Originally Posted by
PSilks
Not sure if I want the AMEX. Would like to reapply for that later.
I'm not sure what those two things have to do with each other.
At Citi, your ability to apply for a new personal AA card doesn't have to do with whether the previous one is cancelled or not, only with how long it's been since you applied for your last personal AA card (of any type), whether that card has been cancelled or not.
The one thing cancelling
might help with is if you would like a targeted "linked" Amex offer. I got one half a year after cancelling my AA Amex, and about a year after opening both the AA Amex and the AA Visa, but I can't guarantee that they would target you for the same. Plus you may or may not think the smaller targeted "linked" card offer (25k for $750 spend in my case) would be worth it...