Originally Posted by UKFlyerWithUS
Actually if I do the UA trip I'm considering, I'll be bmi Silver a couple of weeks before I fly, but would like to use the US Gold status to get my E+ request in sooner rather than later.
Although with a lot at stake (double bmi miles) I'm also thinking that it might be safer just to leave it and hope I can get E+ once I'm BD Silver.
(The silly thing is that as US Gold I would get double US miles for the trip, but who knows how long I might have to use them!)
I would get the seats now with your US card, and then ask them to change the number to BD at check-in. If you are Silver by then you should have absolutely no problems.