia) as the country/region.
Transfer the subscription to the new billing account
- After the new US billing account is created, contact Azure support and request:
  - Transfer/move of the existing subscription(s) from the India billing account to the new US billing account.
- For startup/sponsorship scenarios, the guidance is to contact support to change the country/region the account is based/billed from.

Service interruption considerations

The context does not describe detailed impact on running resources during such a billing-account transfer. It only notes that moving subscriptions and sponsorships may change billing account type (for example, from Sponsorship to Pay-As-You-Go) and that this required support intervention in a real case. Any potential impact should be clarified directly with Azure support when requesting the transfer.

Requirements or documentation

From the provided information:

Country/region cannot be edited on the existing billing account; a new account must be created with the desired country/region.
To complete the move and handle any existing bills or credits, a support request with Azure billing support is required.
For India-specific tax IDs (GSTIN), these are managed via the existing India billing account; once moved to a US billing account, US tax rules will apply instead.

Recommended next steps

Create a new Azure billing account with country/region set to United States (Georgia).
Open a billing support request from the Azure portal and request:
- Transfer of the existing subscription(s) from the India billing account to the new US billing account.
- Clarification on handling of any existing charges, credits, or sponsorships and any expected impact on services.

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