Overview

If the person serving as the Account Holder for your Apple Developer account has left your organization, Apple provides a process to transfer the role to another individual within the organization. The transfer requires that certain prerequisites be met and that specific documentation be submitted to Apple.

This guide explains the requirements and steps involved in transferring the Account Holder role to you.

Prerequisites

Before contacting Apple to begin the transfer process, ensure the following prerequisites have been completed:

1. Confirm your authority. You must have the legal authority to bind your organization, as this is a requirement to become the Account Holder.
2. Choose your Apple Account. Determine which Apple Account you will use for the Account Holder role. If you already have a corporate Apple Account, Apple ID, or Managed Apple Account, using that account is recommended.
3. Have your supervisor’s contact information ready. You will need to provide your supervisor’s name, email address, and phone number. Apple will contact your supervisor to verify that you are authorized to assume the Account Holder role.

Documents Required

Once Apple has been contacted, they will require some documents in order to complete the Account Holder transfer request. As part of the process Apple will send an email with a secure link where the following documents will need to be uploaded:

1. Identity Verification:
   • Your government-issued photo ID
2. Organizational Verification:
   • Employment Verification: A document from your employer confirming your employment at ORGANIZATION and your role.
   • Organizational Affiliation: Your employee badge or business card.
   • Organization Website: The current URL for ORGANIZATION website.
   • Current Business Documents for ORGANIZATION: (One of the following)
     1. State/Provincial or federal issued certificate of business registration or incorporation
     2. Articles of Incorporation
     3. Corporations Charter
     4. IRS or Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) business number license or certificate
     5. Certificate of Amalgamation
     6. Articles of Amalgamation
3. Legal Authority Confirmation:
   • Authorization Letter: A letter on ORGANIZATION’s official letterhead (or with the organization’s official seal) stating:
     • I, (Your Name), have the legal authority to bind ORGANIZATION to all legal agreements related to the Apple Developer Program.
     • ORGANIZATION intends to transfer the Account Holder role to me, (Your Name).
     • Your printed name, title, signature, and contact information.
     • If applicable: If the authority is being delegated to you, the delegating party’s name, title, signature, and contact information, explicitly stating they are delegating authority for you to sign current and future program license agreements.

Initiating the Process

To initiate the process, you will need to have Apple Support contact you by initiating a call via https://developer.apple.com/contact/topic/SC1101/subtopic/30001/solution/select

We hope this guide is helpful. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

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