VAN 135 relates to regional or platform-level restrictions applied by Riot Games. It may appear when your account's registered region does not match the server you are connecting to, or when Valorant is unavailable in your country.
What does Valorant VAN 135 mean?
Riot enforces regional server restrictions — you must play on the server assigned to your account's registered region. VAN 135 surfaces when there is a region mismatch, when Valorant is not available in your country, or when a platform-level policy blocks your access.
Account region vs. server region
Your Riot account has a registered region set at creation. If you are trying to connect to a server outside that region without an official transfer, VAN 135 can appear. Riot offers limited region transfers via account settings.
Geographic restrictions
Valorant is not available in all countries. If your IP address is in a country where Valorant is not launched (or is suspended), VAN 135 blocks access regardless of your account region.
How to fix step by step
- 1Log in to account.riotgames.com and verify your account region under settings.
- 2Make sure you are connecting to the correct server region for your account.
- 3If you recently moved countries, look for a region transfer option in Riot account settings.
- 4If Valorant is not available in your country, you will need to wait for an official launch there.
- 5Contact Riot Player Support if you believe the restriction is applied in error.
How VAN-135 differs from related codes
- Error VAN-9001: Valorant failed during startup while contacting Riot authentication or configuration services. (server or client)
- Error CONNECTION-TIMEOUT: Valorant could not establish a stable connection to game servers before timeout. (server or client)