Automatic Gold Elite Status: With this bonus offer you will automatically receive Gold Elite Status your first Account Year as a cardmember. ("Account Year" means the year beginning with your account open date through the first statement after the anniversary of your account open date, and each 12 billing cycles thereafter.) Each Account Year you make purchases totaling $10,000 or more, including during your first Account Year, you will qualify for Gold Elite Status through December 31 of the following year. Please allow 6 to 8 weeks from account open date for the Gold Elite Status award to be applied to your Ritz-Carlton Rewards account. To qualify for Gold Elite Status your account must be open and not in default at the time of fulfillment. If you do not qualify for this bonus offer, in order to receive Gold Elite benefits you must qualify for Gold Elite Status under the terms of the Ritz-Carlton Rewards program. Only one Ritz-Carlton Rewards Credit Card account per Rewards member (Rewards member must be the primary cardmember on that account) is eligible for the Gold Elite Status award. Chase Bank USA, N.A. is not responsible for offer fulfillment or the provision of or failure to provide the Gold Elite benefits and services.