Azure Subscription Transfer

Transferring an Azure subscription to a new tenant can be a complex process. I recently followed the instructions from How can I move a subscription to a new tenant? to move an Azure subscription to a new test tenant. However, the new test tenant was not appearing in the list of tenants I could move the subscription to. I realized that the account I was using needed to be a global admin in both tenants.

I realised that the account I am using needs to be a global admin in both tenants.

Here are the steps I followed to transfer the subscription:

  1. Login to the Destination Tenant:

    • Navigate to Azure Portal and log in as a global administrator to the destination tenant.
    • Navigate to Microsoft Entra ID.
    • Click on Manage > Users > New User > Invite External User. Invite External User

  2. Accept the Invitation:

    • Log in to the email account specified for the external user. The external user will have received an invite to accept. Accept the invite. Email Invite

  3. Assign Global Administrator Role:

    • Assign the global administrator role to the external user in the destination tenant. Global Administrator

  4. Login to the Source Tenant:

    • Log in to the Azure Portal in the tenant that has the subscriptions to be moved as a global administrator.
    • Click on Change Directory.

    Change Directory

    It may take a while for the destination tenant to appear after assigning the global administrator role. After about 10 minutes, I checked, and the list of tenants was available to choose from.

  5. Initiate the Transfer:

    • Click on Change, and an email will be sent to the original owner of the subscription notifying them that it is being moved to the new tenant. Transfer in Progress

    [!NOTE]

    The transfer process may take some time. In my case, the tenant transfer was completed when I checked the status after 5 hours. However wait 24 hours before starting to use the transferred subscription.

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