Originally Posted by
Jon Maiman
So now the question, do the Visa certificates have to be used for a stay before the expiration date or do they just need to be attached to an upmcoming award stay before the expiration date?
Yes, the e-cert must be used before its expiration date. While the system may let you attach the e-cert now, come 7 days before your stay, the system will note that you don't have a valid cert attached and will pull the points from your account to order one and then attach it.