How long to wait from when I cancel a card to reapply

[upside down]

I have a bunch of active cards that I want to cancel and get a sign up bonus again. Is there a time period to wait ie. 12 months or can I cancel and reapply the next day. The cards I have is saphire British airways Ink and Barclays arrival  thank you

[zale]

I have a bunch of active cards that I want to cancel and get a sign up bonus again. Is there a time period to wait ie. 12 months or can I cancel and reapply the next day. The cards I have is saphire British airways Ink and Barclays arrival  thank you

Every bank has a different policy.

Chase has some rules, but they don't enforce them. It is widely believed that you can open a new Chase card 30 days after closing out the old one, but if it's an airline-branded card you MUST use a brand new mileage number (from UA, BA etc.) when you apply or you will not get the miles.

Barclays doesn't have any guidelines. You will be approved or denied randomly or at the behest of a recon rep. It is definitely recommended to wait a while.

Amex business cards require a full 12 month period from when you CLOSE the existing card. Amex consumer cards are officially one bonus per lifetime, but a small minority of people have reported getting bonuses anyway.

[upside down]

Thank you for the detailed response. When you say to wait a while with Barclays are you suggestion to wait even more then 12 months or that sounds safe enough

[Chapshnell]

Know some people who applied for numerous US Airways cards from barclays & got the bonus each time

[Marco Polo]

Thank you for the detailed response. When you say to wait a while with Barclays are you suggestion to wait even more then 12 months or that sounds safe enough

12 months is plenty of time to wait IMHO.

[etech0]

Any data point on Freedom?

[clear thinker]

Every bank has a different policy.

Chase has some rules, but they don't enforce them. It is widely believed that you can open a new Chase card 30 days after closing out the old one, but if it's an airline-branded card you MUST use a brand new mileage number (from UA, BA etc.) when you apply or you will not get the miles. "Or wait the 24 months from when your bonus points post."

Barclays doesn't have any guidelines. You will be approved or denied randomly or at the behest of a recon rep. It is definitely recommended to wait a while.

Amex business cards require a full 12 month period from when you CLOSE the existing card. Amex consumer cards are officially one bonus per lifetime, but a small minority of people have reported getting bonuses anyway.

Ftfy

[zale]

Know some people who applied for numerous US Airways cards from barclays & got the bonus each time

And I know some who have not, including myself and my wife... thus the reason for my surmise that it's entirely random.