you cant get it unless they offer it to you. I tried for 50k, but after investigation they only would give me 30k...they said I would have to send them a copy of the offer i recieved....so note that AMEX is tighta$$ed with the points and you better make copies of every detail of the offer you sign up for or they may say tough crap....you cant expect them to honor their offers unless you have documentation of what you signed up for and even then it may be a long process to get your points...as soon as i get my referral points for signing up my wife I am dropping this card ...after PAYING to transfer points to CO or Delta skypesos. Too many other good point cards out there that are more widely accepted and less hassle than AMEX