Review/submission process

I have not submitted an app to the store yet, so I’m unfamiliar with the process. From what I understand, submitting the app puts it through the review process, and it gets accepted or rejected depending on whether or not it meets certain requirements. When it gets accepted, is it automatically put into the store?

The reason I ask is that my app is ready for review, but I’m still working out some legal stuff with my day job and absolutely cannot have my game in the app store yet. I figure while I wait for legal to work out the details of my contract, I might as well wait for apple to sort out the details of my game at the same time. Is it possible to have them review the app without submitting it to the store upon approval?

From my experience, once Apple reviews it and approves it, it goes live on the app store within hours.

It took about 5 days to get Bobblehead Santa approved and 3-4 hours after receiving the approval e-mail, it was live on the app store.

If you really can’t afford to have it live, don’t submit it for review.