Originally Posted by
thereisnoaddress
I tried to match my LH Senator -> KQ Gold Elite Plus and got almost immediately declined but no email notification. I emailed them to see what's up. LH Senator was matched as well from ITA back then, but I have flight history. Paid with a US credit card but have my region as Germany; wondering if that's why?
Have you received a feedback on that? I am in a very similar situation (LH Senator -> RJ) and got declined. French passport holder and paid with Revolut (with a French IBAN) so don't think it's due to the US credit card. Also got my LH Senator through a match. I may have missed it in the T&Cs but the conditions do not mention how you got the status.
I have booked the same day as my status match a more expensive trip on a OW member next week. It looks like I should have gone with the cheapest low cost option
Update - Read the T&Cs more carefully, probably the reason - I wish they could highlight it in the FAQ as I am going to have a long layover now w/o lounge access and no luggage...
(j) Any application where StatusMatch.com belives the origin account has not earned the status according to the other program terms and on merit through flying, or 'chain matched' from another program, will be declined.