Originally Posted by
prgboy
CITIBANK in fact offered to send the card expedited right away (I think it was after my card was blocked due to fraudulent transaction) and it worked. On the other hand, my recent application to AMEX would not result in an expedited mailing even within the U.S. Conditions, of course, may change in time and from company to company.
Yes, Chase even sent a brand new card for which I had just been approved overseas.
Only Amex has this strange 10-day (or whatever it is) delay (for new cards) before they would send out replacement cards, and they won't ship new cards internationally.