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test011 · 06-17-2010, 07:46 PM

Amazon do check IP.
Banks won't check address. If your credit card can be used internationally, that's all there is to it as long as you approve their bill.

However, the catch is that Amazon will send you an e-mail - certainly with Kindle international version, but not sure about US version - asking why your purchase is being done oversea - and your residency info doesn't match.

Amazon will ask some official documents, like photo copy of your passport - I'm not kidding - to prove you are a US resident temporarily traveling oversea. If you don't response, they will lock your account. Since such documents are of very sensitive nature, you should not send any. A convincing e-mail instead would do.

06-17-2010, 07:46 PM	#3
test011 Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 20728 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: K2i, K3(B006), KT(WiFi)	Amazon do check IP. Banks won't check address. If your credit card can be used internationally, that's all there is to it as long as you approve their bill. However, the catch is that Amazon will send you an e-mail - certainly with Kindle international version, but not sure about US version - asking why your purchase is being done oversea - and your residency info doesn't match. Amazon will ask some official documents, like photo copy of your passport - I'm not kidding - to prove you are a US resident temporarily traveling oversea. If you don't response, they will lock your account. Since such documents are of very sensitive nature, you should not send any. A convincing e-mail instead would do. Last edited by test011; 06-17-2010 at 07:59 PM.