Not granted such a $200 credit when applying for Southwest Credit Card

[Rolo]

When purchasing a ticket last week, I was offered a credit of $200 when applying for a Southwest Rapid Rewards card. So I did, was approved, and the ticket cost was applied to the credit card (which ended being granted by Chase). However, so far I have not received such credit and the balance shown in my Chase account is simply the total cost of the purchase. Does anyone has experienced the same none pleasant situation?

[chgoflyer · Accepted solution]

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@Rolo wrote:

When purchasing a ticket last week, I was offered a credit of $200 when applying for a Southwest Rapid Rewards card. So I did, was approved, and the ticket cost was applied to the credit card (which ended being granted by Chase). However, so far I have not received such credit and the balance shown in my Chase account is simply the total cost of the purchase. Does anyone has experienced the same none pleasant situation?

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The credit will appear on your 1st statement. 

[Rolo]

Well, nevermind. It seems like the credit is applied when the new card is officially mailed/launched. That's what happened in my case at least. They applied the $200 credit to the account about a week after I purchased the ticket. They also applied the $69 annual membership fee at the same time (which is indeed a good thing since there's a credit involved and, technically, the amount doesn't come out from your pocket).