How long should registering as a Google Play developer take?

Question

As far as I can tell, it should be instantaneous after I make the payment on Google Checkout, which I did last night. There's nothing mentioning any delay in the documentation and the receipt message simply says to return to the Google Play Developer Site to finish my registration. However, clicking the link it gives just takes me back to the paying stage.

Is this kind of delay normal or am I just going to have to contact support or pay again and try to cancel the original?

Answer 1

It can take up to 48 hours:

https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=113468

Please note that the developer registration transaction may take up to 48 hours to process.

Good luck!