AMEX Gold Refer a Friend

Hello, after a lot of back and forth on my part, I wanted to apply for an Amex Gold for the current welcome bonus in order to collect points and would basically like to be advertised. I have a few questions about this - How long did it take for you until the welcome bonus was available after the minimum turnover was reached? Does this happen automatically with Amex? - How long did it take with the advertising bonus until it was available to you? Edit: I'm just looking at d