Bear in mind that I am enrolling my company (an L.L.C.) instead of an individual. I have heard that the process is much shorter for individual registration. To try to help answer the question, "How long does it take?" here is a step-by-step log of what has happened to date:
3/19/09 (0 days) - I created my Dev Center account/profile and began the enrollment process to register my L.L.C. in the Standard Program. My status on the iPhone Dev Center was immediately changed to
Enrollment in identity verification stage.
I also received an email from iPhone Developer Program (noreply-iphonedev@apple.com) titled Enrollment Confirmation. This email had details about the program that I was trying to enroll in as well as an Enrollment ID.
3/23/09 (4 days) - I received an email from iPhone Developer Program (devenroll@apple.com) titled iPhone Developer Program - Additional Information Required (Enrollment ID: XXXXXXXXXX). This email requested that I send "one of the following forms of identity for your business" and then gave me a list of acceptable documents. Since my company is a L.L.C., I chose to fax my Articles of Organization, which were created when I created the L.L.C. and that showed me as a founding member.
At the same time, my status on the iPhone Dev Center changed to
Company documents needed.
3/26/09 (7 days) - I replied to the email that requested the additional information to confirm that they had received the faxed documents. I was concerned that since my status still said "Company documents needed" that they hadn't been received. No response...
3/30/09 - 3:04 PM (11 days)- I sent a second inquiry in response to the Additional Information Required email asking to confirm that they had, indeed, received the faxed documents.
3/30/09 - 3:54 PM (11 days)- I received a response from devenroll@apple.com with the same title as above. It gave me a follow-up number for future communication. Here's an excerpt from the response:
Thank you for contacting the Apple Developer Connection regarding the iPhone Developer Program.
We can confirm that we have received your business documentation. We are currently reviewing your application and will contact you with further information regarding your application status as soon as it becomes available.
I hope you find this information useful. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
At the same time, my Enrollment Status on the iPhone Dev Center also changed to
Contacting your legal representative.
I have since been waiting for a contact from Apple.
4/3/09 - 8:57 AM (15 days) - I sent an email today asking how long this process of being contacted typically takes.
That's where I am so far--updates on responses/further steps to follow...
