Can get my vpn app return for sale in China

Early , my vpn app was removed from China App Store because it includes content that is illegal in China.

And the Apple review team ask me to provide a valide license from the the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

This is the information from Resolution Center.


May 19, 2018 at 5:41 AM

From Apple

5. 4 - VPN Apps

Dear Developer,

We are writing to notify you that your app, XXXX, will be removed from the China App Store because it includes content that is illegal in China. As you may know, the government has been tightening regulations associated with VPN applications and since 2015 has required developers to have a license from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). You have not provided a valid license from MIIT.


In order to return the app for sale in China, please provide us with a valid license. You may find application requirements and forms available from MIIT at this website: http://www.miit.gov.cn/n1146285/n1146352/n3054355/n3057709/n3057713/index.html


Although your app has been removed from the China App Store, this will not change the availability of your app in any other stores you selected in iTunes Connect.


Best regards,

App Store Review




------------------------------Time line , two month later after my app is removed from china area---------------------------------------------------------



Now ,my company get a valide VPN license from MIIT. So I submit a new version , and in App Review Information section, I append the VPN and Business license screenshot of my company, and in Notes text field I explained the attachment , and said want our app return for sale in China.


https://www.dropbox.com/s/fwi6p6wqefij28k/%E5%B1%8F%E5%B9%95%E5%BF%AB%E7%85%A7%202018-06-27%20%E4%B8%8B%E5%8D%881.41.47.png?dl=0


https://www.dropbox.com/s/4ddyme5ix236akd/Vpn%20and%20Business%20%20license.png?dl=0


But The result is the new version submit is passed silently. But still not avalible for China Area. They just ignore my request in the notes?

If what my provided is incorrect , they can reject the binary, and tell me what is wanted.


Since the app is passed, the resolution center entrance is not open.


This nothing I can do, so I submit a new version again, and hope they noticed my request.


Now I've submit three times already ,still no luck.

Can anybody help me?

App Review does not believe that you have a valid license for a VPN in China. They wrote:


> You have not provided a valid license from MIIT........In order to return the app for sale in China, please provide us with a valid license.


You believe you have a valid license and you believe you provided that valid license to them. You can appeal their rejection pointing out the valid license you submitted. However, I believe (and I suspect App Review believes) that if you look closely at the requirements you will find that you do not have a valid license for a VPN in China.

Thank you.



The letter they wrote to me is happened when reject my app. It's two month ago.



Now I submit three times and successly passed. The point is my app is still no avalible for China area.



The just ignore my request I wrote in the submit page.

您是否通过App Store Connect /联系我们提出支持请求让他们打电话给您?

They did not ignore your request. They explicitly wrote:


> You have not provided a valid license from MIIT........In order to return the app for sale in China, please provide us with a valid license.


They do not think you have provided a valid license.

Thank you all,

I deleted the old app, and going to update my developer account to company. Then I will submit the app again.

Before posting anything on China App Store you must have a valid license for it before that you cannot add your app there. I have already tried this uploading my app for my business website which is for watches(https://catchmyswag.com/collections/watches) but they rejected it

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