Gifting games from another region?

[TonamiIce]

I am going to move to the US next month being separated from my siblings and friends (mostly in Asia), was wondering whether if there is away to gift games to them in the future? Are gifting region-locked? If it is not, is it possible to gift using EA wallet?

[EA_Barry · Accepted solution]

@TonamiIce 

Gifting is region locked, sorry: 

My friend is marked as Ineligible to receive the gift. Why?

There could be a few reasons, which include:

• The item is not giftable
  • Pre-order games and DLC, third party products, virtual currency, game bundles that contain virtual currency, and free games or DLC are not giftable.
• Your friend blocked users because they didn’t want to receive gifts through Origin
• Your friend lives in a different country
• Your friend has an underage account.

https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/origin/origin/origin-gifting-issues-and-workarounds

[EA_Barry · Accepted solution]

@TonamiIce 

Gifting is region locked, sorry: 

My friend is marked as Ineligible to receive the gift. Why?

There could be a few reasons, which include:

• The item is not giftable
  • Pre-order games and DLC, third party products, virtual currency, game bundles that contain virtual currency, and free games or DLC are not giftable.
• Your friend blocked users because they didn’t want to receive gifts through Origin
• Your friend lives in a different country
• Your friend has an underage account.

https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/origin/origin/origin-gifting-issues-and-workarounds

[TonamiIce]

I don't really know how does EA covers its region, I'm currently in Malaysia. Does this mean I can gift to all Asia countries like Taiwan and Indonesia because they are also in Asia? Because on a previous post I made, I was informed that gifting is region locked.

[EA_Barry]

@TonamiIce 

You can attempt to send a gift to your friend/family but if: 

• Your friend lives in a different country

...you may not be able to. Thanks.