I am currently registered as an individual Apple Developer on the App Store and have a free app which is available under my name.
My membership is due for renewal in a few days. However, I have registered my company and would like to distribute the app under the company name on the App Store. As I understand, registering as a organisation with Apple requires a D-U-N-S number.
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Should I renew as Individual and ask for conversion to Company name (once D-U-N-S number for my company is available). If so, will I have to repay the US$ 99 fee when converting from Individual to Company Developer Program?
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Wait for the D-U-N-S number and register directly under Organisation Developer Program?
I have already read this and this discussion, but they don't explain if one should repay to upgrade.
What are my current options?
Best Answer
The recommended solution in this scenario would be to contact Apple Developer Support and seek assistance. Quoting from the official Apple Developer Account Management Support page:
From the above statements, it can be safely suggested to pay and renew the membership before it expires (in case you are not able to contact Apple Support before the due date). Later when you have the D-U-N-S number and the appropriate documents handy, you can proceed with switching to organisation account.