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Using a Visa gift card on Amazon is more convenient than you might think. Because it looks very similar to Amazon’s gift card, users might mistakenly try to register their Visa card as a gift card on Amazon. Unfortunately, that doesn’t work, but there is a fairly simple way to shop on Amazon with a Visa gift card: Register the card in your profile like debit/credit cards to use it as a payment method.

To add a Visa gift card to make purchases on Amazon:

Step 1: Go to Amazon website and float over Accounts and lists in the upper right corner of the website. Select Account from the drop-down menu that appears.

Step 2: Once the new page is opened, click on the Your payment tab. This option takes you to your digital wallet where you can view your added payment methods.

Step 3: Click on Add payment method. Since the gift card is a Visa card, it works like a regular debit or credit card, so scroll down to the Credit or Debit Cards category to add the new card.

Step 4: A new web page will appear and ask you to Add the required card information such as your card number, cardholder name and expiration date.

Step 5: Now a new page opens with the question about the Billing address. Add the information to activate your card.

To add the Visa gift card in the Amazon app, click on the three horizontal lines at the bottom right of the screen. This will open a new page. Go to “Your Shortcuts” at the bottom of the page and click on “Account”. Now you can follow the same steps as above to add and activate your Visa gift card.

There are a few limitations to be aware of when using a Visa gift card on Amazon. First, not all Visa gift cards work as a debit or credit card on Amazon. Some may require users to use a CVV to authorize a purchase. Since Amazon does not ask for this information when adding payment methods, these Visa gift cards may not be accepted.

Additionally, Amazon does not allow its users to combine multiple Visa gift cards or use a gift card and another credit or debit card for a single transaction. This means that every time you make a purchase with the gift card, you must keep an eye on the balance and make sure that the total cost of the order (including shipping and taxes) does not exceed the balance.

However, there is a workaround to track Visa gift card balance. You can use Visa gift card to load or add funds to an Amazon gift card, which you can then use for future Amazon purchases. Once you’ve added a Visa gift card to your account as an Amazon payment method by following the steps above, you can purchase an Amazon gift card for the full amount of the Visa gift card balance (taking into account any fees the Visa card may deduct when used), or follow these steps to access your existing Amazon gift card balance and load funds.