27-Day Nightmare: Expedited Review Fails to Trigger. Is My Account Bugged? Need Human Support.

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Hi everyone,

I am experiencing a severe system delay and I am wondering if anyone else has faced this, or if an Apple engineer can check my account for a backend glitch.

My timeline:

It took 17 days just for my individual Apple Developer enrollment to be approved.

My first app, has now been stuck on "Waiting for Review" for 10 days.

I was officially granted an "Expedited Review" by the support team (Cases 102974693297 and 102976576467), and an agent explicitly told me it would begin "shortly." However, nothing has changed, and the standard support channel only replies with identical automated templates.

Given the unusual 17-day initial enrollment delay, I strongly suspect my developer account might have a hidden hold or backend technical bug preventing the App Store Connect system from moving the app's status to "In Review."

Has anyone experienced a granted expedited review completely failing to trigger? How can I get a human technical specialist to check my account backend for blockers?

Thank you in advance for any guidance.

Answered by FelixDaemmrich in 907094022

Good Luck! Im still waiting since 12 September…!

App ID: 6747684577

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FelixDaemmrich OP

4h

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Good Luck! Im still waiting since 12 September…!

App ID: 6747684577

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atum_omega OP

3h

September 12th? That is a very long wait.

Is your developer account brand new as well, and did you try requesting an expedited review?

It really feels like there is a silent backlog or system issue that isn't being communicated clearly. Let's keep each other updated here if anything changes.

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FelixDaemmrich OP

3h

My developer account is over 1.5 years old, so it’s definitely not a new account.

I already requested an expedited review, and it was approved by Apple. I also contacted Developer Support, but unfortunately I haven’t received any meaningful response or update from Apple.

I’ve been waiting since September 12, and nothing has changed so far. It’s really frustrating, especially since there doesn’t seem to be any explanation for what is causing such an unusually long delay.