I recently completed the payment for the Apple Developer Program successfully and received a confirmation email stating that I would receive a follow-up email within 2 days.
However, it has now been more than 2 days, and I have not received any further communication.
This is not my first frustrating experience with this process. In the past, I attempted to enroll using a different account, but after waiting for 2–3 weeks, I was only then informed that my payment had failed. During that time, none of my support emails were responded to, which made the situation extremely difficult to resolve.
To fix this, I had to coordinate with my bank and obtain a new card, since prepaid cards are not supported for the Apple Developer Program. This time, the payment has gone through successfully—yet I am still facing delays and a complete lack of communication.
What makes this even more frustrating is that my app has already been live on Google Play for around 2 months. At this point, I am essentially “stuck” waiting just to complete enrollment with Apple, which is preventing me from moving forward with my iOS release.
This raises a few concerns: • Why is there no clear timeline or update after successful payment? • Why are support channels unresponsive during such critical steps? • Is this level of delay normal for all users, or are developers from smaller countries experiencing slower processing times?
As developers, we rely on timely onboarding to continue building and releasing our products. Delays like this—combined with no communication—feel highly unprofessional and discouraging.
I would really appreciate clarity from Apple or others who have experienced similar delays.