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Innocent O Community Member

Membership Upgrade

Hello,

 

why does my Card buy connects but is declined when I try to upgrade to the Plus membership plan?

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Nikola's avatar
Nikola S Moderator

Hi Innocent,

 

Thank you for your message. I am sorry to hear about the trouble while upgrading your membership. In general, this happens when the transactions you’re attempting on your card keep being declined by the bank. Please contact your card-issuing bank for more information about the specific charge decline.

If you’re still experiencing issues after checking with your bank, a quick way to contact our support team is by clicking the 'Chat with Upwork' button on the Contact Support page.

 

~ Nikola

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Rehan's avatar
Rehan S Community Member

I've been frustrated with this issue I tried 3 cards and even my Paypal to renew my Plus membership I can't do it. 

 

Please someone help because Upwork support just closes tickets and says that things are done but nothing works. 

 

Thanks

Joanne's avatar
Joanne P Moderator

Hi Rehan,

 

I can confirm that one of our team members has updated your ticket, and I'm happy to confirm that the limitation on your account has been removed. You can check the ticket here

~ Joanne
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Dharmesh's avatar
Dharmesh K Community Member

Hello,

I am trying to change upwork plan from Basic to Plus but showing this error "Your payment could not be processed. Please choose an alternate payment method or retry again later."

 

I checked everything is fine from bank side and for verify payment method i bought connects and deducted amount from same payment method it's working but while i am trying to change plan it's showing error as i mentioned above.

 

I also tried remove and add payment details still same issue.

 

Kindly please look into this.

Thank you 

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Moderator

Hi Dharmesh,

 

We’ve escalated your community post to a support ticket. One of our agents will be in touch with you soon to assist.

~ Luiggi
Hardik's avatar
Hardik B Community Member

I recently bought freelance plus membership, the amount was deducted from my account but it is not upgraded to freelance plus and I didn't receive any connect. You can verify from the attached screenshots.

 

It showed only basic membership not freelance plus.

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Moderator

Hi Hardik,

 

I don't see that your membership was upgraded, nor has any billing method been added to your account. Please ensure you have a valid billing method and try upgrading your membership again. If you experience any errors, don't hesitate to let us know.

~ Luiggi
Chioma's avatar
Chioma O Community Member

Hello, please I need help, I can't connect with my card, I have contacted the back and they said everything is fine.

 

These are the error messages I am getting 

• Enter 2-digit expiring month and day,(even when it's there)

• enter a 3-4 digit security pin (even when it's there already)

  • • Enter a valid 14, 15, or 16 card number (when it's there already )

**Edited for community guidelines**

Joanne's avatar
Joanne P Moderator

Hi Chioma,

 

I'm sorry you are having trouble adding your billing method. Please clear your cache and cookies or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please let us know. 

~ Joanne
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Alia's avatar
Alia I Community Member

Hi,

i upgraded my account to Plus and the transaction was successful, yet i did not get my benefits and connects. 

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Moderator

Hi Alia,

 

Can you please confirm with your financial institution if your billing method was charged? I do not see that the transaction you're referring to was successful on our end, so your membership didn't change. 

~ Luiggi
Alia's avatar
Alia I Community Member

Yes i was charged on my bank account

Arjay's avatar
Arjay M Retired Team Member

Hi Alia,

 

Thank you for your response and confirmation. Could you please click on my name and send me a PM with a screenshot of the charge you're referring to? We'll have that reviewed and assist you accordingly.

 

Looking forward to your message.

 

~ Arjay
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Edun's avatar
Edun K Community Member

hi, I'm trying to upgrade my account to plus and I'm being told..

"We are in process of subscription renewals and upgrades are not possible during that period."

 

I understand that upwork may be refreshing my subscription plan renewal processs but my billing cycle ends at Jan 2nd and it's 3rd today but yet it still shows the same error 

 

Please help 

Mykola's avatar
Mykola A Community Member

Did you purchaced it before and want to renew? No need to do this. Autorenewal there.

