It's official! The total time was 18 days from start to finish. Here are the last two updates:
4/6/09 - 10:30 AM (18 days) - I called the dev enroll number that was given to my wife at home on Friday to ask why my status was set to
Additional Information Needed.
I explained what point I was at, and apparently they had forgotten to verify my address or something. The nice customer service rep (who also had a Scottish accent) finished up everything that was necessary, and the next email came while I was on the phone with him.
4/6/09 - 10:32 AM (18 days) - I received an email titled iPhone Developer Program Enrollment Status with a link to accept the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement. Once I clicked through, it brought me back to the next stage of the enrollment process.
At that point, I just added the $99 Standard Program to my cart, paid for it, and waited for an activation code.
4/6/09 - 12:02 PM(18 days) - I received an email titled iPhone Developer Program Activation Code. This email said,
Thank you for applying to the iPhone Developer Program. To activate, simply click on the Activation code link below
(referring to a link with an activation number.) Once I clicked the link, it prepopulated a field on the apple dev site, and I clicked the activate button.
Done!
I can download the 3.0 SDK, add team members, etc.
Overall, it was not too bad. I think Apple needs to streamline it down to a 1-2 day process, but considering the number of developers jumping on this bandwagon, it's not horrible.
(This is a follow-up post to Enrolling My Company and Enrollment Status Updates)
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Monday, April 6, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Enrollment Status Updates
Well, Apple contacted me today, and there was some good hope.
4/3/09 - 3:45 PM (15 days)- My wife took a phone call from my home (which is the official business phone number for the L.L.C.) I was given a number to call back, which I did. When I called the number, a nice gentleman with a Scottish accent took some information from me and then said that he would be able to move the process forward. He said that I would receive an email with further instructions in a few hours.
Unfortunately, I have not received any instructions, and my status on the iPhone Dev Center has changed to say
Additional information needed.
contact us
Bummer: so close. I will try contacting them and see what happens. Unfortunately, it is now 11:30 PM on a Friday night. I'm guessing I won't be getting anyone. Perhaps I'll hear something on Monday.
(This is a follow-up post to Enrolling My Company)
4/3/09 - 3:45 PM (15 days)- My wife took a phone call from my home (which is the official business phone number for the L.L.C.) I was given a number to call back, which I did. When I called the number, a nice gentleman with a Scottish accent took some information from me and then said that he would be able to move the process forward. He said that I would receive an email with further instructions in a few hours.
Unfortunately, I have not received any instructions, and my status on the iPhone Dev Center has changed to say
Additional information needed.
contact us
Bummer: so close. I will try contacting them and see what happens. Unfortunately, it is now 11:30 PM on a Friday night. I'm guessing I won't be getting anyone. Perhaps I'll hear something on Monday.
(This is a follow-up post to Enrolling My Company)
Enrolling My Company
When I got all excited about iPhone app development, I went straight to the iPhone Dev Center and started downloading the 2.2.1 SDK. I wanted to download the 3.0 SDK, but quickly realized that I needed to enroll in their dev program if I wanted to download. I knew that this step would be necessary, anyway, if I wanted to sell apps in the AppStore. I did not realize at the time that this would be a LONG process (much longer than I think it needs to be.)
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:
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...
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...
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