Originally Posted by
coach_tressel
My bonus MQMs for my Reserve signup just posted the day my November statement closed. One thing that took a minute to figure out was that the MQMs didn't automatically show up in my Delta account. Turns out they were "banked" for 90 days to allow a window to transfer them to someone else if I desired. I had to go into the "MQM Gifting" section of the Delta homepage and choose to "Add the 15000 MQMs to my SkyMiles account".
Normal terms are that the sign up welcome bonus miles, including MQMs, cannot be gifted.
Reserve cards permit gifting of the 15,000 MQMs at $30,000 and $60,000 spend, so for *thses* MQMs, there's an email with a link to make the choice to keep or gift them. If you don't make a selection within about 90 days, the MQMs are sent to your account.