Approved! I was trying to refer one of my friends to the Visa Signature $60 annual fee cards. It would be good for her, and good for me since I thought you get 15k miles.
Turns out the referral is only good for the Visa Select card with the $130 annual fee.
Anyway, my friend applied for the 50k bonus and got approved over the phone. This is a great deal, everyone should put it out there for their friends. Wish I got the 50k bonus instead of 30k. Would be get me back to Bangkok that much quicker~!