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Application for membership denied without giving any reason as to why and even though all the basic requirements to become a member are fulfilled. One can be forgiven to suspect that they are discriminating based on ethnic origins.

GOOD: All local meetings, which I attended were good or great - but that was the doing of the local organizer, not the work of the website as such.
BAD: I have paid for the membership and still cannot access the online events due to their programming. In addition the support does not support but lectures about why it is my fault that their website does not work. This is going on for months - I have had enough!
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I corrected my review from 2 to 1 star:
Writing that they cannot fix the error based on the information provided is non-sense: I reported the issue multiple times incl. screenshots. Via Trustpilot, they got my email. They COULD look it up in the support forum or contact me via email, but they did neither.

Je me suis inscrite le 25/8/24 et j ai été bannie quelques jours après mon inscription sans raison !
Je reste stupéfaite !
Je ne conseille pas ce site !

Won't let me join for undisclosed reason.

I had a paid membership for awhile but found them mostly a useless organization. They're not necessary when numerous Facebook groups exist for foreigners to meet one another and organize events. I would certainly not pay them anything again, and I can well imagine that they bait people with free trials and then refuse to cancel the subscription after the 30 days have finished.

Eventually, Internations will most likely go out of business. No time like the present to start sending them on their way.

As a "Albatross" member for several years, within Belgian Internations Community, I was literally shocked, to realize that my paid membership (cost 120 euros) and online profile were suddenly cancelled, without any notice, explanation or even refund(!!). The Customer service, is not reachable by phone and has not, to this day, responded to my submitted queries and emails. Not only, since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a decrease in in-person events and the shift to virtual interactions, but in recent months, I (and many fellow members) have also encountered unpleasant behaviors, from some event organizers which seem to profit from their position solely for social networking. This is particularly troubling in a space that should foster international understanding and friendship.

It is very difficult to open an account with them. I tried many times and did not succeed

they are scammers!!!! i canceled my freetrial and they tried charging me which my bank alerted me and blocked, somehow they found a way to charge me!! i have been sending countless emails and they keep refusing to respond, in summary, they are scammers!!!!!

As a fairly new member of InterNations, I am pleased to share that my experience has been positive so far. When I signed up, I accidentally selected the paid (Albatross) membership and realised shortly after that I had been charged for the entire year upfront.

Upon noticing this, I promptly emailed the support team to explain the situation and request a refund. Honestly, I didn't expect much since the mistake was on my part, and it's rare for organisations to accommodate such requests.

To my surprise, I received a quick and sincere response from a support team member who understood my issue and accepted my refund request. The refund was processed promptly.

Overall, my experience with InterNations has been great, thanks to their efficient and empathetic customer service.

Met many interesting people from all walks of life

Editing this review after I have received a partial refund. I was charged for 3 months membership, but when I complained, 2 months was refunded. This being resolved, I am happy to be able to endorse Internations, because I believe the idea as such is great, and I have had some good experiences at their events. But be aware that once you sign up, it is a subscription that is charged automatically when it expires.

The internations.org website is a really excellent, very well thought out website. Unfortunately, the support and management are extremely snooty and unbearable. I was a member of Internations 15 years ago for several years and was also a consul and organized many events. After a while I was mobbed out because I was too successful and the old consuls were jealous. The management covered up this behavior despite many letters from me. Now, after 15 years, some of these old consuls are no longer with Internations, but the mopping has not stopped at Internations. Even new registrations are immediately deleted after a few days. The support does not respond. But that doesn't matter because I still go to events or official events with other existing Internations members from time to time. And here you can see that Internations is obviously doing something wrong with its policy. Even the official events with more than 300 registrations are hardly attended anymore. Most recently in Vienna on June 24th, over 350 people registered and perhaps just under 50 people came. This organization has become a tragedy. Here you can see how a really good idea can be ruined. Incomprehensible actions by the support team and a truly misanthropic attitude are preventing the further development of this organization. The exercise of power over members and their censorship are the order of the day. Arguments are not taken into account, but accounts are immediately closed for 14 days or deleted without notice. There is no hearing - no, you are immediately denounced. Apparently only arrogant people without compassion do what they want here. There is no loyalty and human understanding. Apparently the owner has been overwhelmed by the enormous amounts of income. It is claimed that there are 1 million members. If we assume that only half are paying members, that is 60,000,000.00 euros = 60 million euros in membership fees per year. Well, you can certainly be as cheeky as you like towards members. It doesn't matter - one more or one less.
People, think about whether you want to be part of the club. Unfortunately, I can't say anything good about internations.org anymore.

I will join the club with the negative review!
If you claim you have such a community…. Why you have 65% negative!
I was rejected on base of i don't know what….
Probably nationality Im born Bulgarian living 20 years out of my native lands speaking 6 languages in digital marketing ex spa therapist been in 50 countries… that probably in not enough for this community of what in fact 😆🤦🏼‍♀️

I am currently being charged for a subscription I don't even want to use anymore (technically 2-3 months, then I ended up not using it anymore cause I've been busy with other affairs). I have only used it for one year. I canceled the subscription before the expiration date but they charged my credit card again after cancelation. Luckily that credit card expired and I wasn't charged. But they've been threatening to take legal action against me if I don't pay for a subscription that I've ALREADY canceled.
I've tried to contact them on multiple occasions but they've only replied twice. Once they lied that they could not find my registered email address on their servers, and now they told me that they could verify my account cancellation but that I need to pay for the outstanding payment for a service I don't even use. So I threatened them back with legal action. I am tired of companies with unethical practices.

SCAM! Charged me after I cancelled the free trial, did not respond to my ticket for a month and then sent me an email saying "sorry we took too long to respond so we closed your case, let us know if you want to reopen it again", which I did, and then they didn't reply again!
Useless scamming con artists, do not give them your bank details.

To apply, you need to enter your nationality, name and languages that you speak, and with this information, I got a reply, that after careful evaluation my membership has been declined, well, the company is discriminating against people based on their nationalities and languages that they speak, amazing practice in 2024!

I used to be an Internations member in Bologna (Italy) a few years ago and it was very enjoyable. They organised many great events, I met interesting people and made long-lasting friendships. Fast forward, 10 years later in Bristol (UK), it's a total disappointment. One or 2 events for month? And also nothing interesting going on, just normal dinners at restaurants ( max 8 members allowed!! ) ?
It's also very hard to connect with other members, if you try to make friends out of the events. People just ignore your messages, or you find some other people treating you like you were on a dating website. No, it's not supposed to be a dating site!
I can't even unsubscribe straightaway, I have to wait until the end of the month to 'downgrade' to basic member and then being able to cancel my membership. They don't really make things easy for you if you want to just remove your data and your bank details! Awful website, never ever again!

Thanks for your prompt response .
All the best .

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