Aug 10, 2013, 9:26 pm
Last edit by: MDtR-Chicago
For questions on NEW applications for US Airways cards please use this thread:
USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K Bonus; AF not waived
Official: 10k annual bonus for existing cardholders will continue beyond 2014
Note: All links are expired
Related threads:
US Airways CC / Companion Certificates discussion thread
Barclays Retention Offers
Forced conversion to Aadvantage Mastercard
We will leave this thread open for questions from existing cardholders who applied using offers with the perpetual annual 10k bonus. Otherwise, please post on the ongoing thread on standard offers:
Current Offers: USAirways cards with no annual mileage bonus
Current Links:
30k + 10k anniversary + no annual fee for the first year (now says "Offer expired"); terms and conditions include offer specifics
[NOTE: Barclays is erratically enforcing the restriction "for Preferred members only," especially for those who leave off a membership number on the application. See recent experiences reported in the thread.]
There is a separate thread for a 40k+10k offer with $89 annual fee, no anniversary bonus: USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K BT Bonus; AF not waived
Expired Links:
30k at signup, 10k anniversary bonus, 10k with balance transfer, no fee first year - Landing Page (Ended 4/30/14)
Older 35K Link (older link not working)
Newer 35K Link (click on terms and conditions to see 35K bonus after first purchase, first year fee waived, and 10K anniversary bonus)
1) I applied for this card but got the message
Check your application status by visiting http://www.myapplicationstatus.com/
At Barclays, if you already have an online account, the card can also show up there before you get a notification from them. Obviously, that won't work if you don't yet have an online Barclays account from another card. But if it's not your first US card, you presumably do have an online account already.
2) What's the reconsideration line number?
866-408-4064. Only open M>F, 8am>5pm, Eastern.
3) How long after my first purchase does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles for the first-purchase bonus post with the statement showing the initial purchase.
4) For those people who got the targeted offer, how long after spending $750 in each of the 3 months does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles posts two months after the end of the promotion period. For example, if your promo was to spend in June, July and August, the 15k bonus would post with October statement.
5) How can I get the anniversary 10K bonus points without paying the annual fee?
The annual bonus posts on the statement date of the month of anniversary. No need to "kick out" a statement. But if you are worried, you can put a few bucks on the card during that cycle thus generate a statement but it is NOT necessary.
AF is billed the last business day of the month of the anniversary (much better than Chase practice which is on the 1st day of the month). You have 60 days to cancel the card for the AF to be reversed. You also can use SM to cancel card and no need to call.
Note: I called to cancel the card (June, 2014), told them it was because the AF was too high, and they waived it. Still got the 10,000 points and the Companion Certs!!
USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K Bonus; AF not waived
Official: 10k annual bonus for existing cardholders will continue beyond 2014
Note: All links are expired
Related threads:
US Airways CC / Companion Certificates discussion thread
Barclays Retention Offers
Forced conversion to Aadvantage Mastercard
We will leave this thread open for questions from existing cardholders who applied using offers with the perpetual annual 10k bonus. Otherwise, please post on the ongoing thread on standard offers:
Current Offers: USAirways cards with no annual mileage bonus
Current Links:
[NOTE: Barclays is erratically enforcing the restriction "for Preferred members only," especially for those who leave off a membership number on the application. See recent experiences reported in the thread.]
There is a separate thread for a 40k+10k offer with $89 annual fee, no anniversary bonus: USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K BT Bonus; AF not waived
Expired Links:
1) I applied for this card but got the message
We apologize for the inconvenience, but our website is experiencing technical issues.
Please contact us at 1-866-419-6437 or try again later.
What does this mean? What should I do?Please contact us at 1-866-419-6437 or try again later.
Check your application status by visiting http://www.myapplicationstatus.com/
At Barclays, if you already have an online account, the card can also show up there before you get a notification from them. Obviously, that won't work if you don't yet have an online Barclays account from another card. But if it's not your first US card, you presumably do have an online account already.
2) What's the reconsideration line number?
866-408-4064. Only open M>F, 8am>5pm, Eastern.
3) How long after my first purchase does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles for the first-purchase bonus post with the statement showing the initial purchase.
4) For those people who got the targeted offer, how long after spending $750 in each of the 3 months does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles posts two months after the end of the promotion period. For example, if your promo was to spend in June, July and August, the 15k bonus would post with October statement.
5) How can I get the anniversary 10K bonus points without paying the annual fee?
The annual bonus posts on the statement date of the month of anniversary. No need to "kick out" a statement. But if you are worried, you can put a few bucks on the card during that cycle thus generate a statement but it is NOT necessary.
AF is billed the last business day of the month of the anniversary (much better than Chase practice which is on the 1st day of the month). You have 60 days to cancel the card for the AF to be reversed. You also can use SM to cancel card and no need to call.
