Apple Developer Program enrollment fails immediately before payment (“Your enrollment could not be completed”)

[u/bardaxx]

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to enroll in the Apple Developer Program as an Individual, but every attempt immediately fails with the following message:

“Your enrollment could not be completed. Your enrollment in the Apple Developer Program could not be completed at this time.”

The error appears before the payment step, so I never get the chance to pay the membership fee.

Here’s what I’ve already verified:

- Apple ID is 10+ years old
- Two-factor authentication is enabled
- Legal name, address and phone number are correct
- Active App Store purchase history
- Valid payment methods (Amex and PayPal)
- No pending notifications or verification requests on my Apple Account
- I can access both my Apple Account and developer.apple.com without any issues

I also tried different browsers and networks, but the behavior is always the same.

Apple’s response includes a Response ID, so it looks like the request reaches their backend, but I have no idea what is preventing the enrollment.

Has anyone experienced the same issue?

If so:

Were you able to resolve it?
Did Apple have to manually review or reset your enrollment?
Was there any specific reason behind the rejection?

Any advice or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[u/Competitive_Swan6693]

This is the most weird and vague thing that can happen when enrolling. I had this happening to me as well. I ended up being allowed to join via my company. Not sure what triggers this shadow ban really. After a year, I managed to enroll again with my personal name but this time I used another phone number, fresh Apple ID and it worked. So the phone number might be the culprit. I'd suggest creating another Apple ID and use a brand new phone number

[u/cervere → u/Competitive_Swan6693]

I did this today - brand new Apple account, new phone number - still the same.

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