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Do not post referral offers or requests in this thread. All such posts will be deleted.

This thread is dedicated to Q&A about the Chase RR Visa signup bonus offers.

Post important Chase RR Visa news in the RR Visa News ONLY thread. (It will quickly get lost in this thread.)

Post or look for referral offers ONLY in the RR Visa referrals thread in the referrals thread of the credit card forum.

75,000 miles bonus for all Southwest Airlines personal credit cards.

40K + 20K personal Plus
offer:
$1,000 spend in three months for 40K. $11,000 more in 12 months for additional 20K. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.

40K + 20K personal Premier offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $11,000 more in 12 months for additional 20K. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.


70K Performance Business Card offer. $5,000 spend in three months. $199 annual fee, not waived the first year.

50K personal Plus offer $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.

40K personal Plus offer: $1,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.

40K personal Premier offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.

50K personal Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.

60K Business Premier offer. $3,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.

60K Plus offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.

60K personal Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.

60K Plus offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 07-July-2017

50K Plus offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 21-Apr-2017

40K Personal Plus offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.

50K personal Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 21-Apr-2017

40K Personal Premier offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.

50K Business Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 21-Apr-2017

There have been targeted offers of 50K & $100 credit, for example:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24575935-post2302.html

Frequently Asked Questions about Rapid Rewards Visa

1. What are the different card types?
non-business Plus, non-business Premier, business Plus, and business Premier.
Premier cards have a higher annual fee but give 6000 anniversary bonus points vs. 3000 points for the Plus cards. It is generally agreed that you will get the bonus for a new account if you have not had that particular type of RR Visa card before, but Chase appears to be in the process of changing their policies (see below).

Note that prior to RR-2.0, the two types of RR Visa cards were "Classic" ($29 to $39 annual fee) and "Signature" ($59 to $69 annual fee). Plus and Premier are new products for purposes of the (soon to be retired?) "One bonus per product" rule.

2. Is there a zero annual fee version?
No.

3. Can I "churn" these cards? How often can I reapply for the same type card and get the signup bonus?
The official rule has recently changed more than once. Closely check the T&C of your offer as different rules may apply to concurrently available offers. The Inflight offer linked above states:
This bonus offer is available to you as long as you have not received a new cardmember bonus for this product in the past twenty four months.
Referral offers have been seen with a limit of one individual and one business bonus per lifetime (although T&C read by the CSR taking the application differed from those printed on the referral offer).

Actual results sometimes differ from the official rule. People have reported receiving the bonus a second time on the same card type at various intervals even when the bonus was officially once per lifefime per product. Please post your results here.

As of mid-May 2015 Chase has cracked down on applicants who appear to have much less than average attachment to their cards. Specifically, more than 5 applications within the past 24 months is the approximate cutoff: Chase crackdown on churners: Please report your RR Visa approvals/denials here

4. Can I cancel the card and still collect the anniversary bonus?
Yes. Reasonable people disagree on whether this crosses the line of exploiting the card issuer. The anniversary bonus is described a reward for having been a cardmember for the past year, not as a reward for paying the next year's annual fee. Based on that description, the bonus has been earned even if you then cancel the card. As a practical matter, there is a window of only a couple weeks to accomplish this. The bonus points will post on the billing date of the statement containing your new annual fee, which will have posted earlier in the billing cycle. You have 30 days from posting of the annual fee to cancel the card and have the new fee refunded.

5. Does the annual fee count toward the spending threshold for the signup bonus?
No.

6. When will my signup bonus post to my Rapid Rewards account?
If you have met the spending threshold at least several days before your statement date, the bonus will normally post 2 days after your statement date, not when you actually spent the money! Cutting the timing or the spending amount too closely is not advisable. Mistakes can happen.

7. My statement shows sufficient purchases to meet the spending threshold. Why didn't I receive the bonus?
This can happen if you met the spending threshold just a few days before the statement date. It appears that accounts are flagged for meeting the spending threshold independently of the statement generation process and less frequently than daily.

8. How can I determine my statement date?
You should call Chase (phone number on back of card) to check your next statement date. Credit card companies are now required to have payments due on the same numerical day of each month, which means closing dates vary throughout the year. (Before reforms enacted after the financial crisis, RR Visa cards had constant closing dates rather than constant due dates.) The closing date should remain within the same small range unless you request a change of your payment due date. When you request a change, Chase normally can delay your next statement but cannot accelerate it. If you are unwisely taking the risk of cutting your timing too close, you should call Chase more than once to confirm your next statement date.

9. I accidentally crossed the spending threshold in December rather than January. Can I return a large purchase to bring my spending back below the threshold?
Unlikely. It appears that the sweep to check spending threshold does not un-flag an account previously flagged as meeting the threshold. It's not even clear whether the sweep counts returns at all. If you realize the error before the statement closes and you have a payment due date change available, you might be able to push the December closing date into January.

