First auto-renewable subscription stuck in “Waiting for Review”, missing “In-App Purchases and Subscriptions” section, and TestFlight shows “The offer is not available yet

Hello,

I am trying to ship the first auto-renewable subscription for my iOS app and I am facing what seems to be a workflow / availability issue involving App Store Connect and TestFlight.

Product ID: seka_premium_yearly_

Current situation:

1. The subscription exists in App Store Connect.
2. Its status remains “Waiting for Review”.
3. The subscription page says that the first subscription must be submitted with a new app version and attached through the

“In-App Purchases and Subscriptions” section on the app version page. 4. However, this section does not appear on my iOS app version page in App Store Connect. 5. In TestFlight, when tapping “Subscribe”, the app shows: “The offer is not available yet. Please try again in a moment.”

Additional context:

• Paid Apps Agreement is active
• The app uses expo-iap
• The product ID configured in the app is seka_premium_yearly_
• We are not restricting access by storefront, region, or device configuration
• Sandbox testing has been attempted, but the issue remains reproducible in TestFlight

Question:

• Is it expected that the subscription is unavailable in TestFlight while the first subscription is still in “Waiting for

Review”?

• Does the missing “In-App Purchases and Subscriptions” section on the app version page indicate an App Store Connect

issue?

• Has anyone encountered this specific first-subscription workflow problem?

Any guidance would be appreciated.