May 19, 2013, 3:29 pm
Last edit by: SeeBuyFly
MOST CURRENT WORKING LINKS.
Citi AA platinum Personal Visa 50,000 miles after $2500 spend in 4 months (Note: no AC passes or statement credit). $85 Annual Fee. Waived first year.
End of an era Ladies and gents. The 50k offer is now dead.
Citi Business MasterCard. 40,000 miles after $3k spend in 3 months. $95 annual fee, waived first year.Landing page available here
Citi Platinum Select Visa. 40,000 miles after $3k spend in 3 months.$95 annual fee, waived first year. Landing page available here.
Citi Platinum Select Mastercard. 40,000 miles after $3k spend in 3 months. $95 annual fee, waived first year. Landing page available here.
Citi Business Mastercard. 35,000 miles after $1.5k spend in 3 months.
Citi Personal Platinum Select. 35,000 miles after $1.5k spend in 3 months. $95 annual fee, waived first year. Landing page available here.
Citi Gold AA World Mastercard. 30,000 miles after $750 spend in 4 months. $50 annual fee,waived 1st year.
Citi Business Mastercard. 30,000 miles after $1k spend in 3 months. $95 annual fee, waived 1st year. Landing page available here.
Citi Platinum Select Mastercard. 30,000 miles after $1k spend in 3 months. $95 annual fee, waived 1st year.
Citi Gold AA Visa Signature Card. 25,000 miles after $750 spend in 4 months. $50 annual fee,waived 1st year. Landing page available here
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CitiBank Phone Numbers. (Please add the others that you know)
FAQ
1. Are these cards churnable?
Yes, they are. BUT you’ll have to wait anywhere from 12 to 26 months before applying again. Approvals have happened at the 13 month mark and denials at 24.
There is no set 18 month rule, but always err on the side of caution when churning.
Also- it’s from DATE OF APPROVAL and not from date of cancellation.
2.What are the most current rules in applying for these cards?
#ONLY ONE APPLICATION in a day (make that 30 hours to be safe)
#No more than 2 apps in 65 (approximately) days.
Example:
Day 1 40K personal platinum
Day 2 or later 25-30K personal gold
65+ days later 40K business
While the day limits are a little flexible by a few days either way and YMMV, the rules themselves are not flexible.
3. How long does it take for the Admiral passes to arrive?
For the better part, it takes about 3 months. This is not a set number, and some have received theirs sooner.It's been deduced that the passes are handled by a 3rd party that mails them in batches. Please don’t call Citi for the passes, because you’ll mostly find a CSR who doesn't know better and will give you wrong information.
4. Can I apply for a business card if I don’t have a business?
Technically, you can. But you may be asked for a 4506-T form, or to provide proof of business or/and a copy of a bill with your business name on it. If you don't already have a credit history for the business name you plan to use (meaning this is your first rodeo) then it is recommended you use your name as the business name with no income and 0 as years in business.
5. How do I get the statement credit?
First, you have to make sure if the offer you signed up for gave you A $150 credit or UP TO A $150 statement credit. For the 1st, any AA coded purchase ($50 AA GC seems to be the simplest option here) will/should trigger it. For the 2nd, you’ll have to spend $150 to get the $150 credit.
For more information on what will work and what won’t, please see here (thanks sdsearch) and here (thanks dogbyte)
6. Does the $150 account credit (for AA purchases using the VISA or AMEX) count against the spending required to receive the initial mileage bonus?
No. It does not. (Put differently: any account credit you receive has no impact on your spending total for purposes of earning the "X thousand miles for $Y spent in the first Z months" bonus.)
7. Can I buy Visa gift cards to meet my minimum spend?
There’s a very good chance that it’ll be coded as a cash advance.
It’s recommended to call citi and have them set your Cash Advance limit to zero. (thanks KennyBSAT)
8. Do I get 10% back when redeeming miles for awards?
It depends. First, the rebate program (which began in April 2012) applies only to holders of these cards:
Also, the maximum rebate for any cardholder in a single calendar year is 10,000 miles. Having more than one qualifying Citi AA card will not allow you to receive a larger rebate; the restriction applies per AAdvantage account.
9. At what locations are my one day Club passes valid?
All valid locations are listed here.
End of an era Ladies and gents. The 50k offer is now dead.
Citi Business MasterCard. 40,000 miles after $3k spend in 3 months. $95 annual fee, waived first year.
Citi Platinum Select Visa. 40,000 miles after $3k spend in 3 months.$95 annual fee, waived first year. Landing page available here.
Citi Platinum Select Mastercard. 40,000 miles after $3k spend in 3 months. $95 annual fee, waived first year. Landing page available here.
Citi Business Mastercard. 35,000 miles after $1.5k spend in 3 months.
Citi Personal Platinum Select. 35,000 miles after $1.5k spend in 3 months. $95 annual fee, waived first year. Landing page available here.
Citi Gold AA World Mastercard. 30,000 miles after $750 spend in 4 months. $50 annual fee,waived 1st year.
Citi Business Mastercard. 30,000 miles after $1k spend in 3 months. $95 annual fee, waived 1st year. Landing page available here.