10. Can I apply for a credit card in my wife's name but my Rapid Rewards number, so that the points funnel into my account?
People have tried this. Some have succeeded. Others have reported that Chase closed the account and posted no Rapid Rewards points. Do you feel lucky? Programs can become very aggressive when they suspect members of defrauding the program by using non-matching names. When you game the system you are only on solid ground if you follow the rules to the letter. Breaking the rules means that the program can penalize you if they want to, and believe me: They want to.

11. Can I scam this system in any other way? I just had a clever idea.
There is nothing new under the sun here on FlyerTalk. If it relates to established program rules and it isn't discussed here you can be confident your idea will not work.
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Old Feb 27, 2013, 6:50 am
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MrBill64, the link to the plus card in the OP still doesn't work.
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Old Feb 27, 2013, 7:39 am
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Just noticed new links on the WN homepage! I've added them to the first post.
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Old Feb 27, 2013, 8:46 am
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Originally Posted by trixiezzz
Just noticed new links on the WN homepage! I've added them to the first post.
Thank you trixiezzz! The AirTran 32 credit offer is also back on their home page. Anyone want to bet on how long these remain alive? I put the over/under at 3 weeks.
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Old Feb 27, 2013, 8:52 am
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Originally Posted by obuengineer
MrBill64, the link to the plus card in the OP still doesn't work.
Saw this morning on the WN web site the new credit card offers for all 4 cards before I checked the first post. Just assumed the first post contained the new links. Now they are all available on the WN web site.
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Old Feb 27, 2013, 9:27 am
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This might be a stupid question, but do you need to have an actual "business" in order to open a Rapid Rewards Business Visa?
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Old Feb 27, 2013, 10:01 am
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Originally Posted by zburg06
This might be a stupid question, but do you need to have an actual "business" in order to open a Rapid Rewards Business Visa?
Good question. You will need to pass a phone interview describing your business. Depending on the interviewer it might be easy or it might not. For a business you are just starting approval is a toss-up. Showing some expertise or detailed domain knowledge will help. For example, maybe you are becoming an ebay reseller of Pez dispensers and you can tell them all about how much each kind is worth. But don't use that example in case anyone has heard of Meg Whitman!
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Old Feb 27, 2013, 10:21 am
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Have you ever sold a ticket to someone? Well then you're a ticket broker. Had a garage sale? That would make you a seller of used goods. When they ask about yearly business income and such, don't inflate the numbers. Small is good. You just want the account to be approved by demonstrating low risk.
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Old Feb 27, 2013, 10:48 am
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I never had a phone interview; my business card was approved following the online application. I'm self employed.
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Old Feb 27, 2013, 2:29 pm
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Has anyone had luck converting a plus card to a premier card? 6000 points for $99 and the ability to earn TQPs for spending money is more attractive to me than 3000 points for $69 and no TQPs.
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Old Feb 27, 2013, 2:57 pm
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Originally Posted by mtftw
Has anyone had luck converting a plus card to a premier card? 6000 points for $99 and the ability to earn TQPs for spending money is more attractive to me than 3000 points for $69 and no TQPs.
Don't convert. Apply for a new Premier card with 50k bonus. If rejected call the reconsideration line and offer to close the Plus card if they can put that credit limit on a new Premier card. 50k > 6k.
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Old Feb 27, 2013, 3:07 pm
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just applied for the 50K business offer. Link is working, but received: "Thank you for applying. Your application requires further review before making a decision." I'll be waiting for that call...
Is there actually a combination with another offer possible on the same day to double up?

Thanks!

> Here's a link for the Business 50K Visa:
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> https://applynow.chase.com/FlexAppWe...DF01&SPID=F2NT
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Old Feb 27, 2013, 3:34 pm
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Originally Posted by nsx
Don't convert. Apply for a new Premier card with 50k bonus. If rejected call the reconsideration line and offer to close the Plus card if they can put that credit limit on a new Premier card. 50k > 6k.
Ah, good idea. My last Chase app was WN Biz and WN Personal on 01/01, so I thinK I'll hold off for now anyway.
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Old Feb 27, 2013, 4:04 pm
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I would be proactive and call them. 1888-270-2127 for business cards; 1800-432-3117 for personal cards.
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Old Feb 27, 2013, 10:19 pm
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Originally Posted by mtftw
Ah, good idea. My last Chase app was WN Biz and WN Personal on 01/01, so I thinK I'll hold off for now anyway.
How long should you wait between getting a personal card and getting the business version of the SW card? I'm ready for a business card but just got a personal one in January.
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Old Feb 27, 2013, 10:29 pm
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Originally Posted by zburg06
This might be a stupid question, but do you need to have an actual "business" in order to open a Rapid Rewards Business Visa?
No.

Make up a business name. Google it to be sure you are not infringing on another business.

Apply.

Get approved.
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