Hi Everyone,

I'm coming over to Marriott from Starwood due to a project site without Starwood properties, and had some questions about qualification.

I will be giving 120+ nights to Marriott so I will obviously qualify for Platinum, but I want to make sure I qualify as early as possible.

I saw visa has a card which will give me 15 elite nights, but since I am starting now with ZERO Marriott stays, I was planning on waiting until January to apply for this card. However, after reading the forum, several posts have lead me to believe there is rolling qualification but I could not find any all encompassing posts on the topic. Will the 15 nights + the ~20 nights I earn this year carry to 2010 if I go ahead and apply for the card now?

Basically I want to make sure I'm not screwing myself by applying for this CC too early.

Also, I am going to pursue a status match/challenge from Starwood, but want to have as many elite nights as possible in case that doesn't come though, or I don't meet the challenge this year due to holidays coming up.

Thanks!