Originally Posted by IkeEsq

My wife had a Sapphire card from 2011, closed via PM on 3/3/2015, applied for a new one a few hours later. Reject letter in mail noting open card received on 3/10/2015. Sent PM stating that open card was closed, and was closed at time of application. Approved today.

So the waiting period is between 3 hours and 1 week. Better, it is a denial that can be overcome without actually calling anyone!