About one year and a half after my first package was uploaded to Debian, I decided to apply to become a Debian Developer last month. It didn’t happen inmediately because in order to apply you are asked whether you have read the foundation documents, the policy, the developers reference… and I didn’t want to cheat! 
So I took the time to read all of them, and then applied on November 1st!
Loïc Minier advocated me (thanks!) and now I’m waiting to be asigned an AM. I hope not to loose interest in the meantime 
Cool, good luck!
I also plan to apply for NM soon, but need someone to sign my key first
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YAY, one more developer brought out of the dark side!
Congratulations! Thank you for your future contributions.
if there’s one thing that NM teaches you, it’s to be patient. It was over 5 months before my AM was assigned.
Looks like you’ve got a good few packages on your list, but a lot of them are co-maintained…
I’d suggest getting your WNPP package up and ready, and then working hard on bugs for all the packages. When you fix one, keep a note of What it was, the bug number and the changelog.
Good luck, and remember, be patient – It’s a pain, but It’s worth it..
I’m currently sitting here waiting for my NM to go through the final stages…
https://nm.debian.org/nmstatus.php?email=mez@ubuntu.com
Thanks for your comments!