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    Hi,

    Player 2 has BAPP and I have Gold. She wants to downgrade to the free BA card. Instead of downgrading via chat, would I get referral points if I refer her and she applies for the free card as a new card?

    I think Amex picks up the existence of BAPP and does the downgrade automatically, in order to prevent people having both cards at the same time?

    Thanks

    11,476 posts

    IIRC you’d get nothing for that because it’s not treated as new application. Player 2 could cancel and reapply but there’s not guarantee she’d be accepted in the current climate.

    150 posts

    You should get a bonus for referring player 2, if it is treated as a new application. They obviously won’t get a bonus though

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