diff --git a/src/components/withLocalize.js b/src/components/withLocalize.js
index 0a6797ff027c..99c67e934a04 100755
--- a/src/components/withLocalize.js
+++ b/src/components/withLocalize.js
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ const withLocalizePropTypes = {
 
     /** Returns an internationally converted phone number with the country code */
     fromLocalPhone: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+
+    /** The user's preferred locale e.g. 'en', 'es-ES' */
+    preferredLocale: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
 };
 
 const localeProviderPropTypes = {
diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.js b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.js
index 73a390a7967d..13cfc7544614 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.js
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/AppNavigator/AuthScreens.js
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ import SCREENS from '../../../SCREENS';
 import Timers from '../../Timers';
 import LogInWithShortLivedTokenPage from '../../../pages/LogInWithShortLivedTokenPage';
 import defaultScreenOptions from './defaultScreenOptions';
-import * as API from '../../API';
-import {setLocale} from '../../actions/App';
 import {cleanupSession} from '../../actions/Session';
+import withLocalize, {withLocalizePropTypes} from '../../../components/withLocalize';
 
 Onyx.connect({
     key: ONYXKEYS.MY_PERSONAL_DETAILS,
@@ -83,12 +82,6 @@ Onyx.connect({
     },
 });
 
-let currentPreferredLocale;
-Onyx.connect({
-    key: ONYXKEYS.NVP_PREFERRED_LOCALE,
-    callback: val => currentPreferredLocale = val || CONST.DEFAULT_LOCALE,
-});
-
 const RootStack = createCustomModalStackNavigator();
 
 // We want to delay the re-rendering for components(e.g. ReportActionCompose)
@@ -111,6 +104,7 @@ const propTypes = {
         isOffline: PropTypes.bool,
     }),
 
+    ...withLocalizePropTypes,
     ...windowDimensionsPropTypes,
 };
 
@@ -141,22 +135,9 @@ class AuthScreens extends React.Component {
         // Fetch some data we need on initialization
         NameValuePair.get(CONST.NVP.PRIORITY_MODE, ONYXKEYS.NVP_PRIORITY_MODE, 'default');
         NameValuePair.get(CONST.NVP.IS_FIRST_TIME_NEW_EXPENSIFY_USER, ONYXKEYS.NVP_IS_FIRST_TIME_NEW_EXPENSIFY_USER, true);
-
-        API.Get({
-            returnValueList: 'nameValuePairs',
-            nvpNames: ONYXKEYS.NVP_PREFERRED_LOCALE,
-        }).then((response) => {
-            const preferredLocale = lodashGet(response, ['nameValuePairs', 'preferredLocale'], CONST.DEFAULT_LOCALE);
-            if ((currentPreferredLocale !== CONST.DEFAULT_LOCALE) && (preferredLocale !== currentPreferredLocale)) {
-                setLocale(currentPreferredLocale);
-            } else {
-                Onyx.set(ONYXKEYS.NVP_PREFERRED_LOCALE, preferredLocale);
-            }
-        });
-
         PersonalDetails.fetchPersonalDetails();
         User.getUserDetails();
-        User.getBetas();
+        User.fetchBetasAndSetPreferredLocale(this.props.preferredLocale);
         User.getDomainInfo();
         PersonalDetails.fetchLocalCurrency();
         fetchAllReports(true, true);
@@ -382,6 +363,7 @@ AuthScreens.propTypes = propTypes;
 AuthScreens.defaultProps = defaultProps;
 export default compose(
     withWindowDimensions,
+    withLocalize,
     withOnyx({
         network: {
             key: ONYXKEYS.NETWORK,
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/SignInRedirect.js b/src/libs/actions/SignInRedirect.js
index 95e8b862d8bc..a05faa8bdc8d 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/SignInRedirect.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/SignInRedirect.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Onyx from 'react-native-onyx';
 import SignoutManager from '../SignoutManager';
 import ONYXKEYS from '../../ONYXKEYS';
+import Permissions from '../Permissions';
 
 let currentActiveClients;
 Onyx.connect({
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ function clearStorageAndRedirect(errorMessage) {
     // Clearing storage discards the authToken. This causes a redirect to the SignIn screen
     Onyx.clear()
         .then(() => {
-            if (preferredLocale) {
+            // Betas are only present when user is Logined
+            if (Permissions.canUseInternationalization([]) && preferredLocale) {
                 Onyx.set(ONYXKEYS.NVP_PREFERRED_LOCALE, preferredLocale);
             }
             if (activeClients && activeClients.length > 0) {
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/User.js b/src/libs/actions/User.js
index 3021af64d784..c9714f93baee 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/User.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/User.js
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import Log from '../Log';
 import NetworkConnection from '../NetworkConnection';
 import NameValuePair from './NameValuePair';
 import getSkinToneEmojiFromIndex from '../../pages/home/report/EmojiPickerMenu/getSkinToneEmojiFromIndex';
+import Permissions from '../Permissions';
+import {setLocale} from './App';
+
 
 let sessionAuthToken = '';
 let sessionEmail = '';
@@ -58,9 +61,35 @@ function changePassword(oldPassword, password) {
 }
 
 function getBetas() {
-    API.User_GetBetas().then((response) => {
+    return API.User_GetBetas().then((response) => {
         if (response.jsonCode === 200) {
             Onyx.set(ONYXKEYS.BETAS, response.betas);
+            return response.betas;
+        }
+        return [];
+    });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetches betas and User's preferred Locale, then set the app locale.
+ * @param {String} currentPreferredLocale
+ */
+function fetchBetasAndSetPreferredLocale(currentPreferredLocale) {
+    Promise.all([
+        getBetas(),
+        API.Get({
+            returnValueList: 'nameValuePairs',
+            nvpNames: ONYXKEYS.NVP_PREFERRED_LOCALE,
+        }),
+    ]).then((betas, response) => {
+        const preferredLocale = lodashGet(response, ['nameValuePairs', 'preferredLocale'], CONST.DEFAULT_LOCALE);
+        if (currentPreferredLocale !== CONST.DEFAULT_LOCALE
+            && preferredLocale !== currentPreferredLocale
+            && Permissions.canUseInternationalization(betas)
+        ) {
+            setLocale(currentPreferredLocale);
+        } else {
+            Onyx.set(ONYXKEYS.NVP_PREFERRED_LOCALE, preferredLocale);
         }
     });
 }
@@ -312,4 +341,5 @@ export {
     setPreferredSkinTone,
     setShouldUseSecureStaging,
     clearUserErrorMessage,
+    fetchBetasAndSetPreferredLocale,
 };