# Stripe account country can’t be changed after activation

You can't change the country of a Stripe account, including connected accounts, in the following scenarios. If you need to change the country, you must [create a new Stripe account](https://dashboard.stripe.com/register).
* The account is activated
* The account has an authorized livemode charge
* The account uses a shared legal entity
* The account has applied to use Atlas
* The account is a connected account without access to the full Dashboard
To check whether an account is activated, retrieve the [account.details_submitted](https://docs.stripe.com/api/accounts/object#account_object-details_submitted) API property.