Unable to Deploy Azure AI Computer Vision Resource Due to Region Policy Restriction (Azure for Students)

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Unable to Deploy Azure AI Computer Vision Resource Due to Region Policy Restriction (Azure for Students)

Marwa Salem 0

Title: Azure for Students - Unable to Create Azure AI Computer Vision Resource Due to Policy Restrictions

Hello,

I am using an Azure for Students subscription and trying to create an Azure AI Computer Vision resource (Free F0 tier) for a university graduation project.

However, every deployment attempt fails with the following error:

Code: InvalidTemplateDeployment

Details: Code: RequestDisallowedByAzure

Message: "Resource 'basira-rg' was disallowed by Azure: This policy maintains a set of best available regions where your subscription can deploy resources. The objective of this policy is to ensure that your subscription has full access to Azure services with optimal performance."

Before posting here, I tried to determine which regions are allowed for my subscription. The result was:

"The query executed to find the allowed regions for your Azure subscription returned no specific results. This suggests that there are no explicit region restrictions set for your subscription in terms of allowed regions."

This seems contradictory because Azure reports no explicit region restrictions, yet the deployment is blocked by a region/policy restriction.

My details:

Subscription Type: Azure for Students

Resource Type: Azure AI Computer Vision

Pricing Tier: Free F0

Resource Group: basira-rg

Could someone please help clarify:

Which regions are currently allowed for Azure for Students subscriptions?

Is Azure AI Computer Vision available under Azure for Students?

Are there any resource-specific policies preventing deployment?

What region should I use to successfully create this resource?

If Computer Vision is unavailable, what Azure alternative can be used for OCR functionality?

This resource is required for a graduation project that assists visually impaired users through OCR and scene description features.

Thank you for your help.Title: Azure for Students - Unable to Create Azure AI Computer Vision Resource Due to Policy Restrictions

Hello,

I am using an Azure for Students subscription and trying to create an Azure AI Computer Vision resource (Free F0 tier) for a university graduation project.

However, every deployment attempt fails with the following error:

Code: InvalidTemplateDeployment

Details:
Code: RequestDisallowedByAzure

Message:
"Resource 'basira-rg' was disallowed by Azure: This policy maintains a set of best available regions where your subscription can deploy resources. The objective of this policy is to ensure that your subscription has full access to Azure services with optimal performance."

Before posting here, I tried to determine which regions are allowed for my subscription. The result was:

"The query executed to find the allowed regions for your Azure subscription returned no specific results. This suggests that there are no explicit region restrictions set for your subscription in terms of allowed regions."

This seems contradictory because Azure reports no explicit region restrictions, yet the deployment is blocked by a region/policy restriction.

My details:

Subscription Type: Azure for Students

Resource Type: Azure AI Computer Vision

Pricing Tier: Free F0

Resource Group: basira-rg

Could someone please help clarify:

Which regions are currently allowed for Azure for Students subscriptions?

Is Azure AI Computer Vision available under Azure for Students?

Are there any resource-specific policies preventing deployment?

What region should I use to successfully create this resource?

If Computer Vision is unavailable, what Azure alternative can be used for OCR functionality?

This resource is required for a graduation project that assists visually impaired users through OCR and scene description features.

Thank you for your help.

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Answer 1

SRILAKSHMI C 19,725 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hello @Marwa Salem

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A.

Yes, the information provided regarding Azure Policy --> Allowed resource deployment regions is the correct place to validate this behavior for Azure for Students subscriptions.

As mentioned, the deployment failure is occurring because the selected region is not part of the allowed deployment list enforced at the subscription level.

Please proceed with the following:

Open Azure Policy --> Assignments
Select Allowed resource deployment regions
Check the Allowed locations parameter
Retry the deployment using one of the regions listed there

Even if Azure Resource Graph or subscription-level queries show no explicit restrictions, Azure for Students subscriptions still enforce a platform-level region allow-list, which is why the deployment fails with:

RequestDisallowedByAzure

Once you try deploying the Azure AI Computer Vision resource in one of the allowed regions, please confirm the result. If it still fails in all allowed regions, we will further investigate from the service availability side.