Joanne's avatar
Joanne P Moderator

Hi Edun,

 

We have requested the assistance of our team. One of our agents will assist you directly via a support ticket.

~ Joanne
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Abhishek's avatar
Abhishek k Community Member

Hello Upwork support team,

 

I am new on this upwork freelancer platform.

The issue is either I am choosing paypal or adding my card .

After clicking on activate freelanceplus for membership plus.

I am getting this errror :- "Your payment could not be processed. Please choose an alternate payment method or retry again later."

pfa attach error screenshot of both concern and help me on this issue.

awaiting your response on this issue

Pradeep's avatar
Pradeep H Moderator

Hi Abhishek,

 

I am sorry to hear about the trouble while upgrading your membership plan. Could you please contact your card issuing bank to check for permission to use your card for international transactions? You can also try using another billing method. Feel free to message us if you need further assistance. 

 

- Pradeep

Abhishek's avatar
Abhishek k Community Member

Thanks for your reply on this.

I will look inti if problem still persist, will update you again.

My next issue is I sent 1 proposal of job on 3rd January 2024 for 8 connects.

The job expired next day. But, I didn't get my connection back even after 24 hours.

Can you please help me on this to get my 8 connects back.

pfa attachment of all for better understanding.

Awaiting your response on this.

Emmanuel's avatar
Emmanuel I Community Member

Please why do i keep getting this message "there was a problem charging your billing method. please enter a new card" when i'm trying to buy connect and i have been using this card to buy things online since.

What could be the issue?

please i need help.

Joanne's avatar
Joanne P Moderator

Hi Emmanuel,

 

I checked your account and saw that the transaction has been declined. For decline errors, we recommend that you contact your card-issuing bank so that they can look into the specific decline error. 

~ Joanne
Upwork
Biman's avatar
Biman M Community Member

Hello, I am using my SBI GLOBAL VISA DEBIT CARD to buy connects. I need to change my membership plan from basic to plus. But, I am not able to complete the transaction. Getting a message as 'charge failed'. I can buy connects using the same debit card. But, I am not able to use the same card to change my membership plan. Please give me a solution. Thank you.

Dwijadas's avatar
Dwijadas D Community Member

I am trying to buy connects using different debit cards(MC/VISA)/paypal unsuccessfully.  The response from upwork is "Choose an alternate payment method or try again later". I even try to get in touch with support agent but unable to find any link to contact support. 

Are there any options to contact support agent ?

 

Joanne's avatar
Joanne P Moderator

Hi Dwijadas,

 

I am sorry you're experiencing issues contacting support. We're creating a personalized experience better to assist all Upwork platform users via the chatbot. The more you interact with the chatbot, the more custom responses you'll receive.
 
Here's how you can reach Upwork Support:
 
  1. Please visit Contact Support and click the 'chat with Upwork button'.
  2. Type a question or topic and select 'Send'. The bot will find relevant Help articles for you.
  3. The chatbot will ask you to confirm if you need additional help. If you confirm that you need additional help, you will be asked to confirm the account type you need help with.
  4. From there, the support options available to you will be listed. Select either of the options to be able to contact the Upwork Support Team.

I'd like to let you know that I've already escalated this to the appropriate team for checking. Please give them some time to check. One of our agents will reach out to you directly via a support ticket. 

~ Joanne
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Mohamed's avatar
Mohamed G Community Member

Hello there, I have added a card on my Billing & payments page. Upwork sent me an email saying the card was added successfully. I got a message from the bank issuer saying the same. But on the Billing & payments page, I have gotten an error message that " We are unable to authorize your card as the billing details you entered do not match with your bank or credit card company. Please add another billing method or contact your issuing bank" and I can't see the card on the page. How to resolve this issue please?

Luiggi's avatar
Luiggi R Moderator

Hi Mohamed,

 

I'm sorry to hear you encountered this error. Can you please contact your card-issuing bank to ensure the billing details you entered match? You may also try adding a different billing method. Don't hesitate to let us know if the problem persists so we can assist you further.

~ Luiggi
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