Apps stuck in "Waiting for Review" for 23 days due to pending agreements. What happens now?

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berkaegean OP

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Hello everyone,

I’m currently experiencing a very long review time and wanted to ask for your advice or hear about your experiences.

I submitted my two apps for their initial release 23 days ago. Ever since then, they have been stuck in the "Waiting for Review" status.

Yesterday, I realized that my "Paid Apps Agreement" and Tax Forms (W-8BEN, etc.) were incomplete in App Store Connect. I immediately filled them out, and now all my banking, tax, and agreement statuses are successfully marked as "Active".

My questions to the community are:

Since the agreements are now active, will my apps automatically fall into the review queue, or do I need to trigger something?

I submitted an "App Review Status" contact form to Apple Support today. Should I just wait for their response, or is it better to "Remove from Review" and resubmit them? (I am afraid of losing my place in the queue).

Any insights or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Best, Berkay

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Answer 1

Claude31 OP

1d

is it better to "Remove from Review" and resubmit them? (I am afraid of losing my place in the queue)

I advise you not to do so. I experienced issue doing this one time and being really stuck until some support helped clean everything.

And yes, you may loose your place in the queue.

Since the agreements are now active, will my apps automatically fall into the review queue, or do I need to trigger something?

If nothings happens in the next 2 days (after the week end), you should contact support. Preferably ask for a phone contact.

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berkaegean OP

1d

Thank you🙏🏼

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Answer 3

App Review OP

Apple

13h

Thank you for your post. We're investigating and will contact you in App Store Connect to provide further assistance. If you continue to experience issues during review, please contact us.

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Answer 4

Lucky7 OP

11h

I wonder if there’s an issue with ASC. Since last week, I get this warning when syncing my sale figures with AppFigures:

»[Apple ID] has new terms to agree to in App Store Connect. We will try to continue importing but some data may not be available. Please log in to your App Store Connect account and accept the Terms & Conditions. »

However, all agreements are marked as active.

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