Individual enrollment blocked — photo ID upload fails for both passport and government ID

I'm attempting to enroll in the Apple Developer Program as an Individual. During identity verification, I'm asked to upload a photo of a government-issued ID or passport, and both document types are failing with distinct errors — not a generic failure, but two specific, different rejection messages depending on which document I try:

For my government-issued national ID card: "An error occurred, the photo of your ID didn't upload. Please restart enrollment." This message repeats every time, regardless of how many times I restart and retry.

For my passport: "Upload error, your identity could not be verified because the image you submitted is unclear or obscured. Please try again."

Both documents were photographed carefully following Apple's own on-screen guidance for lighting and framing, and the resulting images are genuinely clear, sharp, and fully legible — not blurry, glared, cropped, or obscured in any way. I have retried multiple times with fresh photos for both documents, with the same two errors recurring consistently each time.

Details:

  • Enrollment type: Individual
  • Country/Region: Pakistan
  • Devices tried: [add your iPhone model + iOS version, and/or Mac model + macOS version here]
  • Browser(s) tried: [add if you tried this on the web as well as the Apple Developer app]

I have not been able to find a way to reach Developer Support directly to report this — the standard contact paths have not been accessible for this issue.

Could someone confirm:

  1. Is there a known issue with photo ID upload for Individual enrollment currently, specifically affecting Pakistan or similar regions?
  2. Is there an alternative verification method or manual upload path available for cases where the standard upload consistently fails despite clear, well-lit images?
  3. Can this be escalated to the identity verification team?

Any guidance would be genuinely appreciated — this is currently blocking enrollment entirely.

Individual enrollment blocked — photo ID upload fails for both passport and government ID
 
 
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