Note: I called to cancel the card (June, 2014), told them it was because the AF was too high, and they waived it. Still got the 10,000 points and the Companion Certs!!
[EXPIRED] Fee waived, US Airways Card, 30K + 10k @ anniversary
Apr 9, 2013, 9:58 pm
#3016
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 14
Yes that's correct. Doing my first AOR. I went chase united (instant approval), citi A&A biz (deferred), citi AA personal (instant) and Barclays usair (instant). All within about 5 days. Plan to do ink bold next but a bit worried about spend thresholds as I did a couple for my wife too.
Apr 10, 2013, 7:29 am
#3017
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 3,317
Got the card, made a purchase for $13.80. Once the transaction posted, I got 14 points, but no bonus 35k. I assume I have to wait until the statement closes. Odd the 14 points posted immediately, though. I'm used to cards where points post at closing, not as I charge.
Apr 10, 2013, 11:15 am
#3019
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: LAX/SNA
Programs: AA, Hilton Gold
Posts: 3,887
Got the card, made a purchase for $13.80. Once the transaction posted, I got 14 points, but no bonus 35k. I assume I have to wait until the statement closes. Odd the 14 points posted immediately, though. I'm used to cards where points post at closing, not as I charge.
Apr 10, 2013, 12:36 pm
#3020
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 3,317
Showed up on Barclay's website, not USAir. Question: if I pay off the $13.80 before my statement is ready, i.e., my future statement will read $0.00, will I still get the bonus?
Apr 10, 2013, 1:59 pm
#3021
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: FB Gold (ST E+), Alaska MVP Gold
Posts: 246
I currently have two USAir cards.... one activated in October and one in February... and wonder if I should hold them to the anniversary bonus, or if I should cancel them prior to them changing over to Citi.... maybe there is an opportunity to close them and get a few more before the merger, because I would imagine that Citi is gonna clamp down on this and/or come out with their own USAir cards. Because say we hold them through the merger, and that they issue new cards to replace the old...... then technically we'd have already had these cards and wouldn't be eligible to get them again, whereas, if we close them prior to the merger, then technically we can get the cards again. Hmmmm what to do....
Apr 10, 2013, 2:48 pm
#3022
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 129
I currently have two USAir cards.... one activated in October and one in February... and wonder if I should hold them to the anniversary bonus, or if I should cancel them prior to them changing over to Citi.... maybe there is an opportunity to close them and get a few more before the merger, because I would imagine that Citi is gonna clamp down on this and/or come out with their own USAir cards. Because say we hold them through the merger, and that they issue new cards to replace the old...... then technically we'd have already had these cards and wouldn't be eligible to get them again, whereas, if we close them prior to the merger, then technically we can get the cards again. Hmmmm what to do....
Apr 10, 2013, 2:48 pm
#3023
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 129
Apr 10, 2013, 3:34 pm
#3024
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: DCA
Programs: AA PPro, Mariott Ambassador, B6 Mosaic, SBUX Gold, Best Buy Elite
Posts: 1,838
I have some wierd version of the premier world mastercard, I pay $79yr and get one companion cert of $149. no anniversary miles. I tried to see if I could get them to change me to the $89 version but they had no idea or inclination to figure out what I was talking about. Can I apply for a second card? Do I cancel this one first?
Apr 10, 2013, 4:28 pm
#3025
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: LAX/SNA
Programs: AA, Hilton Gold
Posts: 3,887
Apr 11, 2013, 7:01 am
#3027
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 3,317
Newbie question: I keep seeing comments like "already have one, opened another one, may go for third"--all while keeping the previous cards open & active. When you reapply for a card, and give them your USAir #, don't they say something? Is this just an oversight on Barclay's end?
Apr 11, 2013, 8:32 am
#3028
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: FB Gold (ST E+), Alaska MVP Gold
Posts: 246
Well here is a thought... my mother inlaw had the Chase Continental card, and when they merged with United, Chase issued here a new card with the United logo on it... then later when she applied for that fantastic 50K United deal, she was rejected for already having the card prior..... and this is the concern of mine here... that if our USAirMC cards arent cancelled and/or purged from the system prior to the merger, then they may automatically issue new cards with the American logo, and then we may not be eligible for that new American marketed cards that will follow. So, in light of this, I wonder what the best moves are right now.
Apr 11, 2013, 8:57 am
#3029
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 129
Newbie question: I keep seeing comments like "already have one, opened another one, may go for third"--all while keeping the previous cards open & active. When you reapply for a card, and give them your USAir #, don't they say something? Is this just an oversight on Barclay's end?
Apr 11, 2013, 8:58 am
#3030
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 129
I know someone who applied for 4 cards at once. 3 US AIR and 1 US AIR business and got them all. Pretty incredible if you ask me but I would not count on this happening for everyone.