Chase has just introduced a new offer where Chase Ink, Sapphire and Freedom cardmembers can redeem points worth up to 50% more when purchasing Apple products with Ultimate Rewards points.

I first wrote about the issue when the new Chase Sapphire Preferred 80K bonus was released. Even before that matches were not offered for better United card bonuses. And now people are being denied for a match to the new Chase IHG Premier card bonus that I wrote about earlier.

Income information is always required when applying for a new credit card, but it is usually just a question during the application. Recently, some applicants have been asked for additional documents.

Applicants with Social Security Numbers that are “Valid for work only with DHS Authorization” can now be approved again for Chase credit cards. The restriction was rolled back on August 20th.

US citizens and Green Card holders are usually the only ones eligible for for a a non-restricted SSN. So it looks like if you do not fall under those categories, you will not be able to apply for any new Chase credit cards.

A credit limit increase request was denied due “too many credit cards opened in the last two years associated with you”. This is the same reason that Chase gives to new credit card applicants when they have opened 5 or more revolving accounts in the past 24 months.

If you have signed up for Chase credit card recently and are worried about completing spending for a bonus within the require time frame, Chase might be willing to help