Citi Platinum Select Mastercard. 30,000 miles after $1k spend in 3 months. $95 annual fee, waived 1st year.
Citi Gold AA Visa Signature Card. 25,000 miles after $750 spend in 4 months. $50 annual fee,waived 1st year. Landing page available here
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CitiBank Phone Numbers. (Please add the others that you know)
- (800) 695-5171 – Personal Application Status and Reconsideration Line with live rep
- (800) 763-9795 – General Personal Application Inquiries with live rep
- (800) 645-7240 – Business Application Status and Reconsideration Line, dial option 3 then option 1 for application status
- (800) 288-4653 – Business Application Status and Reconsideration Line, dial option 3 then option 1 for application status
- (866) 606-2787 – General Application and Account Questions with live rep
- (888) 201-4523 – Application status
- (866) 606-2961 – Reconsideration Line.
- Twitter : @AskCiti. Very powerful tool.
FAQ
1. Are these cards churnable?
Yes, they are. BUT you’ll have to wait anywhere from 12 to 26 months before applying again. Approvals have happened at the 13 month mark and denials at 24.
There is no set 18 month rule, but always err on the side of caution when churning.
Also- it’s from DATE OF APPROVAL and not from date of cancellation.
2.What are the most current rules in applying for these cards?
#ONLY ONE APPLICATION in a day (make that 30 hours to be safe)
#No more than 2 apps in 65 (approximately) days.
Example:
Day 1 40K personal platinum
Day 2 or later 25-30K personal gold
65+ days later 40K business
While the day limits are a little flexible by a few days either way and YMMV, the rules themselves are not flexible.
3. How long does it take for the Admiral passes to arrive?
For the better part, it takes about 3 months. This is not a set number, and some have received theirs sooner.It's been deduced that the passes are handled by a 3rd party that mails them in batches. Please don’t call Citi for the passes, because you’ll mostly find a CSR who doesn't know better and will give you wrong information.
4. Can I apply for a business card if I don’t have a business?
Technically, you can. But you may be asked for a 4506-T form, or to provide proof of business or/and a copy of a bill with your business name on it. If you don't already have a credit history for the business name you plan to use (meaning this is your first rodeo) then it is recommended you use your name as the business name with no income and 0 as years in business.
5. How do I get the statement credit?
First, you have to make sure if the offer you signed up for gave you A $150 credit or UP TO A $150 statement credit. For the 1st, any AA coded purchase ($50 AA GC seems to be the simplest option here) will/should trigger it. For the 2nd, you’ll have to spend $150 to get the $150 credit.
For more information on what will work and what won’t, please see here (thanks sdsearch) and here (thanks dogbyte)
6. Does the $150 account credit (for AA purchases using the VISA or AMEX) count against the spending required to receive the initial mileage bonus?
No. It does not. (Put differently: any account credit you receive has no impact on your spending total for purposes of earning the "X thousand miles for $Y spent in the first Z months" bonus.)
7. Can I buy Visa gift cards to meet my minimum spend?
There’s a very good chance that it’ll be coded as a cash advance.
It’s recommended to call citi and have them set your Cash Advance limit to zero. (thanks KennyBSAT)
8. Do I get 10% back when redeeming miles for awards?
It depends. First, the rebate program (which began in April 2012) applies only to holders of these cards:
- Citi Platinum Select AAdvantage Visa Signature
- Citi Platinum Select AAdvantage World MasterCard
- Citi Platinum Select AAdvantage World Elite MasterCard
- Citi Select AAdvantage American Express
Also, the maximum rebate for any cardholder in a single calendar year is 10,000 miles. Having more than one qualifying Citi AA card will not allow you to receive a larger rebate; the restriction applies per AAdvantage account.
9. At what locations are my one day Club passes valid?
All valid locations are listed here.
Citi AA: now 40k, plus other offers as they appeared.[9.2011 - 5.2013]
May 9, 2013, 11:17 am
#6541
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: ORD & SEA
Programs: MVP Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 8
Called the reconsideration line for Business Visa (link in first post) and was approved. 50K after $2,500 spend. So 95K total for today's AAdvantage churn. Not too bad.
May 9, 2013, 11:24 am
#6542
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 5
How exactly do you ask AA to put your aadvantage # for a BA avios reservation? Will you get AA miles for Avios reservation? I have both AA and BA miles, as well as the cards so I want to make sure I get maximum benefits for each reservation! Thanks
May 9, 2013, 11:43 am
#6543
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: fort worth, texas
Posts: 946
How to cash out and get the statement credit
I've done this twice, and worked fine to get the $150 credit at almost no cost:
1. Buy a $50 AA e-gift card.
2. Get an account on a gift card trader (I use Plastic Jungle).
3. Sell you e-gift card at near face.
4. Get the credit from Citi.
I got $41 back from Plastic Jungle, so my out-of-pocket expense was $9 for the $150 credit-- and I didn't have to worry about trying to buy something that qualified at the airport, trying to find a use for my certificate, etc.
