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ale_stro OP
Created Feb ’22
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I've received that message today. I'm from Belarus.

We noticed an issue when verifying your account. The legal entity information associated with your account fully matches a restricted party or one or more parties from the United States government's consolidated screening list, another government's sanctions list, or a restricted regions list. 

I know nothing about sanctions but I'm 100% sure that's how sanctions should not work by discriminating developers from country which governments appeared in any sanctions list.

Answered by ale_stro in 703949022

Finally all deactivated accounts were activated and everyone received apologize email from Apple.

You were mistakenly sent an email informing you that the legal entity associated with your Apple Developer account matched a restricted region. Your legal entity does not match the restricted regions list and we have corrected the error.  Your developer account is now active and any associated apps and in-app purchases are once again available. No further actions are required on your part. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. 

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Ilya_laryionau OP
Feb ’22

The same "surprise" from Apple without any warnings. How this can happen?

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Serge_R OP
Feb ’22

I am also from Belarus and my account was also deactivated today due to sanctions. But I am not in any sanctions lists... The deactivating was made instantly and without any warning, without any opportunity to find out real reason and opportunity to prove my innocence. I don't understand the reason for this behaviour from Apple.

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almet OP
Feb ’22

Exactly the same without any warning!

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TestJerkUpp OP
Feb ’22

I'm also from Belarus, join all the above, my account was deactivated without warnings.

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Kekich OP
Feb ’22

TY APPLE!

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feelnside OP
Feb ’22

I have received the same message. Very sad to know, innocent people are punished. This is not how sanctions should work.

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Katcinskiy OP
Feb ’22

The same for me without any warnings or notifications. I don't think it is a nice action against us - developers which just want to make great apps for App Store.

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NoHopeNoTop OP
Feb ’22

That's just not fair. Please at least allow us to transfer our apps

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yajeka OP
Feb ’22

The same( Please, warn us in advance please and give us the opportunity to change the location. This is not how business and partnerships are made. Yauheni @ MoonX Team

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sdgfhjgkljkhjgfd OP
Feb ’22

The same without any warnings.

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DzikiBoo OP
Feb ’22

Same here

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cusper OP
Feb ’22

Same problem

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molind OP
Feb ’22

Moreover, I’m citizen of Belarus, but living in Poland, tax resident of Poland. My developer account is tied with legal entity in Poland and bank account in Poland. I was banned too. :/

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4410 OP
Feb ’22

Same happened to us. No warnings. And of course it's done on Saturday when no one at Apple can even respond let alone do anything.

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vbalashkov OP
Feb ’22

I am also from Belarus and I have the same situation: the account was deactivated.

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streampe OP
Feb ’22

+1, same

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uniqby OP
Feb ’22

+1, same for me

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NossDrug OP
Feb ’22

Same problem

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PavelChehov OP
Feb ’22

Same for me

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PavelChehov OP
Feb ’22

Same for me

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PrivacyPrivacy OP
Feb ’22

Same problem

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darkwinddev OP
Feb ’22

Same problem.

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Sergey_Mihaylenko OP
Feb ’22

I also received this message, despite the fact that while my account does not even publish the application

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Serge_Rai OP
Feb ’22

We are from Belarus and also received such a message and we cannot continue to work. The status of our legal entity in the Appstore developer account has changed to "restricted". We cannot release new builds or applications, and we cannot transfer applications. There is no data in the "Payments and Financial Statements" section.

This happened without prior notice or request from Apple, which is outrageous and inexplicable! Our company and all of our decision makers have never been on any sanctions list. No account information in our company's developer account has ever matched, in whole or in part, with any "restricted party or one or more parties on the United States Government Consolidated Watch List, Other Government Sanctions List".

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Mikhail Nikitsin OP
Feb ’22

Same problem

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