Unable to Subscribe to Microsoft 365 Developer Program

Question

I am receiving the following message when attempting to create a Microsoft Developer account for the learning path:

You don't currently qualify for a Microsoft 365 Developer Program sandbox subscription.

What steps can be taken to resolve this issue?

Answer 1

You may refer to the article: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/developer-program/microsoft-365-developer-program-faq?source=docs#who-qualifies-for-a-microsoft-365-e5-developer-subscription-

Answer 2

Hi @Yasir Nalakath Valappil

Teams tag is mainly focused on the general issue of Microsoft Teams troubleshooting. According to your description, your question is not in our support scope. Thanks for your understanding and patience.

The following suggestion is for your reference:

According to our official documentation,

Join the Microsoft 365 Developer Program:

If you're a paid Visual Studio subscriber, we recommend that you join the program by activating the benefit through the Visual Studio membership portal. For details, see Join with Visual Studio.

1. Go to the Join the Microsoft 365 Developer Program page.
2. In the upper-right corner, choose Sign in to sign in with your Microsoft account or Microsoft Entra-enabled email. Remember the email account that you sign in with. You'll sign in to the Developer Program dashboard with this account. This account is different than the admin ID that you'll use for your Microsoft 365 developer subscription.
3. After signing in, choose Join now.
4. On the Microsoft 365 Developer Program Signup page, complete the following fields in the online form:
   • Contact Email
   • Country/Region
   • Company
5. Review the terms and conditions. You'll need to select the check box before you can join.
6. Optionally, select the I would like to hear from the Microsoft 365 Developer Program check box if you want to hear from Microsoft about new capabilities and other updates.
7. Choose Next.
8. On the Microsoft 365 Developer Program Preferences page, let us know your preferences so we can personalize your experience, including:
   • The industry that you work in.
   • The type of applications or solutions that you're interested in developing.
   • Products, technologies, and programming languages that you're interested in.
9. When you're finished, choose Join. Your preferences appear on the next page in the top right, and you will see a Welcome message and will receive a welcome email.

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