2022 Has anyone actually received a Centurion Card invite?
Jul 2, 2022, 8:26 pm
#106
Join Date: Dec 2021
Posts: 102
Hello guys! My first time positing on here. I just received my centurion card. I’ve had the platinum card for 11 years and spend about $400K a year on average… What do you guys think shall I close the platinum account ? What’s the practice here? If I close it I will lose the 5x points perk… but then again I’d much rather swipe my black card ! It’s a bit of a conundrum.. what do you say?
Jul 4, 2022, 12:23 am
#107
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: PHX
Programs: HHonors Lifetime Diamond, UA Million Miler Gold, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,142
Hello guys! My first time positing on here. I just received my centurion card. I’ve had the platinum card for 11 years and spend about $400K a year on average… What do you guys think shall I close the platinum account ? What’s the practice here? If I close it I will lose the 5x points perk… but then again I’d much rather swipe my black card ! It’s a bit of a conundrum.. what do you say?
Jul 4, 2022, 12:31 am
#108
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: PHX
Programs: HHonors Lifetime Diamond, UA Million Miler Gold, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,142
Criteria as gleaned from chat group:
minimum annual income S$500k. preferably closer to S$1m, evidence by personal Income Tax assessment
spending > S$50k monthly, preferably luxury goods and high end travel related, LV, Hermes, car dealers, biz/ first class tix, hotel suites, etc. (personal spend vs manufactured spend)
Process as gleaned from chat group:
Existing Platinum
Prior emails to verify even if eligible
After clearance, AMEX called with an official invite to go through the interview process
Phone interview:
Clearance will take about a week
Once profile is cleared, the application form is sent
Other info:
Centurion Relationship Manager based in Singapore (not outsourced)
Each CRM manages about 150 cardmembers
minimum annual income S$500k. preferably closer to S$1m, evidence by personal Income Tax assessment
spending > S$50k monthly, preferably luxury goods and high end travel related, LV, Hermes, car dealers, biz/ first class tix, hotel suites, etc. (personal spend vs manufactured spend)
Process as gleaned from chat group:
Existing Platinum
Prior emails to verify even if eligible
After clearance, AMEX called with an official invite to go through the interview process
Phone interview:
- "monthly income, any asset portfolio, personal interests, what I do for a living, some questions about my company. After the interview they ran through a brief detail of some of the perks on the card and the annual fee + initiation fee."
- "how I got to know about the card, income, job, lifestyle/hobbies and why I want the card. "Do you golf? Do you do wine tasting? Do you collect watches? Do you shop at 10x MR boutiques?"
Clearance will take about a week
Once profile is cleared, the application form is sent
Other info:
Centurion Relationship Manager based in Singapore (not outsourced)
Each CRM manages about 150 cardmembers
Jul 4, 2022, 12:49 am
#109
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: London
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Emirates Gold, HH Diamond, Centurion (UK), Virgin Gold
Posts: 75
Singapore has territorial tax. Also tax rate is much lower. So S$1m is more than enough for 50k/mth in spend.
Jul 4, 2022, 6:26 am
#110
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: London
Programs: BA GfL & GGL, LH Sen, EK & VS Gold, Amex Cent
Posts: 1,719
Its just a floor test as there will be those who put business expenses through the card and they want to ensure they broadly meet the HNW criteria. Same system for UK card.
Jul 5, 2022, 2:28 am
#111
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Taiwan
Programs: EVA
Posts: 182
Jul 15, 2022, 7:06 am
#112
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 580
NT$6m/year (US$200k/year) income comfortably crosses the published income criterion for platinum in singapore (S$200k/year ~ US$140k/year). interesting to learn that about 1/3 more gets centurion in taiwan.
Aug 3, 2022, 9:21 pm
#114
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 2,342
I have heard of rare cases where this happens, but has anyone received a Centurion invite without being a Platinum cardholder? E.g. putting significant spend on a Gold card or something.
Aug 5, 2022, 7:31 pm
#115
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Arizona
Posts: 5,688
In the USA I know for an absolute fact you did not need a Platinum card in the past.
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Aug 6, 2022, 12:57 am
#116
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: London
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Emirates Gold, HH Diamond, Centurion (UK), Virgin Gold
Posts: 75
Same for the UK at least around 5 yrs ago -- another cardholder I know only had a BA Premium card before getting invited to Cent
Aug 21, 2022, 8:49 pm
#117
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: US
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, Starwood Gold, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 1,020
How do you provide AMEX relationship with income proof? Been doing $2-3M a year in income the last 2-3 years, but the bulk of my spend on AMEX is flights and Government fees or tax payments.
Aug 21, 2022, 9:00 pm
#118
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Taiwan
Programs: EVA
Posts: 182
Income proof would come after the initial invitation and formal application process. Spend is what Amex are interested in, so you will need to consistently meet spend requirements to get the invite. I don't think taxes/fees would be considered for Centurion invitations.
Aug 21, 2022, 9:01 pm
#119
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,952
In USA, typically they will request IRS form 4506-T https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-4506-t
Sep 16, 2022, 1:47 am
#120
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Taiwan
Programs: EVA
Posts: 182
So after a lot of ups and downs with Amex this year my rep just called to say my 2nd application was successful and Centurion card is on the way. Apparently Centurion cards ship to Taiwan from the UK (all other cards including metal Platinum are made locally).
The process in Taiwan seems to be a lot more complicated than other regions have reported but in some ways more special/personal as everything was done with face to face meetings and an individual rep.
Happy to give more info if anyone is interested, it's been a long old road to get here!
The process in Taiwan seems to be a lot more complicated than other regions have reported but in some ways more special/personal as everything was done with face to face meetings and an individual rep.
Happy to give more info if anyone is interested, it's been a long old road to get here!