hmm interesting. I just looked over the T&C's of both the non-select and Select card ( I applied for the Select about a month ago, and I had to negotiate with Chase to take some of the credit limit off my Continental card to open the United Select card).

Anyway...the non-select Card says that you have to be a first time account holder previous account holders not eligibe, etc., but it also says the account needs to be open 6 months or Chase reserves the right to deduct the miles from your account.

So I went back and looked at the Select card's T&C's that I previously applied for...with that card, there is no obligation to keep you account open 6 months. I'm guessing this is because for the Select card, I had to pay the $95 annual fee up front, but the non-Select card, the annual fee of $60 is waived for the first year.

So I think my strategy will be to just cancel the Select card once my miles post (since there is no 6 month obligation), and then try to roll the credit line onto another of my chase cards (I currently have 4 of them, the other two are Amazon.com and Freedom).

Also this makes me wonder...the Continental OnePass card also waives the fee for one year (I applied through the link in the thread on FlyerTalk)...so does that mean I probably need to keep that account open for 6 months also? Although, I've read all the stories about the lounge passes coming early, so it may be worth keeping that card until the annual deadline anyway.

EDIT: Just checked the T&C's for the Continental card here: http://www.continental.com/web/en-US...x?&offer=OPP50

Apparently there is no 6 month requirement for the OnePass Card...and my miles already posted for that card.