1. Buy a $50 AA e-gift card.
2. Get an account on a gift card trader (I use Plastic Jungle).
3. Sell you e-gift card at near face.
4. Get the credit from Citi.
I got $41 back from Plastic Jungle, so my out-of-pocket expense was $9 for the $150 credit-- and I didn't have to worry about trying to buy something that qualified at the airport, trying to find a use for my certificate, etc.
May 9, 2013, 5:00 pm
#6544
Join Date: Feb 2009
Programs: UA Silver, Marriott LTP, Hilton Diamond, etc
Posts: 126
I purchased a pack of chips for $1 on AA flight back in March. The purchase posted as "AA INFLIGHT VISA 1 TULSA OK". Two statements closed but no credit. Should I start pinging Citi?
May 9, 2013, 5:15 pm
#6545
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,055
I was under the impression that they had to honor these offers as long as the application page was up. I rather doubt Citi can or will shut these down except by killing the links.
May 9, 2013, 5:20 pm
#6546
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,184
Nobody says they 'have' to do anything, especially since for most of these, you can't even get T&Cs anymore. It's just that they've always delivered in the past.
May 9, 2013, 6:21 pm
#6547
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 140
Datapoints:
Applied earlier today for the Personal Visa using the link in first post, approved after confirming my address for 50K after 2500 spend in 4 months.
Also, immediately after personal application I applied for Business Visa using the second link in post 6114, approved after confirming address for 50K after 2000 spend in 4 months along with $50 statement credit.
First Citi cards for me. Thanks for all of your help everyone!
Applied earlier today for the Personal Visa using the link in first post, approved after confirming my address for 50K after 2500 spend in 4 months.
Also, immediately after personal application I applied for Business Visa using the second link in post 6114, approved after confirming address for 50K after 2000 spend in 4 months along with $50 statement credit.
First Citi cards for me. Thanks for all of your help everyone!
May 9, 2013, 7:35 pm
#6548
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 229
I've done this twice, and worked fine to get the $150 credit at almost no cost:
1. Buy a $50 AA e-gift card.
2. Get an account on a gift card trader (I use Plastic Jungle).
3. Sell you e-gift card at near face.
4. Get the credit from Citi.
I got $41 back from Plastic Jungle, so my out-of-pocket expense was $9 for the $150 credit-- and I didn't have to worry about trying to buy something that qualified at the airport, trying to find a use for my certificate, etc.
1. Buy a $50 AA e-gift card.
2. Get an account on a gift card trader (I use Plastic Jungle).
3. Sell you e-gift card at near face.
4. Get the credit from Citi.
I got $41 back from Plastic Jungle, so my out-of-pocket expense was $9 for the $150 credit-- and I didn't have to worry about trying to buy something that qualified at the airport, trying to find a use for my certificate, etc.
I bought a $50 egift card in April. It showed up on the April statement but there was no statement credit. SM'd Citi and was told "Purchases must include the merchant tag of ADV or be billed using the American Airlines merchant category code 3001." Also, it could take 1- 2 billing cycle to post. What was your experience?
May 9, 2013, 7:45 pm
#6549
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: FL
Programs: BA, AA, DA, UA, CO
Posts: 212
If you have sent a Reconsideration Letter to Citi Corporate before, how long did it take to receive an answer?
About a month ago I got shut down for AA Business (for having maximum of this product) and wrote them a letter more than two weeks ago. Still haven't heard anything.
About a month ago I got shut down for AA Business (for having maximum of this product) and wrote them a letter more than two weeks ago. Still haven't heard anything.
May 9, 2013, 9:54 pm
#6550
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: fort worth, texas
Posts: 946
Good strategy. Thanks for sharing. When did you the egift cards? How long did it take to post the statement credit?
I bought a $50 egift card in April. It showed up on the April statement but there was no statement credit. SM'd Citi and was told "Purchases must include the merchant tag of ADV or be billed using the American Airlines merchant category code 3001." Also, it could take 1- 2 billing cycle to post. What was your experience?
I bought a $50 egift card in April. It showed up on the April statement but there was no statement credit. SM'd Citi and was told "Purchases must include the merchant tag of ADV or be billed using the American Airlines merchant category code 3001." Also, it could take 1- 2 billing cycle to post. What was your experience?
May 9, 2013, 10:00 pm
#6551
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 75
How long does it take for card to come in the mail? Did a search on it but got nothing.
May 9, 2013, 10:14 pm
#6553
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Scottsdale, Az.
Programs: US Gold & AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 216
Anyone ever been able to land the MC Gold 30k less than 65 days after getting the visa sigplat?
May 9, 2013, 11:23 pm
#6554
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AA,DL,BA,UA,SPG, and any other free trip!
Posts: 1,803
yep..me too...applied on the evening of May 8th....called teh following day, and got some flirtatious agent from the Phillipines call center--confirmed..50,000 miles after a mere $2500 spend.
May 9, 2013, 11:32 pm
#6555
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 35
When I fly AA using avios, the AA benefits are added automatically. Always get priori boarding and free checked bags with no calls necessary. I always pay the $2.50 fee with the AA card, so don't know if that matters.