A recharging method for a virtual identity module, wherein the method is executed by a user equipment, and the method comprises: detecting a geographical location of the user equipment, and when the geographical location of the user equipment changes, sending location information to a virtual identity module serving device, wherein the location information is used to indicate a location of the user equipment, so that the virtual identity module serving device determines, according to the location information, that a to-be-recharged virtual identity module is a virtual identity module that is available at the location of the user equipment or a virtual identity module whose charge is optimal; receiving a recharge recommendation description identifier and recharge recommendation description information that are sent by the virtual identity module serving device when a fund of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module is insufficient; presenting the recharge recommendation description information sent by the virtual identity module serving device; receiving a selection input that is made by a user according to the recharge recommendation description information sent by the virtual identity module serving device; determining a recharge recommendation description identifier of recharge recommendation description information corresponding to the selection input as recharge information, wherein the recharge information is used to determine a to-be-recharged virtual identity module and a recharge amount, wherein the recharge information is a recharge recommendation description identifier determined by the user equipment, wherein the recharge recommendation description identifier is used to identify recharge recommendation description information, and the recharge recommendation description information comprises an identifier of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module and recharge amount information; sending, to a virtual identity module serving device, a first recharge request that carries user account information and the recharge information, wherein no association is yet established between a fee in an account corresponding to the user account information and the virtual identity module, so that the virtual identity module serving device sends, to an operations support system of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module, a second recharge request that carries the recharge amount, wherein the second recharge request carries the recharge amount and the user account information, so that the operations support system of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module deducts the recharge amount from the account corresponding to the user account information, and recharges the fee to the to-be-recharged virtual identity module; and receiving a recharge result sent by the virtual identity module serving device. detecting a geographical location of the user equipment, and when the geographical location of the user equipment changes, sending location information to a virtual identity module serving device, wherein the location information is used to indicate a location of the user equipment, so that the virtual identity module serving device determines, according to the location information, that a to-be-recharged virtual identity module is a virtual identity module that is available at the location of the user equipment or a virtual identity module whose charge is optimal; receiving a recharge recommendation description identifier and recharge recommendation description information that are sent by the virtual identity module serving device when a fund of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module is insufficient; presenting the recharge recommendation description information sent by the virtual identity module serving device; receiving a selection input that is made by a user according to the recharge recommendation description information sent by the virtual identity module serving device; determining a recharge recommendation description identifier of recharge recommendation description information corresponding to the selection input as recharge information, wherein the recharge information is used to determine a to-be-recharged virtual identity module and a recharge amount, wherein the recharge information is a recharge recommendation description identifier determined by the user equipment, wherein the recharge recommendation description identifier is used to identify recharge recommendation description information, and the recharge recommendation description information comprises an identifier of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module and recharge amount information; sending, to a virtual identity module serving device, a first recharge request that carries user account information and the recharge information, wherein no association is yet established between a fee in an account corresponding to the user account information and the virtual identity module, so that the virtual identity module serving device sends, to an operations support system of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module, a second recharge request that carries the recharge amount, wherein the second recharge request carries the recharge amount and the user account information, so that the operations support system of the to-be-recharged virtual identity module deducts the recharge amount from the account corresponding to the user account information, and recharges the fee to the to-be-recharged virtual identity module; and receiving a recharge result sent by the virtual identity module serving device.