Android user messaging platform isConsentFormAvailable returns false

I followed this guide https://developers.google.com/admob/ump/android/quick-start and my code looks like this:

    private fun checkForConsent() {
/*
        val debugSettings = ConsentDebugSettings.Builder(this)
            .setDebugGeography(ConsentDebugSettings.DebugGeography.DEBUG_GEOGRAPHY_EEA)
            .addTestDeviceHashedId("69887E2CBBE5346EC3B54A3FD207AB41")
            .build()
        val params = ConsentRequestParameters.Builder()
            .setConsentDebugSettings(debugSettings)
            .build()
        */


        Log.d("adstuff", "check Consent")
        val params = ConsentRequestParameters.Builder().build()
        // Set tag for under age of consent. Here false means users are not under age
        //Log.d("adstuff", params.isTagForUnderAgeOfConsent.toString())

        consentInformation = UserMessagingPlatform.getConsentInformation(this)

        //consentInformation.reset();
        consentInformation.requestConsentInfoUpdate(
            this,
            params,
            object : ConsentInformation.OnConsentInfoUpdateSuccessListener {
                override fun onConsentInfoUpdateSuccess() {
                    // The consent information state was updated.
                    // You are now ready to check if a form is available.
                    Log.d("adstuff", "Is consentform available")
                    Log.d("adstuff", consentInformation.isConsentFormAvailable.toString())

                    if (consentInformation.isConsentFormAvailable) {
                        Log.d("adstuff", "Consentform is available")

                        loadForm()
                    }
                }
            },
            object : ConsentInformation.OnConsentInfoUpdateFailureListener {
                override fun onConsentInfoUpdateFailure(formError: FormError) {
                    // Handle the error.
                    Log.d("adstuff", "content info update failure")
                    Log.d("adstuff", formError.toString())

                }
            })
    }

However, consentInformation.isConsentFormAvailable returns false. I made an AdMob account and a Funding Choices account where I created and published a message of type Consent TCF. I have also added the ca-app-pub ID to the Android Manifest.

Thanks

Edit: If I set the location to the EEA using the debug settings, like in the commented code, the consent info update fails.