MoBMW530e

Hi, i'm in Ireland and my car is a 2017 bmw 530e i have been trying to add it to mybmw app for over a year and couldn't, when i add the vin in the app it says a code will be sent to the car but since the sim doesn't work in Ireland i never get the message but i came by this post which says it works, what am i missing, any help would be appreciated ? update: tried a Japanese address for my profile but i get asked for code when i try to add my car