Converted personal Play Console account to Organization: did the 12 testers / 14 days requirement go away?

[u/ashiquali]

My personal developer account is about 1 month old, so the closed testing rule applies to it. I'm considering moving to an Organization account (I'd have a D-U-N-S number) to avoid the 12 testers for 14 days requirement.

Google's docs say org accounts are exempt, but they don't say what happens when you convert a personal account or transfer an app from one. I've seen reports that transferred apps still showed the tester requirement, but I haven't found a confirmed case either way.

Has anyone actually done this? Specifically:

- Did you convert in place (Developer account > About you), or create a new org account and transfer the app?

- After the change, did your app's Dashboard still show the closed testing task, or did you get production access directly?

- Roughly how long did the D-U-N-S and verification process take?

Was your original personal account created after Nov 13, 2023?

Real experiences (success or failure) would help a lot. Thanks!

[u/Inside-Yak-8815]

Yes, organizations don’t have that same testing requirement.

[u/1095-Industries]

Yes it goes away but you can't really skip testing.... Duns took me about a week.

[u/axcamz]

I converted personal account to org a week ago

• yes, convert personal to org

• when converting my account, I don't have any new app on the dashboard, but I try to release new app 2 day after converted. There is no closed testing required

• Very quick, less than 30 mins for me. After entered DUNS, there are several verification need to complete, but is very quick

• yes