Cannot Verify to Register for Meta Developer Account

Essentially I have tried a couple workarounds, but meta won't send my phone number a verification code to register my account, does anyone know how to fix this? Would appreciate the help.

I had AI here summarize my issue:

Cannot complete Meta for Developers registration — stuck in an infinite loop at the "Verify account" step. No SMS verification code is ever delivered.

What happens: Registration reaches "Verify account," requests a code by SMS, and none arrives.

Returning to developers.facebook.com always lands back on this step. There is no way to go back, skip, or choose another verification method.

 Already tried: waiting 24+ hours; multiple resends; removing and re-adding my mobile number on the 

Facebook account; a second, unrelated mobile number; confirming the number is present and verified in Accounts Center under Personal details → Contact info; a different browser and a private window.

State of the account: the mobile number is listed in Accounts Center at account level, shared across both my Facebook and Instagram profiles. Repeated attempts triggered a rate-limit warning about possible account restriction, so I have stopped retrying.

What I need: either manual verification of my number, or an alternative verification method such as email or ID.