Thank you!

SRILAKSHMI C 19,725 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-06-16T09:56:04.91+00:00

Hello @Marwa Salem,

Following up to see if the above answer was helpful. If this answers your query, please do click Accept Answer and Yes for was this answer helpful. And, if you have any further query do let us know.

Thank you!
SRILAKSHMI C 19,725 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-06-17T07:54:49.3966667+00:00

Hi @Marwa Salem,

Just checking in to see if you have got a chance to see my response to your question in resolving the issue.

If you are still facing any further issues, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We are happy to assist you.

Looking forward to your response and appreciate your time on this.

If you feel that your quires have been resolved, please accept the answer by clicking the "Upvote" and "Accept Answer" on the post.

Thank you!

Answer 2

Hi,

Azure for Students restricts which regions you can deploy resources to. Typically you are restricted to five different regions, and these vary for each person.

Please navigate to Azure Policy -- Authoring -- Assignments using link below:

https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Policy/PolicyMenuBlade/~/Assignments

Click on assignment named Allowed resource deployment regions

User's image

Examine Allowed locations Parameter value for list of regions, similar to below (regions in screenshot are different than yours):

User's image

The regions shown in your Parameter value are the ones you are allowed to deploy resources to. Please try to create resources in one of these regions and let me know the results.

Please click Accept Answer and upvote if the above was helpful.

Thanks.

-TP

Answer 3

The error message indicates that a region-related Azure policy is blocking the deployment, even though no explicit “allowed regions” list was found in the query. This aligns with Azure’s region optimization and policy behavior.

Key points from the error and context:

RequestDisallowedByAzure / region policy
- Azure can apply a region optimization policy that restricts where new resources can be created, to “maintain a set of best available regions where your subscription can deploy resources” and ensure performance.
- When such a policy is active, attempts to deploy in non-eligible regions are blocked, even if there is no custom “allowed regions” list visible to the user.
- This is similar in effect to the “location ineligible” and region optimization behaviors described for other subscriptions.
How region optimization works
- The region optimization policy selects a set of “best available healthy regions” based on geography and capacity.
- If a region cannot support the request or is not enabled for the subscription, deployments there are blocked.
- The portal may show a message like: “You can create resources in the following regions <ListofRegions> only. For business reasons, if you need access to any other regions, please see the Region optimization article for help.”
- If the region needed is not available, a support request in the Azure portal can be submitted to ask for access to additional regions, provided there is a suitable business reason.
What can be concluded from the provided context
- The context explains:
  - Region optimization and region access policies can block resource creation in certain regions for a subscription type.
  - RequestDisallowedByPolicy/location ineligible errors are caused by policies that enforce where resources can be deployed.
- The context does not list:
  - Which exact regions are allowed for Azure for Students.
  - Whether Azure AI Computer Vision (F0) is specifically available or blocked on Azure for Students.
  - Any Computer Vision–specific policy details.
Actions supported by the context Based on the region optimization and policy articles, the supported actions are:
- Try deploying the resource in a different Azure region that is likely to be within the “best available” set for the subscription’s geography (for example, another nearby public region).
- If the required region or service is not available, submit a support request in the Azure portal explaining the business/academic need and asking for:
  - Clarification of which regions are enabled for the Azure for Students subscription, and
  - Enabling the required region if justified.

The context does not provide:

A definitive list of allowed regions for Azure for Students.
Confirmation that Azure AI Computer Vision F0 is or is not available on Azure for Students.
A documented alternative Azure OCR service specifically for this subscription type.

Therefore, from the provided information, the only supported guidance is to recognize this as a region optimization/policy restriction and to:

Attempt deployment in other nearby regions, and
Use the Azure portal to open a support request to have the appropriate region(s) enabled or to get a definitive statement on service availability for the Azure for Students subscription.

References: