AirborneLocksmith

The different bonuses may work a little different, but here's what the website shows me for the 60k mile signup bonus: "The bonus miles will be reflected on the billing statement after you have qualified to earn the bonus. Please allow 4-6 weeks for the bonus miles to be deposited into your AAdvantage® account."

If the bonus you're looking for works the same, the bonus would be reflected on the next billing statement after 2/28, and then posted 4-6 weeks after that. So you're likely looking at the bonus not posting until April. That would count for 2023-24 qualification.

AirborneLocksmith

The AF hit on my first statement.

As a side note, it would be an interesting twist if signing up through the "no AF the first year" link caused issues with earning the SUB immediately, because there would be no way to fulfill both requirements:
1. Make a purchase within 90 days of opening the account.
2. Pay off the purchase and AF.

If they don't charge the AF until the second year, people technically couldn't earn the SUB until then.

UncleLeo

I don't believe that the LP bonus is tied to the billing statement: "Loyalty Points earned as a result of this benefit will be posted to the primary cardmember’s AAdvantage Account 6-8 weeks after meeting the spend requirement." On the online dashboard, your spend tracker actually gets updated on a daily basis rather than a monthly basis.

I'm in the position opposite of OP. Going to time this up to eclipse a spending milestone on February 26 (so that the spend posts by February 28), with the hope that the 5,000 LPs will subsequently post and get credited toward the 2023-24 status qualification period (rather than the current period). While there is little doubt that the LPs won't be posted until March or April, the open question is whether they will be backdated and credited toward the current qualification period. I plan to report back on that.

Beckles

The LP bonus I earned in mid-December posted within days of the transaction that caused it, the transaction occurred on December 14th, they posted to my Aviator account on December 16th and the LP posted with a transaction date of December 16th within days.

Gaucho100K

Thanks for this great info !! I called today and spoke to a very nice CSA that explained that my application had not been declined, it had been in fact approved but that the KYC department had vetoed the approval because they wanted/needed some additional information/clarification. I got transferred and turns out all they wanted to do was for me to verify my home address. They asked me a few questions and said that the application was now good to go and that I would be receiving my plastic in the mail.

So I guess I am a happy camper.. despite the fact that I cant seem to understand the very (very) stingy credit limit I got assigned, but the agent told me that once I get the card and use it, I should call the credit department and have them take a look at the account - she said that they would surely give it a good bump. I will wait and see how this goes and report back.

Thanks to all for the GREAT information on this thread.

Cheers,
Alex / Gaucho100K

johnr863

Just redeemed a Companion Certificate. How long does it take the reservation to go from ticket pending to ticketed?

la2clt

I called on a Friday a few weeks ago and it ticketed on Saturday.

ellinj

I noticed that my ticker for progress towards LP bonus was not present today, Just want to check before I spend some money but I am assuming anything I buy today will be counted towards 2023/24 LPs and for accrual towards the new program years bonus thresholds?

FlyerBeek

Yes, anything from today onward should count for 2023-2024 LPs. I've been waiting until today to make a few large purchases myself. My progress bar is missing as well, but I really wouldn't worry about it.

-FlyerBeek

ymx

I was just approved for the Red card. Any recent data points on how quickly I might see the offer/be invited to upgrade to Silver? I’m hoping to get the 15,000 bonus points by the end of next February so they count for 2024 status. Is that even possible? Any tricks to speed up the upgrade offer/invite?

ramcm7

More recent Silver converters can share their experiences, but from Barclays’ perspective, they would likely want to offer to heavy users. I made it my primary card when I got it a few years ago. Even easier to do now that it earns you LPs. I got my offer to convert to Silver after three months. Look into Plastiq if you want the LP bonuses but may not have the spend to hit them all. Decide if the fees at Plastiq are worth it to you.

236Dakota

As of today, the Barclay Silver rewards tracking page is no longer tracking bonus loyalty points😬
Whoops, I see that this was also posted several times above. I did see that it is still listed as a benefit on the AA site for credit cards, and it has been updated for the current earning year🙂

BahamaTodd

I got the Red card in December 2021 and upgraded to the Silver in January 2023. I'm not sure when I was initially offered the upgrade. I just happened to look and it was available. I just passed $40k spend last week and I did receive the two 5000 LP spend bonuses. The second 5000 LP bonus posted on Feb 27.

FYI, it takes a full statement period for the Silver card to be activated. I was accepted for the upgrade in January but the card (and its benefits) were not available until the beginning of my next statement period in February.

UncleLeo

Plot foiled. Hit the milestone on February 28 as planned, and while the 5K LPs posted today, they were backdated to February 28 and thus not counted to the new status qualification period. At least this will help my 12 month rolling average. (Speaking of which, does AA provide a tool to check your rolling average, short of keeping track manually?)

0xBA1EE7ED

I hit my Companion Pass target on my Silver, For some reason I thought the companion pass would be issued shortly. However from the email I received it appears as though it only gets issued once my anniversary happens?
My anniversary is in September, so I should expected my Companion Pass sometime in early November, is that correct?