Unable to join waitlist on Apple Intelligence for my iPad

Zl88 wrote:

Just updated my iPad to 18.1. Set region and language to English (US). Model Number is NHMW3LL/A, which means bought in USA. When I tap join waitlist, it didn’t process showing nothing.

In Settings > General > About, where you see the model number, tap it to reveal the Axxxx number and post back, please.

You have an iPad model, which should be capable of running Apple Intelligence.

Zl88 wrote:

Somehow when I tap the get Apple Intelligence>Setup Now, it doesn’t process. Is it because I am physically in China?

Yes