Requirements indicate that auto-redemption must be set up for at least 3 months - so I believe bonus miles & SCs will arrive after 3 months.
That's how I understand it
I was able to get my seats assigned on a QF service marketed by AA by calling QF very late in the evening and giving the ticket number to the consultant.
Link is still valid - I applied to the card two days ago and have screenshots of absolutely everything.
They called me twice today but no one was behind the phone calls. Now back at the bottom of the queue and they've asked for the same documents again...