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Vic
Vic (@guest_117962)
May 11, 2015 20:15

Oh.. I got approved for a Signature with 9k and a Platinum with 1k..

What can I do? Can I call to move credit limit to the platinum, product change to Signature, and then ask for the bonus miles?

Sam
Sam (@guest_117695)
May 11, 2015 03:44

Sorry if this is a newbie question, but when you call the recon line, wouldn’t they ask why you had many duplicate applications?

Would it work to just wait a few days for the pending applications to clear or will they always be reduced to one?

Thanks

guest
guest (@guest_118028)
May 11, 2015 23:31

I would like to know about this as well

Vic
Vic (@guest_118040)
May 12, 2015 00:10

I applied for two, they were pending for 7 days, and then I called recon.
The first card was actually pending identity verification and was processed after verifying. The second card was an actual pending, and was approved after I told the rep my reason. The second rep does know very well that I was just approved for one card minutes ago.

My reason for needing two cards is that I will put all my spending on Alaska airline card, but I need two of them so that I can hide some of the spending from my family(which is absolutely not true of course). I suggest you try to make your story sound interesting and not related to getting double bonuses, you should be fine.

Also getting more than one identical card approved the same day is nothing new for BoA, the first rep confirmed that they do allow multiple application of the same product.

Vic
Vic (@guest_117622)
May 11, 2015 01:02

Dear Doc,

I used 2BM and applied for two of these last Monday, and they’re still being reviewed as of right now.
Do you think I should call tomorrow or I should wait?

I didn’t call on Monday because I thought 2 identical cards can never be approved via recon, but from your article it sounds like I should actually call to get both approved?

Craig
Craig (@guest_117634)
May 11, 2015 01:25

I did 2BM at the end of March. Both accounts were “pending” are were approved 3 days later. However, one card was for the Visa Signature version (25k miles), and one was for the Platinum Plus Version (5k miles), even though there was >$5000 credit line for each card. B.A. said they didn’t know why I was approved for the Platinum Plus and they did a product change, but that takes 6-8 weeks.

Be sure to check which product you are approved for. The Visa Signature is what you want.

calwatch
calwatch (@guest_117517)
May 10, 2015 21:06

If they actually make you book, then take advantage of the 24 hour free cancel and just cancel the reservation.