Originally Posted by
crazytravelguy
Does this mean instant approval will generally result in being eligible for the 40k?
Not keyed to "instant". It means that approval period (instant or not) will generally result in being eligible for the 40k.
The first person that reports being approved for the card but told ineligible for the 40k, everyone will be talking about that in every Aviator thread here (and elsewhere) because it would such an unexpected change, based on Barclay's past behavior.