SO FRUSTRATING: Your enrollment in the Apple Developer Program is under review

I have spent many weeks trying to enroll in the Apple Developer program. I submitted all the info, waited, called support (which was completely useless and provided no additional insight into why I can't be enrolled).

I read other threads about this and there appears to be little answer for what to do. I meet all the requirements outlined on https://developer.apple.com/support/app-account/

Everything I do points me back to https://developer.apple.com/programs/enroll/ Where I click the Enroll button and I then get the following message.

Contact us to continue your enrollment. Your enrollment in the Apple Developer Program is under review. Please contact us.

And then when I talk to support I get 30+ minutes of absolutely no help and sent on my way. I also tried creating a new Account/ID but it wouldn't allow me to proceed when I entered the 2 factor auth code from my phone number (which is associated with my original Apple Account)

Thanks in advance to anyone that can provide me hope on how to proceed.

SO FRUSTRATING: Your enrollment in the Apple Developer Program is under review
 
 
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